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10.10 Rent drivers: kitchen fit-out considerations
Kitchen units Unplanned Budget Premium
Standard units with handles Doors with no handles instead Hi-gloss finish, curved handgrips,
= grimy doors, curved hand grip no handles. Over-height top units
handles to break to maximise storage & add class.
Consider use of colour in wall or
base units, not both.
= easy to clean, few parts, extra
storage
Kitchen Unplanned Budget Premium
surfaces
Laminate worktops Granite or re-constituted stone Glass Eco Design - recycled glass
= will swell in case of leak = can chip worktops
or poor sealing = funky colour ranges &
lifetime guarantee
Kitchen Unplanned Budget Premium
splashback
Tiled = hard to clean, tiles Opaque acrylic. M&E to plan
crack & get dirty near base sockets to end of panels for ease
of changing.
= easy to clean
Kitchen dining Unplanned Budget Premium
Purchase separate café Kitchen mess screened to living Create low level mobile kitchen
table & chairs area by breakfast bar enabling workstation to double up as dining
= life of cheap chairs extra seating table, supply benches.
limited = less parts to break creates
individual flexibility
Appliances Unplanned Budget Premium
Washing machines in Washing machine in hallway Washing machine in hallway
kitchens cupboard cupboard, airing shelves over,
= increased noise sitting on raised floor with built in
sound deadening material, wet
Microwaves may create a Microwaves are a tenant item room flooring with built in plastic
PAT testing duty chute to adjoining bathroom or
kitchen

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