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?
[QUOTE="ypg, post: 223488, member: 12491"This rambling in the checked college sweater is really annoying. The only thing missing is the raised finger, saying that only certain professions and income levels are allowed to build. But then only with mainstream regulation-compliant plans, so you can recognize your new friends by their front gardens.[/QUOTE]
Such nonsense is nowhere written and is just something you are making up here. I just want to warn against exceeding a budget of 400,000 by spending 420,000 on the house itself and then only being able to furnish the otherwise beautiful home minimally.
A newly built house is quite a luxury, whether it is 120 or 180 sq meters (1,291 or 1,937 sq ft). In my opinion, it’s better to build 2 sq meters (21.5 sq ft) smaller and keep some money aside for nice furnishings.
Such nonsense is nowhere written and is just something you are making up here. I just want to warn against exceeding a budget of 400,000 by spending 420,000 on the house itself and then only being able to furnish the otherwise beautiful home minimally.
A newly built house is quite a luxury, whether it is 120 or 180 sq meters (1,291 or 1,937 sq ft). In my opinion, it’s better to build 2 sq meters (21.5 sq ft) smaller and keep some money aside for nice furnishings.
Well, just take a look at all the financing questions here in the forum. Nobody seriously includes the cost of furnishings in the house budget. And even the cheapest options are expensive because there are so many items involved. There are also many reasons not to buy expensive furniture right away. For example, we have small children. I don’t really care if my sofa, which originally cost around 1000€ (about $1100), gets milk spilled on it by the little one.
If I bought a new one for a lot of money, I would probably be upset.
It also makes more sense to use your equity for fixed, unchangeable parts of the house. That’s personally more logical to me. Save for five years, then buy other furniture. But would you really want to skip electrical outlets just because you want an expensive sideboard?
You need to be realistic about the scale of these amounts. People work hard and spend their whole lives saving and paying for their homes. Few people in Germany can just pull that money out of nowhere. So calling expensive brand-name furniture a standard for new builds… You shouldn’t be surprised by the reactions to your character here.
If I bought a new one for a lot of money, I would probably be upset.
It also makes more sense to use your equity for fixed, unchangeable parts of the house. That’s personally more logical to me. Save for five years, then buy other furniture. But would you really want to skip electrical outlets just because you want an expensive sideboard?
You need to be realistic about the scale of these amounts. People work hard and spend their whole lives saving and paying for their homes. Few people in Germany can just pull that money out of nowhere. So calling expensive brand-name furniture a standard for new builds… You shouldn’t be surprised by the reactions to your character here.
I fully agree with you, Joedreck. I also believe it makes more sense to complete tasks that are difficult and expensive to change later right from the start, while postponing easily changeable things like furniture. A kitchen is somewhat in between, although I tend to consider it as "fixed." Electrical/bus installation (if you want the latter), controlled residential ventilation, and plumbing are clear priorities for me. The chimney is also important, but the stove/fireplace is not. Furniture can be added gradually over time, depending on budget, necessity, and willingness to make changes [emoji4].
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Knallkörper17 Sep 2017 12:15Character aside, I just notice that Grym constantly makes claims that cannot be supported, along with all the generalizations, clichés, and truisms, hearsay, and subjective online reviews being presented as facts. Incredibly ignorant and stupid.
Ikea may be affordable because you have to assemble the furniture yourself. Some more expensive furniture is also made from plywood.
However, anyone who dismisses Ikea just because of the price doesn’t understand good design. Ikea is actually a leader in that area. Expensive design studios often furnish their spaces with Ikea basics, as well as with unique pieces that are rarely found in traditional furniture stores.
However, anyone who dismisses Ikea just because of the price doesn’t understand good design. Ikea is actually a leader in that area. Expensive design studios often furnish their spaces with Ikea basics, as well as with unique pieces that are rarely found in traditional furniture stores.
Knallkörper schrieb:
Character aside, I just keep noticing that Grym constantly makes claims that don’t hold up, along with all the clichés, platitudes, hearsay, and subjective online reviews presented as facts. Incredibly ignorant and foolish. Unfortunately, I have noticed this too...
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