Woodale Designs » kitchen prices

Our New Kitchens Dublin Website

Keith Fennelly — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 18:18:03 +0000

Well today marks the launch of our new sister website Kitchens Dublin. This site was designed and built to focus on the Dublin market where our client base has been growing in recent years. We noticed from talking to our customer in Dublin that prices there were much higher than in the country and quality no where near as high. The bespoke kitchen market was limited unless you wanted to pay huge prices. Another problem with the kitchen companies in our major cities was that they hired freelance kitchen fitters and were not guaranteed the quality and craftsmanship of a company like Woodale Designs. With that Kitchens Dublin was born, a website catering for those of you who no longer want to pay for over priced kitchens.

So feel free to have a look around and tell us what you think!

Realistic Kitchen Prices

Keith Fennelly — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 13:39:52 +0000

I was reading the Sunday Business Post this morning and seen an article by Alexander Fitzgerald, more of an advertisement for two kitchen companies if I’m honest. What struck me were the prices they were quoting. One high gloss kitchen had a starting price of €8,000 there was an oak kitchen with a starting price of €15,000 and the Mobalpa, Cyane range with a starting price tag of €10,000. Are these companies real? These prices are just entry level prices so you can bet that again you get the design you want for you home you are going to pay in excess of €20k. I don’t know where they think they will find clients to pay this type of money for an MDF kitchen. What I will say is that there are people willing to spend top dollar on a kitchen a high quality kitchen in solid wood. A realistic figure for a high gloss kitchen would be a starting price of €1,500 and for solid wood kitchens €3,000 not the above.

A kitchen doesn’t need a high price tag to make a statement in you home. Careful design, bespoke and original feature will give you the look of a high end kitchen at a fraction of the cost. It’s time people priced around and moved from the large city kitchen retailers to the more affordable showrooms, you don’t need a high end named kitchen to get high quality design, quality and service.

Kitchen Prices.

Keith Fennelly — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 13:56:10 +0000

People nowadays have become very clued in when when getting quotes for their kitchens and bedrooms… Or so it seem. I have noticed from being in the showroom that they know all the different phrases that we use in the industry. This of course only means that they have probably trawled through twenty different kitchen showrooms previous to ours. It could not be a better time to buy a kitchen or anything for that matter. The main problem I am seeing is that people are not pricing like with like. What I mean by this is that they (you) call to one showroom, get a design drawn up with price, choose a colour or wood then move on to the next showroom. They in turn give you a design with price and without paying too much attention to advice, quality, design, or features automatically go with the cheapest price.This does not make any sense to me. Why not choose a design that you like and get each company to give you a quote on this exact design. This gives you a far better idea of what you are getting for your money. I see people coming into us on a daily basis asking for a price on a cream kitchen more than likely Prague ivory, this is one of the more expensive Pvc kitchens out at the moment. Then off they go to the next supplier, have a look around and pick something that resembles the Prague kitchen but which is 20% cheaper. People need to be armed with the relevant information that they need in order to get a competitive price and value for money. Here are a few points to help you make the right decision.

Choose a company you know you can trust (Non kitchen chains)
Choose a design taking into account the amount of units and design features.
Choose the actual door styles (Solid wood, Pvc) solid wood species can vary in price.
If solid wood is your choice do you want inframe or standard hung doors. (Also price difference)
What are my cabinets made from ie. Chipboard, Mdf, solid wood.
Are accessories included in the price. Pull out larders, sink & taps, Worktops( if granite)…
Is fitting included in price. Never buy a kitchen from company who hire freelance fitters

I know a lot of this may be a bit confusing to you but its is so important nowadays when deciding on your dream kitchen.