Where do the old Kitchens Go?

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Hi allI have been trawling round B & Q, Homebase etc looking for a double base unit and wall unit to fit in a walk in cupboard.  We are nearing the end of a refurb of a back room extension and I have partitioned one end off to make a cupboard (workplace/bolthole) 1.7m x 1.2m.The door is in the 1.7m wall and offset to give enough space at one end for units.My complaint is that there must be hundreds of serviceable kitchen carcases (even if I buy new doors to keep it smart) just hurtling towards the tip.  I have heard of kitchens being pulled out after less than 3 years occupancy of new 2-300k houses nearby - obviously not now when they are needed!So, is there anywhere in East Yorks where kitchen contents are recycled?I would rather get decent second hand stuff for say £50 than buy new cheap tat for £75.This is going to house light(ish) tools and DIY bits so needs to be fairly rhobust.Phil

Mungo "two sheds" Toadfoot · Accepted Answer

A good question. If you look on Adtrader you'll see a few but I think most end up in a skip, or are taken away by the kitchen fitters. You could phone round a few upmarket fitters (either companies or individuals) in your area to see what they do with them.

Si

Mary Fisher · Answer

Phil, mail me. I haven't what you want but might be able to help you.Mary

Bob Mannix · Answer

The trouble is they *are* pulled out (rather than being dismantled/unfixed) and are all smashed up by the time they leave the premises (for one thing, kitchen fitters don't want them on the market!).Bob Mannix

Andrew Gabriel · Answer

Kitchen carcases are cheap, and peoples' time expensive, so no one is going to take the time and trouble to remove them carefully enough to be reused.

Also, kitchens are designed to be installed exactly once. I've seen two cases of kitchens having been taken out for some other work (tanking, floor replacement) with the intention to refit the kitchen afterwards, and that just never works right. In both cases, the kitchens had to be ripped out again and replaced with new. (Neither of these were DIY -- it's possible that DIYer with less of an eye on the clock would do a much better job here.)

Dave Liquorice · Answer

Aye, very few people actually DIY the installation even if they buy the bits from a shed, they'll also be using the design and fitting service.

The skip or back of their van to a trade waste site. They may well be charged by weight for their waste, so offering a few squid for a couple of bases may well be accepted.

jacob · Answer

Best to buy real furniture - expensive but much cheaper in the long term, and you can take it with you if you move, re-arrange your kitchen easily, exchange or modify individual items etc etc. Fitted kitchens a big waste of money - and boring, look just like everybody elses.

cheesr

Jacob

Rusty · Answer

Old kitchens and bedroom furniture gets dumped mostly in laybys in my part of the world.rusty

Chris Bacon · Answer

Not more expensive in many cases! Agreed, better - but if you'vea small kitchen, fitted is a space-saver.

Toby Sleigh · Answer

Subscribe to your local FreeCycle group.  and put in a wanted request.It's a great way of getting rid of stuff that you don't need any more but seems a waste to skip.Toby

Rob Morley · Answer

The groups I read require that you offer something before posting a request - there has been a flood of "give me a laptop/MP3 player/digital camera" type requests recently that does not endear the posters to most readers.

Rick · Answer

They are mad so cheeply, they are a fit once item. In my expereincethey fall apart when removed. Rick

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