Pineland kitchens

[Kidneydish]

Has anyone had any experience with Pineland kitchens? They look really well built online and a nice small firm. But you never know without real life experiences.

I’ve just ordered one for a holiday house I’m renovating. They came very highly recommended and are a delight to deal with, and are also extremely competitive (mine has come in cheaper than Howdens). Only downside is a six month lead time, but this is because they are so darned popular! I’m assuming that you are referring to Pineland in Northwich?

I am yes - good to know about the lead in order times as have set myself a year for the full renovation project.

Ooh just had a look at their website and they look just like what we are after. Not sure we can wait 6 months though 🙈 might take a trip to the showroom anyway as not far from me

I had a Pineland kitchen installed 18 months ago.
Service was very good. One of the units arrived built incorrectly. There was no problem with Pineland coming to pick it up, remake it and re-deliver.
Quality is good, but remember these are pine units, so they can dent easily.
The 'white' colour in the photo is one of Pineland's standard colours, the dark grey was a colour match. The dark grey has chipped in places revealing tiny specs of the white undercoat. The grey also has a shinier finish than the white, so if I was having another, I'd probably go with one of their standard colours.
I fitted the units myself which took far longer than I expected. They're far harder to fit than a standard DIY shed kitchen, but certainly not impossible for the DIYer...

Ah your kitchen is beautiful 😍. Do you regret going for a soft wood kitchen? Just trying to decide how well it would wear in my house. I have one child and a husband who is heavy handed when it comes to anything. Even putting dishes away 🙄 and he is the main cook.

Do you know how the prices compare to diykitchens? We haven't decided budget yet- we wanted to see what we liked and decide after how much to invest in it. Do they do a Matt option for the paint do you know? Sorry for all the questions ☺️

The soft wood doesn't cause me great concern actually. The cabinets themselves are holding up well, the biggest risk is when you come to fit them and they need manhandling.

The white units are matt... If you look closely at thems, you can see the wood grain in places through them. I actually like this since it shows they are real wood units. It's only noticable if you look closely though. The grey (which was a colour-match) has more of a slight satin finish and has a more of a 'plastic-coated' look (although it isn't). Consequently, the grey has chipped very slightly in a few small places where the drawers close etc. Pineland do provide touch-up paint to address this, but overall the white finish is much better and much more hard wearing than the grey.
I ran up a spreadsheet of the costings of all the usual kitchen company suspects. Will dig out the exact figures for you, but Pineland was certainly more than DIY kitchens, although not in a different league.
If you can spare the time, it's definitely worth a visit to the Pineland factory/shop. They have all their standard colours on display and you can have a good rummage through the various options. The staff there are super helpful and if you let them know you're coming, they'll spend some time with you going through the designs.
For me, I had some really odd sized units (either side of the chimney breast etc) and I just couldn't make any of the standard sized units balance out which was why Pineland's custom made sizes were a massive help.

Just be wary of long lead times - when you actually go to fit a kitchen sometimes you need to reconfigure slightly (we changed some units about once the plumber put pipes in for instance) with howdens you can drive the unit back to them and swop that day (24 hours if not in stock) British houses are full of odd angles (ours varied from 72 to 108 when all should have been 90!) so adapting units we also found essential. It's perfect now but took a lot of skill (by dad) to fit it

I ordered a kitchen from Pineland. This company is fantastic. From start to finish they were a delight to deal with. The kitchen is solidly built, each cupboard is free standing so easy for a joiner to install. It looks like a much much more expensive kitchen but you can’t get better than wooden joiner made units

I have had a negative experience with pineland. The 2 units arrived damaged and some with indents that I still have. Any contact with cutlery or pans or anything leaves a chipped paint and intents. I am very unhappy I would not recommend them, they ignored my queries. From the very beginning we had issues with Maisie correctly drawing the plan, a nightmare.

I've just come across this old thread and thought I'd also add my experience- yes, I have a Pineland kitchen and I regret my choice of manufacturer somewhat.
I chose their colour match painted finish in F&B Dimity.
I do love my kitchen but I agree with other comments that it does dent very easily which makes life slightly more difficult.
Despite being extremely careful (my grown up son now calls me neurotic because of this kitchen), I've managed to drop items a couple of times and caused very bad dents; even catching the edge of a door with a plate will dent the pine. Thank goodness they provide you with a bottle of touch up paint from the batch used in manufacturing. I've spent many hours touching up tiny areas of damage where paint has chipped and also, despite Pineland treating the knots, dark knots have slowly started to show through the pale shade of Dimity. They do provide extra knotting solution but I haven't yet used this because it would mean I'd have to sand back lots of areas to the wood and the end result would be very noticeable, with patches of a different surface finish to the sprayed factory finish. If you're unlucky enough to drop something that dents badly (like a pan lid) the best way to repair it is to remove the loose paint, hold a hot wet cloth on the wood for a while to make it swell which helps to remove the dent, then paint the area when the wood has dried. I even had to mention to my daughter that when she opened my integrated fridge unit, she was levering the door open with the tip of her thumb (the magnetic catches are firm) and her thumb nail had caused lots of tiny curved indentations in the frame. I had to sand it lightly and repaint the area. My kitchen is beautiful but the softwood pine is not robust at all!
Yes, the prices are good for a solid wood kitchen.... but its a real pain with the constant repairs needed to keep it looking immaculate.

I've had my Pineland kitchen for 11 years now & have zero regrets.
I went with a light stained, waxed finish, rather than paint & consider it a wise move, as the wood's great to look at & any (very few in my case) dings & dents are barely visible & in no way detract from the looks.
I'm in the early stages of a self build & unless I decide to build my own cabinets (I took to furniture making as a hobby on retirement 5 years ago), will choose Pineland again.