On Sun, 26 Feb 2006 17:24:36 GMT, Rick wrote:

On 26 Feb 2006 09:12:33 -0800, wrote:

Looking at a largeish fitted kitchen from one of these 3 companies.
Including installation and oven / hob / hood / washer/dryer and
dishwasher.

Any big pluses or minuses with any of them in your experiences?

Cheers,

Fred.

MFI sub-contract their fitting work, we got a good Corgi fitter.
Neighbour 2 doors down got one who was hopeless, they sent him away.

In my experience, the MFI ones have the chipboard on the floor, which
means if the floor is not level you have to pack them up, and also the
chipboard soaks up any water. The B&Q ones have ajustable plastic
legs.

Are you referring to the plinth which in my MFI Kitchen is a sawn down
to size piece of chipboard with the exposed edge against the floor,
and has been stained by water spillages and mopping etc.

Probably a better fitter would have sealed the edge, or got the
heights set up better so he didn't have to leave a cut edge against
the floor. Actually, as a plumber once said to me "Everything in a
kitchen seems to be made of the wrong materials" (

The units still have adjustable legs which the plinth clips on to.

Overall I thought B&Q units were more solid than MFI. I have B&Q units
in a cottage I rent out to holiday makers, after 3 years they still
look almost as good as when new. I can't say the same of any of the 3
MFI kitchens I have had.

Mine is 4 years old and isn't doing badly. It was a top - end model
though, but that AIUI only affects the doors and decor bits.

DG