Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Jan 15, 2013 3:10 pm Just want to know if this is common, I was double checking on some laminate selections in our Kitchen with our builder (Red Ink) – our new home is part way through completion (roof just gone on). I just assumed that the walk in pantry doors would be laminated like the cupboards and draws are. We upgraded our kitchen from the promo home to be like the display kitchen(The Biscay). This included changing to a WIP instead of the standard one as well as extending the length of the kitchen. I have now been advised the doors to the WIP are to be painted like the rest of the internal doors throughout our home. The reason being, because of the door frame that has been installed its not an option with the products offered by their cabinet makers and the hinges on laminate doors have to be fixed to laminate panels. The pantry in the display is lined in laminate to allow the hinging of the laminate pantry doors. I just thought all pantry doors, even in a standard kitchen these days would be laminated, it never occurred to me that they would paint them (I don’t know why, maybe I’ve just been to too many display homes). I can’t imagine what it would look like painted. Since we are having white gloss cupboards and draws, I just can’t see it matching. We would have paid the extra to upgrade the pantry if they had advised us that the doors are painted , but it was just never mentioned. My Thread viewtopic.php?f=31&t=63545 Re: Pantry Doors - Painted not Laminated?? 2Jan 15, 2013 3:26 pm we have a walk in pantry and it is painted like the rest of the internal doors. i just assumed they would be the same as the others never thought about laminated. even the display homes up here they are painted the same as internals. what color are you looking at for the internal doors . sorry could not be any help all the best i hope your builder can find you a solution Re: Pantry Doors - Painted not Laminated?? 3Jan 15, 2013 3:35 pm Thanks, maybe I have seen painted ones, but not given it much notice at the time. Internal doors are white from memory. It only came up because in the display the cupboards are white and the pantry door a greyish-wood grain colour laminate and I wanted the same look. My Thread viewtopic.php?f=31&t=63545 Re: Pantry Doors - Painted not Laminated?? 4Jan 15, 2013 3:59 pm There are usually 2 types of Walk in Pantrys. One is where it is constructed of laminate timber (like a large cupboard basically) so laminated doors like the kitchen cupboards. The other type is brick walls, with a standard door like the rest of the house. Re: Pantry Doors - Painted not Laminated?? 5Jan 15, 2013 6:20 pm I checked out the pictures of the display and can see what you are talking about. Preciously I have only seen brick corner walk in pantries that have a door like internal doors, but since you have the brick around the pantry it doesn't look out of place. I'd be first going back and looking what in on your contract/plans. If you paid for that kitchen that is what you should be getting, I would have thought. Why did they offer if if they can't do it? And how did they put it in the display? I found this frustrating when asking for things on our plans as I was told they didn't do a few things I asked for and then I saw them in displays they have! Why put it in the display of you aren't going to let people do it? Good luck with this! Re: Pantry Doors - Painted not Laminated?? 6Jan 15, 2013 6:38 pm Is there a metal door frame shown on your kitchen drawings? If it is then it would just be a normal door...to get the laminated door you would of had to delete the door and brick walls and add in the laminate panels. we have done this but will be doing the pantry door after handover. Bit frustrating if you asked to copy a display though Can you at least change the paint colour of the door so it matches? Re: Pantry Doors - Painted not Laminated?? 7Jan 16, 2013 10:08 am I don’t think we are paying for something we’re not getting, it doesn’t mention it in our contract, that it’s a laminated pantry door, it also doesn’t mention under the sub heading Kitchen anything about the pantry doors ie painted. I really feel our pre start consultant should have mentioned something, especially since on our selection sheet from imported ceramics we have noted the colour laminate for the WIP. Anyway, I guess I’ll have to get over it, my husband doesn’t think it’s that big a deal (which is annoying because I want to have a whine). I have to say, despite all this, Red Ink have been fantastic, our salesperson and customer liaison person both seem genuinely sorry about the situation and are looking into solutions with their cabinet maker, they did mention it would be a costly exercise as they put their mark up on top of the price, but at least I know we can fix it later ourselves, we will just go for flush doors, as we upgraded to Corinthian internal doors everywhere else. Hubby has suggested that we go for a white gloss paint for the WIP door, so it will at least blend in with the rest of the gloss white cabinets. The rest of our internal doors are a soft white, not glossy or bright. My Thread viewtopic.php?f=31&t=63545 Re: Pantry Doors - Painted not Laminated?? 8Jan 16, 2013 11:17 am Matching the paint to the kitchen cupboards sounds like the best solution now that the roof is on.. The pantry door being laminated was a biggy for me...i know how disappointed you must be but with it being painted the same colour hopefully it just blends in and you won't notice after a while. Id be more angry at the sales guy...you asked to copy a kitchen...they didn't do that...and to be honest i don't think the cost would have been too crazy if it was done prior to now. Good luck with it all! Re: Pantry Doors - Painted not Laminated?? 9Jan 16, 2013 11:41 am Thanks, yeah I'm a little annoyed, but my hubby and I see the sales lady often as the display is in the estate we are building in and she has actually helped us a lot (she was even at the office for pre start to assist us) and even after prestart, we had an issue; the cabinets above the fridge recess were meant to reach up to the soffiit and we got told that we can't have this, we need a bulkhead (for $450!) or just have a gap, anyway, we mentioned it to the salesperson when we saw her next time and she had asked how it was all going and she said, 'no that's not right and not how it should look' anyway, she got straight on to drafting for us as it was a drafting error, so they fixed that (does make me wonder about their drafting people though). My Thread viewtopic.php?f=31&t=63545 Re: Pantry Doors - Painted not Laminated?? 10Jan 16, 2013 11:50 am Yeah our sales guy was great but i really think some kind of meeting with them is required prior to prestart to go through any queries like that...our prestart took all day and there was quite a bit we forgot about and didn't have time for anyway. Seems to be a common comment about their drafting though...and id have to agree! But considering I've never built before i don't have anything to compare it to. Re: Pantry Doors - Painted not Laminated?? 11Jan 16, 2013 12:15 pm Looking at the plan of the display, it looks like the drafting would have had to be different to have a regular door rather then the flush panel... Though I could be mistaken. We are using a different builder but I do think there is now enough explanation of things happening and how they happen for 1st time builders. We have a problem that they moved our ensuite window on us, we didn't notice till we signed the final contracts so are now stuck with where it is. No one at any point pointed out that it had been moved or gave an explanation why... Re: Pantry Doors - Painted not Laminated?? 12Jan 16, 2013 12:22 pm I've never seen a laminated pantry door. We won't have a walk in, but even ours will be normal internal hinged doors like the rest of the house, and painted the same colour as the walls. In some of the display homes we saw that had a WIPs, they had glass doors, but still painted frames, not laminated. Settlement: 10.02.13 Slab: 06.03.13 Frame: 08.03.13 Lock-up: 05.04.13 Handover: 03.06.13 Build thread: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=59555 Brisbane Photography Re: Pantry Doors - Painted not Laminated?? 14Jan 16, 2013 12:34 pm Re: Pantry Doors - Painted not Laminated?? 15Jan 16, 2013 12:58 pm Thanks for posting that...now you all see what I mean. I do like glass doors, it would have to be frosted though (or I would have to keep the pantry tidy and organised all the time) My Thread viewtopic.php?f=31&t=63545 Re: Pantry Doors - Painted not Laminated?? 16Jan 16, 2013 1:06 pm The glass door that gets used regularly is the corinthian rim with a greenish colour so you can't see through. there are so many choices though and would probably be cheaper later. we picked up some gorgeous glass doors for $175 each! If you go down this route with redink expect $600-700ish plus whatever it costs for non clear glass? Gotta weigh that up with what it would cost to get the laminate door but i think your best option with the door frame in place is to go for the glass. Re: Pantry Doors - Painted not Laminated?? 17Jan 16, 2013 1:09 pm Thanks for the advice, just googled some images on glass doors and actually really like that idea. I might research a little further. My Thread viewtopic.php?f=31&t=63545 Re: Pantry Doors - Painted not Laminated?? 18Jan 16, 2013 1:11 pm Where did you get your glass doors from xxkatxx? I think I know the ones you mean that red ink use, in the the display that our hourse is based on they have it in the laundry I think. I My Thread viewtopic.php?f=31&t=63545 Basically. If the shelves are fixed then they will be screwed in just the same as the rest of the carcass. To re move the screws you need to remove that section of… 3 3706 I visited a relatives house and he went with sink in kitchen and butlers, dishwasher in kitchen and butlers and has crockery spread out between the two areas depending on… 2 41813 Hi Stuey, think you’ve got a couple of options here you’d just need to decide your preference/which options suits best. You could recess the windows (just keep in… 1 3208 |