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As far as I've been able to work out, all carcasses are the same (apart from thickness). All hinges are the same.
Doors, worktops and handles are where the only choice seems to be and personal choice only - I'd want to see them in the flesh rather than buy over tinternet and it gives the wife and me an excuse for a public fight in a shop. But for carcasses, sure, why not?
Last one I built was 3 years ago and a set from B&Q whose design service was very good. The only real issue we've had is shoddy taps. Second quarter-turn mixer one is failing now, and as I need to lift a worktop and slide remove the belfast sink to replace it this is A Pain. And the oak block worktop needs refinishing, and I suspect will have some stainage even after a lot of sanding, but that's a product issue rather than B&Q.
Doors, worktops and handles are where the only choice seems to be and personal choice only - I'd want to see them in the flesh rather than buy over tinternet and it gives the wife and me an excuse for a public fight in a shop. But for carcasses, sure, why not?
Last one I built was 3 years ago and a set from B&Q whose design service was very good. The only real issue we've had is shoddy taps. Second quarter-turn mixer one is failing now, and as I need to lift a worktop and slide remove the belfast sink to replace it this is A Pain. And the oak block worktop needs refinishing, and I suspect will have some stainage even after a lot of sanding, but that's a product issue rather than B&Q.
As above, I wouldn't buy a kitchen without physically seeing at least one carcass.
You can get much better deals elsewhere tbh - Crown Imperial are good. That's who we're going to use, having looked at everyone from Vance's Kitchens from Hell all the way up to Siematic.
Ignore 50% off sales and other daft shed tactics - a local company will undercut them on price and deliver better quality.
ETA - carcasses are not the same - go buy an Ikea carcass and weigh it compared to a carcass made from quality board - Egger etc. There is a difference honestly. The edgings on cheaper carcasses are carp too - better brands - Crown for instance - have 2mm front edging, not the nasty 0.4mm edging that lifts when it gets damp.
You can get much better deals elsewhere tbh - Crown Imperial are good. That's who we're going to use, having looked at everyone from Vance's Kitchens from Hell all the way up to Siematic.
Ignore 50% off sales and other daft shed tactics - a local company will undercut them on price and deliver better quality.
ETA - carcasses are not the same - go buy an Ikea carcass and weigh it compared to a carcass made from quality board - Egger etc. There is a difference honestly. The edgings on cheaper carcasses are carp too - better brands - Crown for instance - have 2mm front edging, not the nasty 0.4mm edging that lifts when it gets damp.
FAO digdilem, Don't know what make your taps are, but many have replaceable capsules which avoid removing the taps. Also, oak block worktops need oiling at minimum 6 month intervals, wooden drainers every month.
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