Really cheap kitchen units - where to buy?

[40somethingJBJ]

I’m replacing the kitchen in a bungalow I’ve inherited, as it was old, broken and nicotine stained. It’s a small room and I only need 7 units plus worktop (there’s a wall of louvred doors with shelving behind as well, so plenty of storage). Where’s best to buy from? Wickes seem to be the cheapest I’ve seen so far but have I missed anywhere? I’m keeping my eye out for second hand ones, but they seem to be either older than the hills or really expensive!

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I had a full kitchen & utility from them about 18 months ago very pleased with them and a good percentage cheaper than Wickes.

I got worktop from Worktop Direct and really pleased with their service as well.

Yes, I’m getting the worktop for my own kitchen from worktops direct. Prices and quality seem really good. I must be mad doing two kitchen refits at the same time

No 2nd hand kitchens on Facebook or gumtree? Im surprised as covid has meant a lot of home improvements. We renovated a cottage and got an excellent quality kitchen for £250. My colleague at work got a lovely one with modern appliances included for just £400!

I found the Wickes basic range to be the cheapest when shopping around. Cheaper than Homebase / Magnet even when on 50% off sales.
Other tip is if you go with Wickes, see if there are any cashback sites you can get extra money back. Or sometimes there are sites if you buy vouchers, you can buy them at a discount.
Otherwise keep looking out on Facebook marketplace to see if you can find something second hand that works

Also no need to buy sink/tap etc from Wickes if you can find cheaper elsewhere .

Definitely worth considering second hand. You can make it look smarter with new kickboards and end panels etc if needed. We sold our old kitchen on Ebay for about £200 (about 12 units from memory). No appliances, but everything else. It was only 5yrs old and in good nick, but we were extending and the old kitchen wouldn't have fit even half the new kitchen space. We were just happy to see it go to use rather than skipped. The people who bought it were in the same position as you OP.

I forgot to add, you don't just need to trawl Ebay etc for 2nd hand. There are companies who specialise in this too. My DSiL bought 2nd hand through a company and got a lovely kitchen out of it, although did need her fitter to work a bit of magic to get in right in the space.

If you want really cheap, and know which end of a screwdriver to hold, watch Ebay (local within distance you can drive in a hired van) for people refitting because they're bored with the colour.

Look for a kitchen bigger than yours, as there will be some parts that don't fit or are damaged.

A £10,000 kitchen might go for £500. A cheap kitchen might fetch £50.

Nobody wants to go to the trouble of collecting them.

Yeah I’m looking on eBay/Facebook etc, but there’s been nothing locally that would suit. A lot of high end kitchens which are going second hand for more than I could get a new one from Wickes, or really crappy looking ones. Or HUGE ones which would do it several times over!

We got an amazing kitchen off eBay for £200, we hired a van for the day, kitchen was about 60miles away but we live in the middle of nowhere. In this house the ceiling collapsed and we needed a kitchen quick, so got one from wickes. It’s okay you can tell it’s cheap though compared to the second hand one. Make sure to turn on alerts, same with Facebook market place.

IKEA is good and cheap.

IKEA are great when they actually have stuff in stock! Had a nightmare with them recently

I too am thinking kitchens, it is unlikely we will do anything then try to make a very 1960's kitchen look ok. My situation is quite complicated as we are better throwing glitter at it cleaning it up then replacing as that would just end up £££ as the whole kitchen would need a complete overhaul. Anyway in my current quest to try to find glitter ways to present it, I came across this site. I can't vouch for it, I was more looking for pictures but it could be helpful.

www.for-sale.co.uk/1960s-kitchen-units

(See above why the 1960's search) It however does have a wall cupboard that is probably the original from 1930, and the pulley laundry rack.

This post actually inspired me to look into house designs of that time. I said 1930's but that was actually the year it was finished and it seems from what we can gather from the deeds was additional housing along a road already built.

There is the main house (terrace) and then an additional bit on the back. It seems this was the scullery. There is even the necessary step down. Most people have opened it all up into one, in some way or another. The in laws never did.

Sorry to hijack your post with my useless information, but houses were much more interesting in the past.

Sorry just place saving

We did a wickes flat pack kitchen in our first house, it was really cheap for the units, the fitter cost double the price! He noted they width of the units was thinner than more expensive ones, so may not last for years and years, but overall it looked pretty good and there were quite a few size options.