ᐅ Planning kitchen appliances: How to approach it. The market is overwhelming.
Created on: 11 Sep 2017 12:34
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G-Star1988
Hello everyone,
I have an appointment at the kitchen studio next Saturday and I’m preparing for it. Specifically, I’m looking for the appliances I want to have later in the kitchen. I’ve been researching a lot from brands like Neff / Siemens, Miele, Bora, etc., but I’m not making much progress.
For example, the current selection at Siemens looks like this:
Dishwasher IQ300 SN636X03MD
Oven IQ700 HB634GBS1
Microwave IQ500 HF15M264
Cooktop with integrated downdraft extractor EX801LX34E
or
2 x Cooktop IQ700 EX375FXB1E with extractor IQ700 LF16VA570
(The cooktop with integrated downdraft is the only fixed requirement, unfortunately I don’t have any influence on that ^^)
I actually value quality, energy efficiency, and a balanced price-performance ratio. But how can I find out if what you pick is really good? Or if there are possibly cheaper but equally high-quality products from other manufacturers. For example, the cooktop with integrated downdraft extractor from Miele—according to the catalog, it’s cheaper but just as good or even better?
How do you approach this?
I have an appointment at the kitchen studio next Saturday and I’m preparing for it. Specifically, I’m looking for the appliances I want to have later in the kitchen. I’ve been researching a lot from brands like Neff / Siemens, Miele, Bora, etc., but I’m not making much progress.
For example, the current selection at Siemens looks like this:
Dishwasher IQ300 SN636X03MD
Oven IQ700 HB634GBS1
Microwave IQ500 HF15M264
Cooktop with integrated downdraft extractor EX801LX34E
or
2 x Cooktop IQ700 EX375FXB1E with extractor IQ700 LF16VA570
(The cooktop with integrated downdraft is the only fixed requirement, unfortunately I don’t have any influence on that ^^)
I actually value quality, energy efficiency, and a balanced price-performance ratio. But how can I find out if what you pick is really good? Or if there are possibly cheaper but equally high-quality products from other manufacturers. For example, the cooktop with integrated downdraft extractor from Miele—according to the catalog, it’s cheaper but just as good or even better?
How do you approach this?
ruppsn schrieb:
Well, that’s quickly settled then: you’re simply starting from a wrong assumption.
As far as I know, there are quite a few people here currently building houses, for example Nordlys, so your assumption is probably disproved...[emoji6]
Aside from that, almost all the furniture in my common areas is custom-made by a carpenter... should I now speak negatively about DIY home builders (and their choice of furniture) who rely on Hülsta or similar manufacturers – in other words, ready-made furniture? Just to make myself feel superior and "better"? What impact does it have on ME if, for example, Nordlys prefers IKEA and I go for a carpenter? Exactly, none at all.
If the quality is completely sufficient for him, an economical LEICHT kitchen would actually be a total waste for him. Don’t you think so?You are absolutely right. However, after days and weeks, he has already expressed critical opinions about this and that. Such a piece of furniture is supposed to last 10, 20, or 30 years.
We also have a few IKEA furniture items; it’s not like we’re unfamiliar with them. In the long run, IKEA doesn’t make sense. But, as mentioned before, they are good as disposable and replacement furniture. This is suitable, for example, in a student apartment or a first flat, but for a house it makes neither economic nor long-term sense.
Of course, everyone can buy what they want, I just want to warn against buying everything cheap at first. After five years, you’ll then start replacing everything again.
Okay, then maybe we can agree on this: buying cheap usually means buying at least twice.
I actually agree with that, but IKEA doesn’t have to be cheap, more like affordable. Personally, I find the PAX systems in the basement, guest room, or dressing room to be solid quality and by no means cheap. Of course, IKEA also offers some cheap stuff, no question about that. For example, in an open kitchen, what IKEA offers is not enough for ME, so I would choose something from LEICHT instead. However, several (3) carpenters specializing in kitchens, who I consulted beforehand, mentioned without prompt that IKEA’s fittings come from Blum and are on par in quality with typical mid-range kitchens. And honestly, with more than 20 years of professional experience, they probably know better than someone outside the trade.
The idea of “buying new furniture every five years” can also be seen positively. Do you really want to look at the same furniture for 10 years or more? I don’t, personally! The exception would be the kitchen, but that was no longer the main topic once the discussion shifted to furniture in general.
I actually agree with that, but IKEA doesn’t have to be cheap, more like affordable. Personally, I find the PAX systems in the basement, guest room, or dressing room to be solid quality and by no means cheap. Of course, IKEA also offers some cheap stuff, no question about that. For example, in an open kitchen, what IKEA offers is not enough for ME, so I would choose something from LEICHT instead. However, several (3) carpenters specializing in kitchens, who I consulted beforehand, mentioned without prompt that IKEA’s fittings come from Blum and are on par in quality with typical mid-range kitchens. And honestly, with more than 20 years of professional experience, they probably know better than someone outside the trade.
The idea of “buying new furniture every five years” can also be seen positively. Do you really want to look at the same furniture for 10 years or more? I don’t, personally! The exception would be the kitchen, but that was no longer the main topic once the discussion shifted to furniture in general.
Wow, some serious nose-up attitudes here... The highlight was the comment that since this is a new build forum, people should obviously be buying decent furniture. At least, that’s how I remember it. I’m glad I don’t have neighbors like that—our old Twingo wouldn’t even be allowed in the neighborhood, and if there’s a Landmann tripod grill on the terrace instead of a Weber gas grill, which of course must be pure terrazzo, you’d get a serious warning from the neighborhood watch.
So, dear luxury fetishists, please ask yourselves whether your fancy stuff is actually paid for or just bought on credit.
Our Twingo, our old Golf, our cheap kitchen, in fact almost the whole house is paid off—except for 50,000. I prefer to keep it simple so I can actually afford it.
Karsten
So, dear luxury fetishists, please ask yourselves whether your fancy stuff is actually paid for or just bought on credit.
Our Twingo, our old Golf, our cheap kitchen, in fact almost the whole house is paid off—except for 50,000. I prefer to keep it simple so I can actually afford it.
Karsten
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