I'm moving house and need to buy EVERYTHING, so figured its a good opportunity to consider whether spending a bit extra now might save me money in the long term
I need to buy new - all freestanding -
washing machine
dishwasher
fridge freezer (only have space 80cm wide X 60cm depth so normal rather than American)
for the rather small kitchen - which has been newly installed so I don't have any flexibility on where to put things. There is a 120cm space in which the dishwasher and washing machine will have to go - because the tumble drier could be elsewhere in the house but the washing machine could only go in the Kitchen (bathroom not big enough)
there is a working cooker so don't need to buy that
I also need to buy a condenser tumble dryer to go under the stairs (which would require running electric to the understairs cupboard)/ in a spare bedroom. In my last home I bought a washer/dryer which took ages to dry things so I think I'd rather have a separate tumble dryer. there's no garage to put it in (that's been converted into a 2nd living room)
I'm planning to stay in the house for 20 years so wondering if its worth paying a bit more for energy efficient appliances.
I've subscribed to which and been avidly reading all the reviews. Previously I've spent about £400 each time on bosch appliances - which have been fine, and was planning on spending a similar amount this time. in the past I've had a cheap fridge freezer which I needed to manually defrost so definitely going for a frost free version now. Any other tips? I was planning to buy everything with child safety locks
It's just me and my one year old daughter, and probably in time a lodger, but no pets etc so don't think we will be giving the appliances the bashing that miele etc would warrant ( and prefer not to spend that much anyway) ..