In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
HI Rock
First things first, there is no import tax, we are all part of the EU, secondly, re kitchens etc, you will get a million other replies about that, we however shipped all ours over with us, from bathstore.com, one way van hire is hard to find.
Good luck..............PS we are not a million miles from you, so any probs please feel free to give us a shout.
PPS..............WELCOME...........ITS ONE HELL OF A LOT OF FUN LIVING HERE :yes:
In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
One word of warning about shipping kitchens - watch the weight. We thought about it and used the IKEA planner - they give you the wieght of each item and discovered just for that we would need a long wheelbase van and hiring costs a fortune - so went to IKEA italia - after IKEA UK to get it all sorted. Our advice - whatever you do -think it all through first. It is working for us ....I think!! :goofy:
In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
Just a word of warning - some people coming through Switzerland with vans had problems at Customs - but others didn't, so choose your route carefully if you want to play safe.
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In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
Thanks all, really helpful. Coppicer, the strength of the euro has had a real impact on the price of things like IKEA kitchens. And yes, that's exactly what we're thinking of importing. My next post will no doubt be for someone to help me come and fit the thing. Cheers again, Rock.
In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
Oh another word of warning then Rock. If your walls are uneven or you need to feed things down the backs of the units watch out - the IKEA units have less space behind than many other units - but I suppose this does mean more space inside the cupboards. We are really happy with ours which we purchased when the € was 1.52 £ so it was actually cheaper in Italy.
In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
€1.52! We've so far managed to buy the house when sterling hit rock bottom and are now praying for a recovery before we need to get anything else. Those tea towels may have to wait...
In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
Another couple words of advice from someone who has fitted an Ikea kitchen in an old Italian farmhouse with wonky walls: Be prepared to fiddle around and spend as long as it takes to ensure that the tracks attached to walls for mounting suspended units are [I]absolutely[/I] straight and the corners are [I]exactly[/I] 90°. If you don't, you can easily end up with lots of annoying gaps between units.
Similar applies to base units: don't screwn anything to the wall until you've assembled all the units and tried fitting them together. If you've not installed an Ikea kitchen before, be aware that the purpose of the fillet piece that comes with the worksurface is to fill in any gaps between wall and back edge of worksurface, so the main thing is to make sure the units fit together correctly at the front.
We didn't find installing our kitchen difficult. It was a bit fiddly at points and we'll certainly do it better and quicker the next time, but it's really not much different to putting together other Ikea stuff.
Al
no import tax between EU countries on goods for personal use I think.