im using ikea kitchen cabinet.. now almost 2 year and as good as new.. mine not so expensive..

Anyone can give me technical drawings for those Ikea hole for utrusta hinges please? 125 and 153 deg

All kitchens need basic care and maintenance. iKEA cabinets are no different. They are not exactly the cheapest either. What I know is apart from the handles, which is not covered in the warranty, most reviews are positive with the quality of their cabinets.

No. the warranty is not covered wear and tear. its on manufacturing defect.

sample clause
http://www.ikea.com/ms/en_US/pdf/warranty_...warranty_A5.pdf

Well, i think, ikea on medium,

high end like Signature kitchen
ikea in the middle
the rest below ikea.

http://www.thekitchn.com/faiths-kitchen-re...ths-budg-184072

Well, i think, ikea on medium,

high end like Signature kitchen
ikea in the middle
the rest below ikea.

http://www.thekitchn.com/faiths-kitchen-re...ths-budg-184072

can you check if SK is using what material for the internal carcass and drawer boxes.. that will determine its actually made out of high end material or not..
other things like hardware.. well can just buy high range Blum or hafele (not the their rm1-2 hinge) and screw on to become more high class.

if proper high end kitchen is using solid hardwood plywood to make.

SK using water resistance chipboard for carcass
Doors - depends but mostly MDF

I know of no one using solid hard plywood like in your picture. When they say plywood - inside hollow wan. Two thin pieces of plywood sandwiched together with some bits and pieces of wood in the middle only

u mean like this?

nope

like this?

cant find the pic wan. malaysians do things, other countries no do liddat.
first they make a frame. then the two sandwich ply
go ask ask ask, pretend to want to buy then you will know

wow.. thats a good low cost way.. if only they quoted very low price too to end customer.

sometime, diff factory produce diff spec of plywood, also import from diff country also having diff spec of plywood, plywood in many thickness, usually use for cabinet is normally 6/8" plywood or 5/8" plywood, some factory call multiply, those are (solid plywood) with no hollow part in the centre. this kind of material will be use when requested, simply becoz the cost are expensive compare to chipboard. So, you pay what you get.

My contractor using solid wood for cabinets. The old fashioned style.

thats really old school.. should be well built and strong too.

Any pics of the cross section?
All plywood consider solid but they don't tell you how thick. It may be 18mm but inside hollow

It's solid, so far as I checked for the frame. Door I don't think so though, just a solid frame wrapped by plywood. Is that what you mean by not solid?

Ar118 is right. Feels really strong. I'd recommend for kuching folks, but his pace of work really slow because doing the traditional way haha

The hafele rm2 hinge fake one is it? I saw at the shop, very amused

So anywone,

besides ikea, what is ur experience with other contractor?

Recently i met with CLS kitchen, quality wise i think is so so. MDF all the way but can change the door panel.

Feel like if properly pasang, ikea is better.