B&Q kitchens review: units, costs, and installation

 B&Q kitchens review: units, costs, and installation B&Q sells a wide range of contemporary, shaker and traditional kitchens under its GoodHome brand.

There are nine different kitchens in B&Q's range, each of which comes in a choice of at least two colours. Some include integrated handles or a 'push-to-open' mechanism.

You can choose between gloss and matt finishes, some of which B&Q says 'don't reflect light, meaning fingerprints aren't as visible'.

It has designers to help you plan your kitchen and offers a fitting service. You can buy its fitted kitchens in-store or order them online.  

To help you decide whether a B&Q kitchen is right for your home, we sent its kitchen units to the lab to be assessed and asked 3,848 Which? members about their kitchens, including those from B&Q.

Which? members can log in to see how B&Q's fitted kitchen did when we assessed it in our lab, as well as how customers rated its kitchens, customer service and value for money. If you're not a Which? member, you can join Which? to see this and all our kitchen brand reviews.

Head to our best and worst kitchen brands page to see how B&Q and its fitted kitchen compares with other leading brands we've reviewed.

B&Q kitchen units

We assessed B&Q's GoodHome Caraway units in our lab. Log in now to reveal the results in this table and all of the information below.

Ratings are overall and encompass a number of different assessments.

Find out how we test kitchens in our lab.

B&Q kitchens: customer survey ratings

We spoke to more than three thousand Which? members who have bought a new kitchen in the past 10 years to find out where's best for customer service, value for money and how well their kitchen has lasted. 

Log in now to find out what B&Q customers told us.

B&Q kitchen doors, worktops and drawers

How well your kitchen stands up to daily use is vital, as well as how pristine it looks when it's first fitted. So we asked people with B&Q fitted kitchens to tell us about how well the doors, drawers and worktops have lasted over the years. 

Visit our kitchen units, doors and worktops page to find out more about kitchen quality and read our expert tips on buying the best for your home.

B&Q kitchens: installation

B&Q offers a kitchen fitting service, or you can buy from B&Q and hire a different installer, or fit it yourself. 

We asked people who used B&Q's kitchen fitters about the installation service. Plus our lab assembled B&Q's unit so we have some insight into how easy it is to fit them yourself. Log in or join Which? to access this.

Use Which? Trusted Traders to find a kitchen fitter near you, if you'd rather choose your own installer.

B&Q kitchens: costs and services

How much does a B&Q kitchen cost?

Log in now to discover the price of a mid-range B&Q kitchen when we went undercover to visit each brand to ask for a specific kitchen layout in summer 2017.

Check our guide on new kitchen costs to see how B&Q compares on price with other kitchen brands and how we collected these prices. You can also find out how much the average kitchen costs and read our tips on how to keep costs down.

Does B&Q have a kitchen planner/design service? 

B&Q has a free design service in store or at home using B&Q Spaces design software. You can then access and edit your kitchen design online, but you can't use the tool until you've had an initial consultation. 

You can choose between a virtual or in-store appointment when you book. Virtual appointments can be via screen sharing, or phone and email. 

To get started, B&Q has a 'kitchen visualiser tool' on its website so you can try out different layouts, colours and styles. You can also look rounds its virtual showroom online.

Does B&Q install kitchens?

B&Q has an optional fitting service, where the entire process is managed and carried out by B&Q fitters, at an extra cost. All units are self-assembly.

Alternatively, you can choose your own installer – use Which? Trusted Traders to find a kitchen fitter near you.

Does B&Q sell kitchen appliances, flooring and tiles?

Yes. It sells large kitchen appliances from a range of brands, kitchen flooring and wall tiles, all fitted at extra cost.