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KITCHEN PURCHASING TRENDS
CONSUMER INSIGHT REPORT
2018 EDITION
Researched and compiled by Trend-Monitor
KITCHEN PURCHASING TRENDS, CONSUMER INSIGHT 2018 - Researched and compiled by Trend-Monitor1 |
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As the kitchen continues to move from a utilitarian area to the entertainment and
leisure hub of the home, the decisions driving a new kitchen installation become more
complicated as the kitchen space is forced to accommodate an often diverse range of
activities.
Cooking is now a lifestyle statement, fuelled by TV cookery programs, the restaurant
trade and overseas travel, creating the need for even more kitchen space, when in
fact the kitchens in our new-build homes now are 13% smaller than they were in the
1960’s.
With the explosion of the internet as a research tool and the growth of online
influencers, the balance of power has moved from the retail outlets and into the
hands of the consumer who, armed with their tablet or smartphone, has access to
any number of design ideas, brands, products and retail outlets.
This report unravels how these new savvy consumers negotiate the purchase of
a complete new kitchen. Starting by investigating the motivations behind the
decision to replace an existing kitchen, moving onto research undertaken prior to
purchase and the effectiveness of this research, the planning methods used, plus the
anticipated and actual kitchen budget. We look at how the retail outlet is chosen,
highlighting the barriers and influences to sales throughout the consumer journey,
and finishing by understanding how the whole process could be improved.
Jane Blakeborough
Research Director
Trend-Monitor Ltd
FOREWORD
Welcome to the 2018 TREND-MONITOR consumer insight report into
kitchen purchasing trends.
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CONTENTS
3
Methodology
4
Key Findings
5
Survey Respondents
6
UK Kitchen Market
7
Section One Motivating Factors
Section Two Research Prior to Purchase 10
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14
Section Three Planning & Designing 16
Section FourKitchen Budget
Section FiveKitchen Units
18
20
Section Six Choice of Retail Outlet 22
Section SevenKitchen Worktops
Section EightKitchen Appliances
24
27
Section NineKitchen Lighting
28
Section TenKitchen Installation
Chart 1 - Purchase Triggers
Chart 2 - Previous Kitchen Dislikes
Chart 3 - Kitchen Replacement Cycle
Chart 4 - Undertaking Research
Chart 5 - Initial Intent when Researching
Chart 6 - All Research Resources Used
Chart 7 - Most Useful Research
Chart 8 - Using a Planning Service
Chart 9 - Kitchen Budget
Chart 10 - Anticipated Budget
Chart 11 - Choice of Retail Outlet - Units
Chart 12 - Reason for Choice of Units Retailer
Chart 13 - Choice of Retail Outlet - Worktops
Chart 14 - Kitchen Appliances Included
Chart 15 - Choice of Retail Outlet - Appliances
Chart 16 - Reasons for Choice of Appliance Retailer
Chart 17 - Choosing a Kitchen Fitter
Chart 18 - Difficult Aspects of Kitchen Installation
List of Charts
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METHODOLOGY
The data for this research was collected via an online survey which was live during August 2018.
The survey was completed by a nationally representative sample of 503 UK householders who had installed a complete new kitchen within the past two years. An infographic showing a full break-down of the respondent sample can be found on Page 5 of this report.
The survey included 35 qualitative multi-choice questions which followed the purchase process of a complete new kitchen installation. Respondents were also asked 6 questions about their household circumstances for statistical purposes only.
Trend-Monitor partnered with Panelbase to gain access to a suitable online respondent panel. Panelbase supports and strictly adheres to the standards and guidelines set out by ESOMAR: www.esomar.org. Panelbase are also MRS company partners www.mrs.org.uk.
Notes A number of questions in the survey required the respondent to select more than one response and therefore the percentages with regards to this type of questions will not add up to 100%
The structure of the survey allowed respondents to skip questions which were not relevant to their circumstances, therefore some charts may have a base of less than the full survey sample.
Certain questions asked respondents to indicate a design style or product type and in these instances images were shown to the respondents. The same images are used throughout the report within the relevant section.
For the purposes of the report, the different retail outlets were categorised as follows:-
• DIY Chain eg B&Q, Homebase• Local Independent Specalist Kitchen Retailer• Specialist Kitchen Retail Chain eg Magnet, Wren• Trade Only Kitchen Outlet eg Howdens, Benchmax• Builders Merchants eg Jewsons, Screwfix• High Street Retailer with Kitchen Dept eg John Lewis, Ikea• Online Only Kitchen Outlet eg directonlinekitchens.co.uk• Local joiner/cabinet maker• Electrical Outlet eg Currys• Online Only Electrical Retailer eg appliancesdirect.co.uk• Catalogue Retailer eg Argos• Online General Retailer eg Amazon, Very• Kitchen Worktop Specialist• Online only worktop supplier
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KEY FINDINGS
1Aesthetics versus Practicalities
The decision to replace an existing kitchen is driven more by aesthetics than practicalities, with 60% of new kitchen
installations being undertaken because the current kitchen is ‘outdated’.
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Seeking Design Inspiration 89% of householders undertake some kind of research prior to
purchasing their new kitchen, with ‘design inspiration’ being their primary research intent.
Planning It Themselves
1 in 4 new kitchen installations are planned by the householder themselves rather than using an external planning service. This
includes 5% of new kitchens which keep the same layout as before.
Over Budget One third of householders go over the budget they originally
set for themselves, with over a quarter of householders finding ‘keeping within a budget’ the most difficult aspect of installing a
new kitchen
Shopping Around Householders are shopping around when buying their kitchens, with less than half of householders buying everything from the
same retail outlet.
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ABOUT THE SURVEY RESPONDENTS
LOCATION
5% 7%
8%
SCOTLAND
4%
NORTH EAST
2%
N. IRELAND
8%
YORKSHIRE
12%
NORTHWEST
9%
EAST ANGLIA
13%
9%
9%
SOUTH WEST
LONDON
14%
SOUTH EAST
WESTMIDLANDS
WALES EAST MIDLANDS
AGE GROUP
HOME OWNER OR TENANT
90% 10%OWN RENT
SOCIAL GRADING
A
B
C1
C2
D
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11% 30% 28% 16% 8% 7%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
23%
43%
19%
10%
1% 2%
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COUPLE WITHOUT DEPENDENT CHILDREN
COUPLE WITH DEPENDENT CHILDREN
SINGLE/LIVING ALONE
SINGLE WITH DEPENDENT CHILDREN
HOUSE-SHARE WITH FRIEND OR FAMILY MEMBER
SINGLE LIVING WITH ELDERLY
RELATIVES
40% 37% 12%
4% 6% 1%
GENDER
FEMALE
51% 49%MALE
503 UK HOUSEHOLDERS
25-3
4
18%
35-4
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17%
45-5
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55-6
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65+
24%
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£10
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£12
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THE UK KITCHEN MARKET
2017 saw the number of new kitchens installed into UK permanent residential dwellingsincrease once more and exceed 1.2million. Thus 2017 kitchen installations were 25% higher
than in 2012, albeit with an inconsistant growth rate over the past 5 years.
MARKET GROWTH
The majority of home appliances are now ‘smart-ready’ with connected features as standard. As consumers replace their kitchen appliances in the coming years, there will be a gradual escalation of Smart Home adoption with smart appliances becoming mainstream rather than luxury items.
SMART HOME TECHNOLOGY
The total UK major kitchen product market in 2017 is calculated to be worth £6.725Bn, an increase of 4.25% on 2016. This is compared to 6.6% growth in 2016 on 2015.
TOTAL MARKET SIZE
Initial projections for 2018 suggest the lower levels of new build activity are negatively impacting on kitchen installation numbers which will be slightly down on 2017 levels. Market value growth is currently projected at only 2.6%, driven almost entirely by MSP rises passed on to consumers.
NEW BUILD ACTIVITY
The changing nature of properties being built in the UK may challenge value growth in the medium-term. Smaller new build properties resulting in restricted kitchen space are likely to have a considerable impact on overall kitchen spend, and maximising worktop space and storage will
become a primary consideration for kitchen design.
SMALLER KITCHENS
In 2017 the DIY multiples lost considerable share following the collapse in Homebase’s sales and it is unlikely that other DIY multiples will pick up these sales, rather it is thought that Wren and Ikea
will benefit and gain this share of the UK kitchen market.
CHANGES IN CHANNEL SHARE
Market Drivers
* Source: Trend-Monitor / JKMR UK Fitted Kitchen Market Overview Report 2018 Available to Trend-Monitor Insight Partners from November 2018
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Chart 1: Kitchen Purchase Triggers
Aesthetics rather than lifestyle changes account for almost 60% new kitchen installations, with householders simply wanting to update their previous kitchen.
A fifth of new kitchen installations follow a recent house move.
1 in 10 new kitchens were fitted as part of a wider home renovation.
BASE: 503
SECTION ONE: MOTIVATING FACTORS
Mobility, disability or age-related issues are least likely to trigger a new kitchen installation.
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Again aesthetics is shown to be a primary concern for householders, with the ‘old fashioned design’ of being the most disliked aspect of their previous kitchen for 27% of
householders.
The lack of work surfaces concerned 20% of householders, closely followed by the lack of storage space.
Appliances were the concern of 18% of householders, either by the poor location of the appliances or inefficiency of the appliances.
BASE: 503
The lack of ‘communal space’ came surprising low on the list of ‘disliked aspects’ at 8.5%, which could either indicate that householders felt that they already had enough space for
socialising or that this was low on their list of priorities.
Chart 2: Previous Kitchen Dislikes
SECTION ONE: MOTIVATING FACTORS
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1/3of kitchens replaced within the last two
years were over 10 years old.
1 in 5 new kitchen installations are replacing relatively new kitchens i.e. those under
4 years old.
BASE: 503
Chart 3: Kitchen Replacement Cycle
SECTION ONE: MOTIVATING FACTORS
Age of kitchen being replaced
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Chart 4: Undertaking Research
50% of households who did not research prior to purchase were aged over 55.
The kitchen fitter supplied the kitchen units for 18% of householders who did not research prior to purchase, compared to only 3% of those who did research prior to purchase
BASE: 503
SECTION TWO: RESEARCH PRIOR TO PURCHASE
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Almost 90% of householders who installed a new kitchen within the past 2 years did some kind of research prior to purchase.
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1/3of householders indicated their initial
intention when researching was to find design inspiration rather than what was available to them within
their budget.
3 in 10householders who started their
research looking at product prices went on to go over their anticipated
budget.
Base 447 (householders who did research prior to purchase)
25%of householders started their
research by locating a local retail outlet which corresponds with later
charts showing that ‘being able to see and feel products’ is very important when purchasing new
kitchen products.
Chart 5: Initial Intent When Researching
SECTION TWO: RESEARCH PRIOR TO PURCHASE
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SECTION TWO: RESEARCH PRIOR TO PURCHASEChart 6: All Research Resources Used
Base 447 (householders who did research prior to purchase)
Media resources are the least likely to be used as research by kitchen consumers.
Overall the most popular way to research prior to purchase is by visiting kitchen product manufacturers’ websites. However 8.3% of householders didn’t research online at all.
More householders researched by visiting retail outlets than other research types prior to purchasing their new kitchen.
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Although householders found a wide spread of research
resources across the different mediums to be useful, the top
three most useful research resources proved to be research
undertaken at retail outlets.
Despite more householders researching at Builders Merchants than any other retailer type, none indicated that this was their ‘most useful’ research resource, and the ‘most
useful’ research resource was DIY Outlets (12%) which corresponds with the popularity of DIY outlets as the retailer type of choice for new kitchen installations
Almost a quarter of households found online research in some variation to be the most useful methods of research, with kitchen manufacturers websites coming top of the list.
Chart 7: Most Useful Method Research
SECTION TWO: RESEARCH PRIOR TO PURCHASE
Base 447 (householders who did research prior to purchase)
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Chart 8: Using a Planning Service
28% of new kitchen installations are planned by the householder themselves rather than using an external planning service.
The planning service provided by a Specialist Kitchen Retailer Chain was marginally the most popular external planning service.
BASE: 503
SECTION THREE: PLANNING AND DESIGNING THE NEW KITCHEN
A householder is just as likely to plan their new kitchen on a piece of paper themselves as ask an independent kitchen installer to plan it for them.
Only 1 in 8 householders had their kitchen planned by a DIY Outlet despite 1 in 4 buying their kitchen units from this retailer type.
Using online design software is the least popular method of planning a new kitchen.
56% of householders who kept the same layout as their previous kitchen had an overall kitchen budget of under £4000.
93% of kitchens with a budget over £20k are being planned using a professional planning service.
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Kitchen Layouts
SECTION THREE: PLANNING AND DESIGNING THE NEW KITCHEN
L-Shaped U-Shaped
Galley G-Shaped
L-Shaped with island U-Shaped with island
One wall
21.7%
17.3% 15.5%
10.9%8.2%
4.29%L-shaped and U-shaped kitchens continue to be the most popular
layouts, accounting for 44% of the new kitchen market.
With a combined total of 19%, kitchen islands stand at the third most popular layout for new kitchens installed within the last two years.
22.3%
BASE: 503
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Chart 9: Kitchen Budget
The average budget for a new complete kitchen installation is £11,000.
The most common budget cohort with one fifth of kitchen installations is £4,001-£7,000.
BASE: 503
SECTION FOUR: KITCHEN BUDGET
More than a third of householders spent over £10,000 on their new kitchens.
At the lower end of the budget scale, the DIY outlets are the retail outlet of choice.
By the time the kitchen budget reachs £15k, the specialist kitchen retailers (independent and chain) have taken over as the retail outlet of choice.
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Chart 10: Anticipated Budget
35% of householders went over the budget
they had initially anticipated for their new kitchen
SECTION FOUR: KITCHEN BUDGET
Base 503
As the budget increased, so did the number of householders who breached their anticipated budget. The exception to this being those householders who spent over £40K,
possibly due to budget becoming less of an issue at this level of expenditure
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Kitchen Design Styles
SECTION FIVE: KITCHEN UNITSBase 503
‘Contemporary’ Style
48.7%
Contemporary kitchens are by far the most popular style of kitchen accounting for almost half of all new kitchens installed in the last two years. There is, however, evidence that this style
has declined in popularity over the 2-year timescale
‘Minimal’ Style
12.7%
The Minimal style is very popular within the mid-range budgets and almost half of kitchens in this style are purchased via a kitchen specialist retailer, either independent or chain.
‘Traditional’ Style
10.3%
Never the most popular style, but nonetheless a consistent presence in the kitchen market. This style is surprisingly popular amongst the younger age-groupings, who are
purchasing via the DIY outlets
‘Shaker’ Style
10.1%
Another style popular within the mid-range budgets, although purchase of this style is more likely to be via a high street
retailer with kitchen dept
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Kitchen Design Styles
SECTION FIVE: KITCHEN UNITS
‘Farmhouse’ Style
8%
Similar to ‘Traditional’, but less popular as this style relys on open shelving and glass-fronted display cabinets, which goes against the more predominent trend for uncluttered spaces.
‘Craftsman’ Style
8%
Another style similar to ‘Traditional’, but in dark wood. Due to the often bespoke nature of the units, this is the style most
likely to be supplied by a local joiner or cabinet maker.
‘Industrial’ Style
2.2%
Despite the popularity of this style in interior design magazines and social media feeds, ‘Industrial’ style kitchens only account
for 2.2% of the kitchens installed over the past 2 years.
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Chart 11: Choice of retail outlet for kitchen units
Local independent specialist kitchen retailers and specialist kitchen retailer chains each claimed 19% of new kitchen installations.
5% of householders used a kitchen fitter to supply everything for their new kitchen.
SECTION SIX: KITCHEN RETAIL OUTLET
Base 503
1 in 4 householders purchased their kitchen units from a DIY Outlet.
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Chart 12: Reason for Choice of Retail Outlet - Units
Overall, product quality is the key reason for choosing a retail outlet, 12 points ahead of being able to ‘see and touch products in a showroom’ as the second reason.
The retailer having produced a good kitchen plan/design is the third most likely reason a retail outlet is chosen.
There are some significant choice differences between the different retailer types which gives an indication as to what drives/motivates their customer base:-
- ‘Cheapest prices’ are important to DIY outlet customers - A ‘Design and Installation service’ is important to Specialist kitchen
retailer chain customers
- ‘Kitchen fitter recommendation’ is the primary reason customers purchase from a Trade only kitchen outlet, and the secondary reason they purchase from a local joiner or cabinet maker.
- Using a ‘local company’ is important to customers who purchase from a local independent kitchen retailer.
- Purchasing from an ‘established company’ is important to Builders
Merchant customers.
SECTION SIX: KITCHEN RETAIL OUTLET
BASE: 503
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Worktop Types
SECTION SEVEN: KITCHEN WORKTOPS
Quartz Compact LaminateSolid Wood
Porcelain
Solid Surface19.1%
12.1%
Granite14.5%
8.7%9.9%
7.6%
Laminate worktops continue to be the most common worktop type with over a quarter of households choosing
laminate for their new kitchen in the past 2 years. Laminate has however lost significant share when compared to previous research by Trend-Monitor, which showed
laminate to have been installed by 48% of householders over the past 10 years.
(Source: Trend-Monitor Kitchen Worktop Performance, Consumer Insight
Report 2018)
Solid Surface worktops have also lost share from 24% to 19%, whereas Granite has increased share by 7.5%, Quartz by 10%, Solid Wood by 2% and Porcelain by 6.6%
Laminate 26.6%
BASE: 503
2.2% of kitchens have more than one worktop type, of which Solid Wood was the most common second choice.
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Chart 13: Choice of retail outlet for worktops
Almost 80% of kitchen worktops are purchased at the same place as the kitchen units.
A kitchen worktop specialist is the most likely retail outlet to benefit from householders deciding to purchase their worktop from a different retail outlet to their kitchen units.
BASE: 481
SECTION SEVEN: KITCHEN WORKTOPS
The DIY outlets and Specialist Retail Chains have the highest retention levels for both kitchen units and worktops.
The Trade only outlets and Builders Merchants are the most likely to lose worktop business to another outlet type.
See ‘Trend-Monitor Kitchen Worktop Performance, Consumer Insight Report 2018’ for more
information regarding worktop purchase decisions.
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95% of new kitchen installations include new appliances as part of the purchase (as opposed to re-using old appliances). Half of the new kitchens which re-
used appliances had a budget of under £4k.
The popularity of built-in ovens can clearly be seen here with 63% of kitchens now including this appliance type.
BASE: 503
The wine fridge/cooler is moving away from its luxury status with 58% of those purchased being installed into mid-price kitchens (£7k-£20k).
Chart 14: Kitchen Appliances included in new kitchen installation
SECTION EIGHT: KITCHEN APPLIANCES
See ‘Trend-Monitor - JKMR UK Integrated Major Domestic Appliances Market 2017’ for more
information about the kitchen appliance market.
1 in 5 kitchens installed within the past 2 years include a boiling (hot) water tap.
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Almost half of appliances purchased for a new kitchen installation
are purchased from a different retail outlet to
the kitchen units.
An Electrical Retailer is the outlet type most likely to benefit from householders shopping around for their appliances.
The High Street Retailers with Kitchen Dept and Specialist Kitchen
Retail Chains had the best customer retention for kitchen appliances.
Chart 15: Choice of Appliance Retail Outlet
SECTION EIGHT: KITCHEN APPLIANCES
Base 481
The Trade only outlets and DIY
outlets are the most likely to lose the appliance purchase to a different
retail outlet type.
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The higher brand awareness within the appliance market enables price comparison and this is clearly shown by the 60% of appliance purchases made from a retail outlet that gave the
best price for the brand of choice.
Product quality is a secondary decision when it comes to appliances as greater awareness of brand hierarchy means consumers may have already made that decision within their
brand choice.
BASE: 447
The kitchen fitter has less influence over the choice of appliance compared to kitchen units, whereas product availability and online reviews have a greater influence than with kitchen
units.
Chart 16: Reasons for Choice of Appliance Retailer
SECTION EIGHT: KITCHEN APPLIANCES
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Kitchen lighting, in its various forms, has grown in
popularity over the past 2 years.
60% of kitchens installed between 1-2 years ago had some kind of kitchen lighting as shown above. This increases to 71% of kitchens fitted over the past 6 months that
include some kind of kitchen lighting.
Lighting included in new kitchen installations
SECTION NINE: KITCHEN LIGHTING
Base 447
Lighting positioned under wall units continues to be the most popular form of kitchen lighting.
Lighting under wall units - 46.5%
Lighting under base units - 14%
Pendant Lighting - 15%
Internal drawer lighting - 8.5%
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The kitchen retailer influences the choice of 40% of kitchen fitters, either because they offer an in-house installation service, or they recommend an out-sourced kitchen fitter.
20% of kitchens are fitted either by the householder themselves or by a family member/friend.
BASE: 503
Online recommendation websites such as Checkatrade have the least influence over choice of kitchen fitter (4.4%).
Chart 17: Choosing a Kitchen Fitter
SECTION TEN: KITCHEN INSTALLATION
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75% of householders are ‘very happy, with their new kitchen installation and 24% were ‘quite happy’, leaving only 1% who were ‘not happy’ with their new kitchen
Budget control is the key to kitchen satisfaction - the more over their budget householders
went, the less satisfied they were with the end result.
SECTION TEN: KITCHEN INSTALLATION
People whose final spending was the same or less than anticipated were happier with the end result.
The importance of purchasing quality products for the kitchen was highlighted in this section, with an overall 43% indicating they would improve their new kitchen with better
quality products, either worktops, units or appliances.
The three key areas of improvement (with an equal score) are:
Better quality worktopsMore natural light or lighting
More storage
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Keeping with a budget is the most difficult aspect of installing a new kitchen and 27% of householders indicating that this was the area they struggled with.
Unsurprisingly, householders with the lower budget had more difficulties with this aspect than those with mid-range budgets. However, there are some indications that householders
who spend over £30K on their kitchens also struggled to keep within their set budget.
BASE: 503
Almost a quarter of householders found choosing the kitchen style the most difficult aspect and this was particularly the case for those householders who purchased a ‘traditional’ style
kitchen.
Chart 18: Difficult Aspects of a Kitchen Installation
SECTION TEN: KITCHEN INSTALLATION
1 in 5 householders struggled with the layout/design of their new kitchen. Those householders who used the planning service offered by a Specialist Kitchen Retailer Chain
had the most difficulties in this area, whereas, unsurprisingly, those who kept the same layout as before were the least likely to find this aspect difficult.
Finding a good kitchen fitter only concerned 5% of householders when installing a new kitchen. The choice of fitter, as shown earlier in Chart 17, relies heavily on recommendation
by the retail outlet as well as word of mouth recommendations. These methods of choosing a fitter would appear to be very effective, resulting in a high satisfaction level for this aspect
of the installation.
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