ppl who have had bad experience will definitely tread more carefully. no one needs to feel stressed or offended at all. after all, forums are created to share knowledge and experience.

for lowlowc, I wouldn't consider your KC at all. There are many KC makers out there who's willing to take measurement and give u a quotation without obligation.

I was at the M'sian Furniture and Furnishing Exhibition at KLCC over the weekend and came across one KC who requires 50% upon confirmation and the other 50% BEFORE installation. He kept telling me his price is very low as he's giving FREE granite top !! Then I asked if I have paid the full amt even b4 installation, what will happen if something is not right during/after installation ? His face immediately turned sour, never replied me and I just said thank you and walked off.

He was so friendly initially and this is what I meant in my earlier post. funny how some ppl are...maybe i looked like a dumbo who'll agree to terms like that without questions. hahaha....

good guess...u've done your homework too. in fact, that fella kept pestering me to pay a deposit b4 i had a chance to ask abt pymt terms. i asked how much. he said any amt. I went like "what ???". what do u mean by "any" amt ? Can i pay RM10 then ? To which he then said RM500 or RM300, up to u la. funny right how some companies train their sales ppl ?

lowlowc, i always thought measurement is free. No ? Coz none of those i've asked to come for measurement actually told me it's chargeable. so i take it as FREE and WITHOUT OBLIGATION.

My colleague got her deal in balakong area, I donno how she got her deal but they proceed the work very very fast! 9 am already waiting at her house on the installaton day and finished within that day. But her project is smaller and simpler.

For my case, I'm concerned because i'll be paying 10% without getting a single thing that can safeguard myself. I read a post in anither topic here, a forummer kena after paying more than 1 k booking fees, kc raised their price significantly. I think i'll stick to no paying before getting measurement, final quotation and 3d. At most i'll pay rm50 considering they travel to my house to measure. 50% before getting a single piece of wood install in my house, do they really need that much? I know placing rm50 from start till end is not good lah, but say if I gave rm500 when confirming?

Melamine not good... especially for KC. heard complain by so many of my frens b4. melamine is actually chipboard..

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Added on August 11, 2011, 11:47 am
[COLOR=blue]1st - workmanship/ quality of product2nd- after sales service
3rd-honesty[/COLOR]

I do agree that most of company out there like to cheat us by lots diff kind of materials.
melamine, chipboard, compressed wood... they're all same.... 

YES, Seriously. If You're from seremban. out of seremban. i think they'll charge for transport if u only do a KC.
actually Seremban price is much cheaper. If you do alot of works. it will be worth.
but, anything u can nego with tht person lah.

Need a little clarification here. The KC we went before, told me high gloss and acrylic are different stuff. I was shown 2 units of kitchen cabinet which showed the difference between these two; acrylic has smoother 'glow/reflection' while hi gloss's 'glow' is a little blur/shadowy.

But the second KC I went yesterday, showed me an acrylic kitchen cabinet display but it looked to me like hi gloss. On asking, he said acrylic and hi gloss are the same.

Can anyone clarify on this?

But we also will have fillet like this if the cabinet is attach to a wall. Normally is only 5cm. But if the room have cornice or skirting. If might be slightly bigger. Even my showroom cabinet have this fillet.

All the while we hear so many good feedback on UD, and now we have bad feedback ... 1 out of 10 case.
but at least it can prove that THIS forum is where we can see the actual story.
if every 1 of us come back only with good feedback, the forum reader may     
so bad feedback means there is a GAP for UD to improve!

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Added on August 16, 2011, 4:19 pm
AGREE! Sometimes the ppl have make the mistake but they will NOT admit it!

I give respect to people acknowledge their problem, apology, and look for solution. Nothing is perfect in this world.

I think u should go direct to their boss as salesman & installer always give you all the rubbish excuses(nobody would tell his fault)...How can you accept a senget wardrobe door and extra panel to cover 3 inches space?
I think you should ask them to remake it as what's suppose on agreement.

Let's us know what's your outcome? DOn't let's other become a victim

B
Thanks for clarifying. No wonder the reflection is so different from the acrylic I saw in another kc, bcos they're hi gloss not acrylic! Sien.. Still waiting for quotation from 2 kc.

Ikea selling their solid top (germany) at rm290 per ft run. This is about the same with lg brand, right?

just wanna confirm whether this is true...

I got a customer who originally bought a top mount sink but later changed to an undermount sink. The KC company want to charge her RM 500 to open the hole for granite if she wants to change to undermount sink, for top mount is free. Is this reasonable or there shouldnt b any extra charges?

That's concrete table top with 2x2 tiles. Black tiles easier to take care. 

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Added on December 21, 2011, 10:15 amLong time never take photo for wooden concept cabinet, let's share with you all~ cheers!

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Added on December 21, 2011, 3:30 pm

Hey bro, when your turn to install the cabinet?
By the way thanks a lot for your support! We will try our best to serve you~ wish to see you soon, thanks and best regards.

I plan to do kitchen cabinet with wet+dry combined. L-shape 19x6 feet, hanging cabinet total 11 feet (exclude hood), a tall unit 8x2 feet.

If I choose granite top & glass door, how much roughly it will cost me? Thanks.

Yes. 9ft long base unit rm1800 solid wood cum blum softclose. Wall unit 9 ft long rm1170 solid wood cum blum soft close. Carcase solid wood all

But... is not really look like "solid wood"

i donno what is the wood call but not chipboard and seem like ply but not empty, is a laminate board waterproof

is tat expensive then chipboard ?

I think maybe is high gloss paint or acrylic? i did ask few KC outsider, some quote cheaper than laminate and some quote higher a bit than laminate.....all talk diff material ...but this type easy to scratch.

hi all
im planning to do my kitchen cabinet soon. my new house is under construction. at this moment, the kitchen counter top is yet to construct. i need feedback from everyone here:-

1. I have get several carpenter to quote on the cabinet. Majority mention that since i have not construct the concrete top it is better for them to built the whole cabinet. If i have done the concrete top, it is limited for them to built the cabinet for friendly usage. How true is this?

2. What kitchen top is good?
i) those from developer concrete tiles top?
ii) granite/marble/quartz top?
iii) solid surface (sort of similar to granite but it is human made)?
iv) HPL worktop?

i need urgent feedback from everyone here before they start constructing my kitchen. thanks!

block board ! yes is block board

Hi all,
My contractor advised to build a concrete floor with height around 3" as a base for KC. The purpose is to prevent the wood being spoiled when mopping the floor, etc. Btw, I m not building concrete top for the KC. It is advisable to do so?

It will depend on your usage. If you do your chopping (I mean chicken, etc) on top of the KC, then better to concrete top for the KC. Solid surface looks nice and also the joints are not visible. But not able to withstand heavy chopping, etc.
As for the 3" plinth at the base, do that if you are having a concrete top. Else if you are having solid surface, the KC supplier will be able to provide the necessary "water resistance board (non timber)" which also serves the same purpose against the dampness from mopping.

Thanks wrb7878 & cwhong for your feedback...

I've gone thru the reno journey of adrian, phoenix, weikee, it seems like they all build concrete kitchen top with tiles. Besides cheaper, is there any particular reason to choose tiles?