ᐅ Current Kitchen Planning – Kitchen Purchase

Created on: 25 May 2016 12:51
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MarcWen
We have been intensively working on our kitchen planning for a little over three weeks now. Sometimes we even dream about it at night, but it’s an exciting topic.

At the moment, we have two options... a Nobilia kitchen (a good, solid mid-range choice) and Schmidt kitchens (a major European kitchen manufacturer), which we actually prefer slightly more in terms of quality.

The kitchen concept is mostly settled. Nobilia kitchens can be offered by various kitchen showrooms and are fairly easy to compare, so you quickly get a sense of the price and can find your spending limit.

However, we are at least 5,000 euros above our original budget and are a bit worried about starting construction with this in mind.

Do you have any tips or suggestions?
We have already cut back extensively on the appliances or only included what we really need. It’s simply the size that drives the total cost. We know that 10,000 euros won’t be enough, but hopefully, we can keep it under 15,000 euros.
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Mo Nique
29 May 2016 11:59
We also chose a recirculating system, but ours is one of the most expensive models in the kitchen with an activated carbon filter. If the house design aims to save energy and make use of waste heat, then an exhaust system would really be counterproductive. Although you will probably hear many arguments against this from family members, most of them usually have no experience with airtight houses.
tomtom7929 May 2016 12:19
You will mainly have problems with a fireplace if it creates negative pressure inside the house!

Individualists still insist on having an exhaust system with a shut-off for the controlled ventilation system.
I don’t think this is a sensible approach.
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ypg
29 May 2016 13:53
In controlled residential ventilation systems, a recirculation hood is generally installed.

I can imagine that with KfW 55 standards there will be even more restrictions, meaning no exceptions are allowed anymore.
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merlin83
29 May 2016 14:00
Gutmann and berbel have always been recommended to us for recirculating hoods. But for the price these two charge, I can blow out warm air for quite a long time.
tomtom7929 May 2016 14:08
Above all, the mechanical ventilation with heat recovery will also be exhausting the air!
There are only 1.5m (5 feet) between the recirculating hood and our intake ducts.

If there’s ever an unpleasant smell in the house, just run the mechanical ventilation with heat recovery at maximum for 1 hour.
MarcWen29 May 2016 15:45
ypg schrieb:
A recirculation hood is generally installed with controlled residential ventilation systems.

Thank you, Yvonne, for the clear statement.

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