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Has anyone fitted their own DIY Kitchens kitchen?

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Missnearlyvintage · 20/07/2018 19:12

As in the title - has anyone fitted their own DIY Kitchens kitchen please?

If you have please could you let me know how difficult it was?

And whether you think you managed to achieve a good standard of fitting by fitting it yourself rather than paying a fitter to do it?

We're considering saving some pennies by doing the fitting ourselves, (only 10 or 11 units in total), and then just getting the trades in to fit the hob/ oven, worktop and sink.

The new kitchen will be almost a straight swap in regards to lay out and we are fairly handy people, though we have not attempted anything like this before.

I do like a good quality finish, so that is concerning me - but some of the fitters I have looked into locally seem to have mixed reviews, so I'm not sure that there is a stand out excellent fitter on our doorstep that we would definitely use to guarantee a quality finish.

Thanks!

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CarlyJayne1987 · 21/07/2018 14:52

Following as i am in the same boat - i want to rip my kitchen out/replaster etc...and fit my own DIY units same as you

c3pu · 21/07/2018 14:59

I bought a 2nd hand Kitchen off eBay and fitted it myself with very little prior DIY experience. How much work are you planning on doing?

Flooring?
Worktops?
Tiles/splashbacks?
New electrics?
New appliances?
Changing from gas hob to electric/induction?
Water staying in same place? Any new plumbing?

Dodie66 · 21/07/2018 15:13

Yes. My hubby refitted our new kitchen on his own apart from the worktops and flooring, we got somebody in to to the floor, then he fitted the units. We then got somebody in to fit the worktop and cut it for the sink to fit in. Hubby then did the plumbing himself.
We measured and planned it ourselves and bought the units from B&Q

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