Kitchen - opinions please!

Jude · Post by **Jude** » Sun Sep 23, 2007 7:14 pm

Hiya

We are just starting to get quotes for our kitchen. It is going to need a builder in first to level the floors (it is split level) but we wanted to know prices and lead times for kitchens before we rip the old one out.

I have had a quote from a nice man who supplies 'handmade' kitchens, solid pine carcases with painted wood doors - I like the look of the painted wood doors, and suspect pine built will be better than the usual laminated chipboard that howdens etc supply.

Does anyone have any experience of solid pine used in this way? I.e is it prone to splitting and warping, or is it indeed more solid and long lasting than the chipboard stuff?

Opinions greatly appreciated!!

Wood Magnet · Post by **Wood Magnet** » Sun Sep 23, 2007 7:50 pm

Hey Jude

,Sorry i could'nt resist. I have had a pine built kitchen and I.M.H.O. it's great, much better than lam. chip stuff.

dirtydeeds · Post by **dirtydeeds** » Thu Sep 27, 2007 6:08 pm

solid pine carcasses are unusual but not unknown

if its laminated pine there should be no problems

leebwk · Post by **leebwk** » Fri Sep 28, 2007 7:00 am

Hi Jude,

A company called pineland (don't be put off by the name) make solid pine kitchens to your spec and seem to be very reasonable they are on the net, we are looking at these to supply our kitchen.

Dean123 · Post by **Dean123** » Fri Sep 28, 2007 11:59 am

We use to live in a flat that had a kitchen made by pinelane, the guy who we rented it from, his brother worked there so the flat was fitted with a very nice ex demo kitchen very similar to the one on their front page.

it was really well made quality stuff..