On 08/11/2019 13:55, Terry Casey wrote:
In article , Andrew97d-
says...


Howdens won't sell to the public. Or at least they never used to.
They only want to send an 'authorised' kitchen fitter round.


One of their fitters has the same name as me and the same
broadband supplier.

He also wanted the email address that already had, so was
obviously offered it with a 2 appended, which he accepted.

Howdens 'lost' the 2 and started sending me his quotations -
shiowing his 80% + discount!

If we use Howdens for our new kitchen, that information could
be useful to know!

I had no problem getting a Howdens Trade account - even with a
substantial credit allowance.
All the kitchen items seem to be sold at a discount of anything between
50 and 100% ( yes 100% for 1 item).
Had no problem taking surplus items - mainly accessories back unused for
full refund.

On 07/11/2019 15:31, GB wrote:
On 07/11/2019 15:07, wrote:
If you want water tolerant carcasses, afaik you'd need to make your
own. Wood frame or a suitable ply or OSB.

I think that ply may be the way to go. My local Builders Depot has a
large and very accurate machine for cutting up the panels. What I'm not
sure about is whether the edges of the ply panels would look okay if
painted or varnished, or whether you would have to lip them all with
solid wood?

Assuming you are using conventional front mounted doors you can even get
away with 18 mm shuttering ply for the carcases. Make a sawboard to cut
up your own panels, and get a biscuit cutter. Quickest and easiest way
to make a strong, accurate "box". I had to do this for one "unit"
because I wanted a large sink (at a sensible price) and it had to fit in
a non-standard sized space. I also made three deep but narrow-ish waste
bins for waste and recycling to use up the space. 12 mm ply sides, 18 mm
back front and bottom to provide rigidity. They sit on castors and just
pull out.

But I agree, solid wood lips look nicest. I did this on the "end" and
"back" of ordinary laminated chipboard worktops rather than faff around
trying to use finishing strips. (There's a peninsular so I needed to
finish the back of one piece). Ordinary softwood, fitted with concealed
dowels then stained and varnished.

On Fri, 08 Nov 2019 18:04:08 +0000, Robert wrote:

On 08/11/2019 13:55, Terry Casey wrote:
In article , Andrew97d-
says...


Howdens won't sell to the public. Or at least they never used to.
They only want to send an 'authorised' kitchen fitter round.


One of their fitters has the same name as me and the same broadband
supplier.

He also wanted the email address that already had, so was obviously
offered it with a 2 appended, which he accepted.

Howdens 'lost' the 2 and started sending me his quotations - shiowing
his 80% + discount!

If we use Howdens for our new kitchen, that information could be
useful to know!

I had no problem getting a Howdens Trade account - even with a
substantial credit allowance.
All the kitchen items seem to be sold at a discount of anything between
50 and 100% ( yes 100% for 1 item).
Had no problem taking surplus items - mainly accessories back unused for
full refund.

We were ready to go down that route but the builders we selected had a
Howdens account so we use theirs.
They showed us the quote from Howdens with "trade" and "retail" values
side by side. Retail was mainly 2 * Trade.
They just billed us the Trade amount.


Cheers




Dave R

--
AMD FX-6300 in GA-990X-Gaming SLI-CF running Windows 7 Pro x64

On 07/11/2019 17:00, PeterC wrote:
On Thu, 7 Nov 2019 07:07:02 -0800 (PST), wrote:

On Thursday, 7 November 2019 12:06:39 UTC, wrote:

The next in a long-running series of questions ... where to buy kitchen
cupboard carcasses?
My list so far has Howdens, B&Q (not impressed), Wickes and Screwfix -
has anyone here got any recommendations (or the opposite)?

For standard chipboard, you may as well use gumtree facebook freecycle freegle etc and add your own doors. If you want water tolerant carcasses, afaik you'd need to make your own. Wood frame or a suitable ply or OSB. Or go concrete.

NT

I used P5 (?) chipboard (hard, green, coating) in the loft. On a 'fine' day
there was a shower that wetted the surfaces and was dripping of the pile of
sheets, some going onto the tongues and into the grooves.
Couldn't move it immediately, so separated the sheets and stood them on
edge. No sign of swelling anywhere.
I don't know if it would be any good for making units.

MRMDF would be a better option than chip, since you can finish it to a
good standard without needing to lip or veneer it.


--
Cheers,

John.

/================================================== ===============\
| Internode Ltd - http://www.internode.co.uk |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
| John Rumm - john(at)internode(dot)co(dot)uk |
\================================================= ================/

On 08/11/2019 13:55, Terry Casey wrote:
In article , Andrew97d-
says...


Howdens won't sell to the public. Or at least they never used to.
They only want to send an 'authorised' kitchen fitter round.


One of their fitters has the same name as me and the same
broadband supplier.

He also wanted the email address that already had, so was
obviously offered it with a 2 appended, which he accepted.

Howdens 'lost' the 2 and started sending me his quotations -
shiowing his 80% + discount!


Neighbour who is ex-MOT tester and garage owner still fixes
cars in his retirement. He has an account with the local
car parts supplier and all the invoices that I see lying
around his garage show two columns, trade and 'retail' (or
SRP these days). The latter is typically 80% up on the trade
price.

If we use Howdens for our new kitchen, that information could
be useful to know!