Hello,
We are currently planning a Next 125 kitchen for our house project. Our Next 125 kitchen is handleless with a glass front. It consists of a kitchen unit that is 4 m (13 feet) long. This includes a tall cabinet for the oven and one for the freezer-fridge combination. In addition, there are two tall cabinets with internal pull-outs. There are also two base cabinets with drawers, each 80 cm (31.5 inches) wide. Additionally, there are two wall cabinets and a shelf with a sliding door.
We have also planned an island that is 3.12 m (10.2 feet) long and 1.20 m (3.9 feet) wide. The cooktop and sink are installed on it.
The total cost for the kitchen, including Siemens appliances, a Falmec ventilation hood, delivery, and installation, is 21,000 euros. The appliance portion accounts for 5,900 euros. What do you think about this price?
We are currently planning a Next 125 kitchen for our house project. Our Next 125 kitchen is handleless with a glass front. It consists of a kitchen unit that is 4 m (13 feet) long. This includes a tall cabinet for the oven and one for the freezer-fridge combination. In addition, there are two tall cabinets with internal pull-outs. There are also two base cabinets with drawers, each 80 cm (31.5 inches) wide. Additionally, there are two wall cabinets and a shelf with a sliding door.
We have also planned an island that is 3.12 m (10.2 feet) long and 1.20 m (3.9 feet) wide. The cooktop and sink are installed on it.
The total cost for the kitchen, including Siemens appliances, a Falmec ventilation hood, delivery, and installation, is 21,000 euros. The appliance portion accounts for 5,900 euros. What do you think about this price?
merlin83 schrieb:
I would be careful if those things come from the internet and break after installation; then you have the trouble of figuring out who caused it, and you have to pay extra for reinstallingThe advantage of going through the kitchen retailer is that you get a 5-year warranty on the appliances. Plus, the appliances will be correctly connected right away.
EveundGerd3 Jan 2016 18:41@andimann: The fingerprints are on the glass facade.
@ Bau.Joe,
I bought from the “Siemens for Us Shops.” When you show them the current online prices, they usually match or come very close—except maybe for the last $10-$20. So their prices are comparable to the cheapest online retailers. I like buying there because you can get pretty good advice and some level of service. I’m happy to pay an extra $20 for that.
These shops are almost everywhere but often quite hidden in industrial areas or on Siemens/Bosch company premises. They are freely accessible and they do sell to “non-Siemens employees” as well.
Otherwise, you can usually find very good deals through sites like Idealo and similar price comparison platforms. I’ve never really had any trouble with those.
Regarding the warranty: yes, the Siemens appliances come with a standard 2-year factory warranty, but you can easily purchase an extension to 5 years for around $80-$90. Whether it’s worth it or if you end up paying more than through the kitchen retailer is something you have to decide. I find 15-20% of the appliance value for a warranty quite steep. In the past 20 years, none of my household appliances have failed before reaching at least 15 years old.
And installation? How complicated can it be? I’ve installed 7 or 8 kitchens myself so far. Placing a refrigerator, letting it rest for half a day, then plugging it in isn’t difficult. Installing a built-in fridge isn’t much more complicated. Connecting the stove? Slide it into the cabinet, screw in the pre-set screws, and connect a clearly color-coded cable with matching colors in the wall outlet. Of course, you should know what you’re doing, and be familiar with terms like circuit breakers and voltage/current testing—it shouldn’t be a foreign language—but I wouldn’t call it difficult. Everyone has to decide for themselves if they feel confident enough to do it.
If you can’t or don’t want to do it yourself, I agree—it’s better to have the kitchen and appliances delivered and installed together.
@EveundGerd
Thanks for the info, now I can confidently continue planning the high-gloss fronts. J
Best regards,
Andreas
I bought from the “Siemens for Us Shops.” When you show them the current online prices, they usually match or come very close—except maybe for the last $10-$20. So their prices are comparable to the cheapest online retailers. I like buying there because you can get pretty good advice and some level of service. I’m happy to pay an extra $20 for that.
These shops are almost everywhere but often quite hidden in industrial areas or on Siemens/Bosch company premises. They are freely accessible and they do sell to “non-Siemens employees” as well.
Otherwise, you can usually find very good deals through sites like Idealo and similar price comparison platforms. I’ve never really had any trouble with those.
Regarding the warranty: yes, the Siemens appliances come with a standard 2-year factory warranty, but you can easily purchase an extension to 5 years for around $80-$90. Whether it’s worth it or if you end up paying more than through the kitchen retailer is something you have to decide. I find 15-20% of the appliance value for a warranty quite steep. In the past 20 years, none of my household appliances have failed before reaching at least 15 years old.
And installation? How complicated can it be? I’ve installed 7 or 8 kitchens myself so far. Placing a refrigerator, letting it rest for half a day, then plugging it in isn’t difficult. Installing a built-in fridge isn’t much more complicated. Connecting the stove? Slide it into the cabinet, screw in the pre-set screws, and connect a clearly color-coded cable with matching colors in the wall outlet. Of course, you should know what you’re doing, and be familiar with terms like circuit breakers and voltage/current testing—it shouldn’t be a foreign language—but I wouldn’t call it difficult. Everyone has to decide for themselves if they feel confident enough to do it.
If you can’t or don’t want to do it yourself, I agree—it’s better to have the kitchen and appliances delivered and installed together.
@EveundGerd
Thanks for the info, now I can confidently continue planning the high-gloss fronts. J
Best regards,
Andreas
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Glaskugel4 Jan 2016 12:17We have glossy fronts, which we also had in our previous kitchen. If it had been a problem, we wouldn’t have chosen them again.
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