Browse Forums Kitchen Corner Re: What makes cabinets good quality? What questions to ask? 9Feb 11, 2011 11:23 am With 25 years kitchen experience and a passion for what I do, I have joined this forum to offer advice or at least my opinion on all things relevant to kitchens. I was a cabinetmaker by trade and am now a senior manager of a kitchen company. Re: What makes cabinets good quality? What questions to ask? 16Feb 12, 2011 12:06 pm yes please. Thank you Bam A very valid point Bam You do not need to fork out a fortune for a new nicely done kitchen that goes for appliances, plumbing,tiling and electrical work too often seen as separate components of the total cost of a kitchen. So I would say to potential kitchen renovators beware(caveat emptor) negotiate everything within the parameters given above and you wont be disappointed. Re: What makes cabinets good quality? What questions to ask? 17Feb 13, 2011 8:08 pm Thanks for being so helpful! How exciting that my first thread has been made sticky! Any ideas on managing delivery of kitchen in terms of how long they take to make? My builder has flagged that some cabinet makers can be very late in sticking with time frames, hence delaying overall work schedules? Re: What makes cabinets good quality? What questions to ask? 18Feb 14, 2011 4:23 pm Hi Leanne, Kitchens normally take 4 -6 weeks to build. Most places do not guarantee delivery date, but there are some company's our there that will. Re: What makes cabinets good quality? What questions to ask? 19Feb 15, 2011 7:17 am It depends on how busy the cabinet maker is Custom European Cabinets - Melbourne Kitchen Specialist PM for business details as website currently being updated! Our Crazy Owner Builder Journey! Re: What makes cabinets good quality? What questions to ask? 20Feb 20, 2011 8:50 pm Make sure you see their work first. Small gaps between doors is a must! Ardo That is so funny! I wonder how many people know who Larry Haun is these days. I have a couple of young guys we call Mo 1 & Mo 2 who run a crew of 6 boys and… 9 15517 I work with owner, he/she is my man on the ground and I instruct them when to visit the site and take photos and I have other tools in the bag. 4 15266 You can really use anything you want the main consideration would be how it looks once painted/finished - or the look you want. Cabinetmakers use MDF because its cheap… 2 9959 |