I just learn a few things from this Kitchen Cabinet guy. He thought me a few things how to identify your kitchen cabinet is quality eventhough with your eyes you see the KC is the same. What makes it different...let's see.
1) skirting
KC skirting is the part between your KC and your KC floor. There are 2 types. One is aluminium and another one is wood. The quality is by using aluminium skirting because it will not decayed or spoil if water touches it.
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| Aluminium skirting |
2) Spray or sticker
With spray, the colour will be sprayed on the glass and the colour will last longer. While sticker the colour depending on the colour of the glass the sticker being sticked on. All glass have a little bit colour in them. If one of the glass broken and you want to replace one door of the KC, you may get a different shade with other doors. This is because the factory may produce a different type of glass etc. Moreover with sticker it can be peel or being scratch by sharp objects or the colour may shabby by time.
Sticker. You can see the hole that was scrated by a key.
3) Edging 3G
if you use sticker, edging of the steel will be wider. If for melamin, there are normal or ABS edging. With normal edging, the edge will be sharp and it can peel off if water or heat touch it.
Spray. The steel is very thin.
ABS edging for melamine.
Non ABS or normal edging, sharp and can be peel by time.
4) Types of wood
With quality wood there are cockroach guaranteed. If you want to check a better compress wood it has a green stripes. A non quality compress wood it has only one colour.
Green stripes is better compressed wood.
Upper wood is less quality compared to layered wood
5) Tray
Quality of the tray. The latest tray trend is made of aluminium. If you choose the stainless stail option make sure it is rust stain. If it is rusted, you will have a problem pulling the tray out of your KC.
Stainless stail
6) Edging for table top
The furnishing of the edge for table top for granite. If the joining with L shape is much smooth and nicer.
A smooth edging
7) Hydraulic opening for glass door
Smooth opening.
8) Soft close doors and drawer
Soft close meaning the door of the KC will not be bang when you close it. No pictures of soft close but you have to test it yourself.
At the end of the day, the budget is the main thing to be consider.
