hi there,

From your 3d drawings, I would recommend you to remove the Island... reason being, the space in between your cabinet and island is congested.. And might cause your kitchen cabinet door unable to open or stuck halfway...

If you like their service or you trust them, then just go ahead. If you have friends deal with them before, then even better. Just make sure they don't increase the price later you paid the deposit. Or you also can look for those company which provide free 3D drawing and free quotation. Cheers!

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....

WOW a lot of queries!! ok one by one. most of the standard approach for walk-in customers to showroom they will ask u to provide a floor plan and they will estimate the costs of the cabinet, once u're satisfy with the material thinggy then they will ask u to have booking fees to enable them to go over ur house to take the measurements once measurement confirmed then then the quote is OK then deal have to place 40-50% from the total amount to lock in and the works shud proceed to the factory > order the materials > waiting for the installations > all DONE > balance payments. that's the lower and medium end KC manufacturer practices. Higher end confirmed before measurement already 30-40% once measurement done the 3D drawing was completed then before installation already call for 2nd payment 30-40% again > everything done > final payment. AS I SAID IN PREVIOUS COMMENT RM 50 deposit until DONE only pay balance is UNBELIEVABLE !!!

seems like nobody answer your questions, maybe i can help ....

High-gloss: is using MDF board as the base material and after spray painted it will give u a glossy finishing. but MDF board is very sensitive to water which is also its main disadvantage beside this it will be very hard to maintain in the longer run coz will scratch very easily and very troublesome to touch up once scratch.

Arcylic: is another type of material which made from plastics materials but higher grade type (dunno the scientificaly name) which can use many types of base materials to produce like aluminum frame, plywood, melamine board aka chipboard, and even mdf but this is rare due to the above issues 

So conclusion Arcylic and High-gloss is not the same product !!!!

Anyone can guess Solid wood and solid board is the same??? anyone wanna try to answer this? 

lowlowc, so in the end which kc supplier did u go for..what kind of top and cabinets did u select?

hi lowlowc, i went to quote ikea cabinets also.

my wallet not enough money for their cabinets la. so expensive!!!

Anyone has experience with D Format Cabinet shop or Sunshine Kitchen for Kitchen Cabinet?

lowlowc, i went to dformat showroom before oso. My friend did his cabinet and one breakfast top with dformat, he said installation was smooth and so far everything OK so i paid them a visit.

ya..same thing lor, nobody to quote me, but there was an indian gal took down my details and measurement, and i think about 6-7 days later i receive a quotation via e-mail. The person also called me to inform me sent the quotation. But the quotation was way pricey

Anyway, I signed up kitchen cabinets with them dy..just only at perfect living. I'm crossing my fingers! Hope everything turns up perfectly and smoothly just like my friend. But he didn't sign up during fair.. so..

normally, granite thickness about 20mm, solid surface 10mm.

All hood can be hidden or fixed on cabinet system but make sure that the what type of ventilation system of that hood.. the air flow discharge from the hood.. Take note that it's important to take note of the flow of discharge because without a proper system for the ventilation, it could lead the hood spoilt easily even-though its was the best and most powerful hood.  hope this help

Gd afternoon lowlowc, im jack hee, manager of D Format Cabinet Shop. So sorry 4 the delay on the quotation, shall i know which sales executive u was dealing with that day? Let me check what's the problem, and would email u the quotation asap.Thanks.