How do I bathroom / kitchen / extension? etc.

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ectoplasmosis in reply to @M4xime
They're all made from the same cheap shitty chipboard, no real difference in quality.

Went with Ikea Metod because:
- No service void, meaning more internal volume. Has the side effect of needing to set the cabinets 50-100mm off the wall if you need to run pipes behind them, meaning you end up with a deeper worktop, which for us was desirable.
- Short plinth, again resulting in more internal height and volume. If fitting integrated dishwasher, this will need to have a sliding door mechanism (all AEG, some Bosch/Siemens/Neff/Miele).
- Decent quality Blum hinges
- Most general builders/chippies have fitted them a thousand times before and know about all the foibles
- Really good returns/replacement policy; we returned a load of redundant bits months after purchase for a full refund, no quibbles.
The only slight qualm is the feel of the drawer runners; as far as I can tell, they use plastic ball bearings and are a bit rough compared to our Hafele slide-out bin runners that use metal bearings.

In an ideal world I'd have got the consummate #£40Kkitchen with metal balls all over the shop, but we managed to do the entire kitchen for ~£6K including all (nearly-new high-end) appliances, custom Douglas Fir fronts, fitted bench seating etc.

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M4xime in reply to @ectoplasmosis

Thank you all valid points! I think I'd be happy with that, just need to sell it into Madame and also find a third party fronts company that has good looking but not extortionately priced options.

Top tips for the nearly new appliances?

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ectoplasmosis in reply to @M4xime

Appliances were all from Gumtree, FB marketplace, local MILF/DILF WhatsApp groups etc.

Ended up with a 1 year old Fisher Paykel fridge from a Grammy-winner techno producer whose wife ripped their brand new kitchen out and re-did it cos she didn’t like bits of it. Twin Bosch ovens from two dudes in Crawley who did the same thing. A Neff induction hob and Miele extractor from someone who’s mum had to rip it out after getting a pacemaker. All still in warranty.

Dishwasher is a brand new (discounted) AEG with sliding door mechanism, bought using John Lewis vouchers we got for our wedding. First and only new appliance I’ve ever bought.

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