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Crown Kitchens anyone?

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stopthecavalry · 06/02/2015 11:44

Getting a new kitchen and our builder swears by this company but we can't find many reviews of them online. Has anyone had a Crown Kitchen fitted? Was it any good?

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Spickle · 06/02/2015 11:50

I had a Crown Kitchen fitted in my old house in 2007. Absolutely no complaints whatsoever. All the stuff was delivered promptly and don't think any parts were missing, though we had fitters who dealt with that. Tbh most carcasses are very similar and I was happy with the quality of the product, though of course it's not a bespoke kitchen but then we didn't pay bespoke prices. My mum also had a Crown Kitchen based fitted once she'd seen how nice mine was and she is very happy with hers which still looks good today.

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stopthecavalry · 06/02/2015 12:06

Thanks Spickle. That is helpful and good to know.

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Dragontrainer · 06/02/2015 14:53

Another one who has been pleased with the kitchen. Feel we got good value for what we paid - it is obviously not a lovingly hand made kitchen, but we didn't pay anything like the cost of that! It is still going strong after five years of heavy family use/abuse (it has seen at least two boisterous toddlers on a regular basis! ). Other than one door having dropped slightly it looks as new - and I suspect were we more DIY minded/bothered it would be easily fixed!

Sunnyshores · 06/02/2015 18:23

We had a very large kitchen in our old house and the Crown kitchen was 5 years old when we moved in. Base units, wall units and 4 huge floor to ceiling units. I desperately wanted to change it (just because...), but it was in such good condition that we just put granite worktops on it. It still looked fab 5 years later (so was 10 years old) when we sold the house.

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stopthecavalry · 06/02/2015 21:36

Thanks. Sounds like our builder might be right after all. Plan is now to head down to their showroom to take a look.

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HahaHarrie · 05/08/2015 10:01

Stopthecavalry did you go ahead with a Crown Kitchen? I'm just reviving this thread if anyone has further updates as our builder has also recommended them.

Thanks!

Threesoundslikealot · 09/08/2015 17:23

We've got a Crown kitchen. We love it, and people often ask us where it comes from. It looks more expensive than it was.

HahaHarrie · 13/08/2015 07:50

Thanks Threesoundslikealot.

applecatchers36 · 13/08/2015 08:03

We have just had a Crown kitchen fitted. Really pleased with it. We looked at more expensive kitchens like Harvey Jones but for the price ( much less than HJ) we are really happy, we got a solid wood in frame kitchen & it looks great. I think it is a franchise so will depend on individual local skills, but our fitters were great too.

HarlotOTara · 13/08/2015 08:06

I have a Crown kitchen and love it would difinitely recommend

SabsFabulous · 28/05/2018 19:22

Resurrecting this thread to find out if anyone has more recent experience of crown kitchens. Thanks!

sue51 · 28/05/2018 19:44

I had a Crown kitchen fitted last year. We have an inframe painted oak kitchen, it's an L shape layout with a central island. I love it and it was way cheaper than Devol and and Harvey Jones. We used an independent fitter who was impressed with the quality of the units.

SabsFabulous · 31/05/2018 19:43

Thanks sue51

sanmarfon · 07/06/2018 14:55

Hi Sue,

Would you be able to pass the details of your fitter? i am also thinking of getting a crown Kitchen.
thanks very much
Sandra

Hedgehog18 · 29/11/2018 18:01

We are thinking about getting a Crown kitchen too but haven't been able to find much info about them - how does the quality compare with other brands? Am a bit surprised that they only give a 5 year guarantee compared with 15/20/25 years for others! Would be grateful for feedback about them. thanks!

Diseno · 29/11/2018 18:14

The guarantee means jack...!!
Its always against manufacturer defaul on the actual unit (carcass)
if anything was to go wrong with the unit it would happen with in the 1st few weeks.
Sooooooooo, 5 - 10 - or lifetime guarentee isnt worth the paper.
Ikeas offer 25, fab (units only) - cut the unit to fit/scribe to wall - guarentee void.
its all bum on seat operation. you think your getting what your not (security) who would offer 25yrs guarentee on a 3k kitchen?? would go bust
Same with the doors, very grey area as these can/will be damaged with use so.......
just go for pre built glue and dowel units and none vinly/foil doors and will be fine.
Crown are also flat pack cam construction

Diseno · 29/11/2018 18:14

default even

GeekNotChic · 30/11/2019 22:12

Bumping this old thread. How competitive price wise did you find the crown kitchen?

We're just at the early stages of looking and our Wren estimate was around £10k. I know it is a bit how long is a piece of string type question but how do they sit in the kitchen market?!

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