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kitchen company as making the sale. Ensure the
company supplies a written guarantee and make
sure all the companies quoting you are offering
you the same guarantee period.
• Is the kitchen company offering you a proper
contract that protects your rights and allows you to
retain 10% of the fee until you have signed off the
kitchen and are they a KSA member? Dealing with
a KSA member ensures you free recourse should
you feel the company has not delivered the quality
and service you had expected.
• Watch out for the following:
- Are the materials used of the same quality
e.g. carcases, doors, drawer boxes, worktops,
fittings and hardware – are they coming from a
reputable supplier with a proper guarantee?
- What are your carcasses made of and how
have they been constructed?
- What worktops have you been quoted on,
who is supplying them, what thickness are
they and where is the material coming from.
Whether it is a laminate, timber, granite, solid
surfacing or engineered stone the quality of
the product, the way it is fabricated and the
expertise of the fabricator and installer will
affect your price.
- What type of corner units are being installed
- L-shaped, Reach-in or is the corner blanked
off.
- Is the edging on the carcase pre glued or hot
melt?
- Do the kitchen cupboards have backs and are
they attached to the wall?
- What is the guarantee on hardware (drawer
runners, hinges etc.) and has the company
quoted you extra hardware like drawer inserts
and space saving devices like corner units and
pull out pantries?
- Are the cupboards on a base box or are plastic
adjustable legs being used?
- Does the company only use “A” grade or SABS
approved board in the manufacture of their
product?
- Do the designs include the same number of
drawers and cupboards and are they all the
same size?
- Did the company do their own measuring or
design work for you from scratch or did they
just copy a design you gave them?
All the above will affect determine the quality and
cost of your kitchen.
In short if one quote is substantially less than
another there is usually a good reason and you
will pay the price. Remember, if the price looks
too good to be true it usually is. Protect yourself
by ensuring the companies that are quoting you
are not compromising their quality and service to
come in at a lower price and remember the only
way to ensure you have recourse should something
go wrong is to deal with a KSA registered kitchen
company. AD
KSA Gauteng
[email protected]/011-781-5340
KSA KZN
[email protected]/082-801-8878
KSA CT
[email protected]/082-787-8806
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