Hi, I am planning to have my wet kitchen done by IKEA. With quartz worktop from outside though. As for my dry kitchen, I have engaged Signature kitchen. Reason being I like the rustic series from SK but I wanted a longer warranty with the wet kitchen. Save a bit too

my house "free kitchen cabinet" from developer since year 2005 still look new until today.

I believe last time cabinet are built from solid material.

but nowaday all cutting cost, a lot things scrutinized. Same like we built house, where got using clay brick but still selling u premium price.

think about it.

Ya all ikea stuff is mdf..dunno how they can last 25 years

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

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

nope

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

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

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

honestly i think in malaysia when it comes to kitchen the best bang for your buck is hands down ikea. it simply lasts longer, with next to no faults than any other product in the same price range and even higher than ikea. of course a blockboard might be more solid - i doubt the same would be true for plywood. the ones i saw tend to suffer from swelling or peeling. but then again that might have been the normal sucky quality contractors like to supply.

sorry my idea of blockwood was different  - i considered it as solid wood. but i stand by what i can see with my own eyes. the plywood used in many of my friends kitchen is of lousy quality. the sheets get wobbly or even get loose all together. that is not the case with the ikea kitchen (maybe they simply better moisture seal i dont know). many real life examples where you can easily see that they last long even in malaysia. you absolutely get the best bang for your buck with ikea kitchens in malaysia. feel free to convince me otherwise. my current kitchen is 8 yrs old and looks like new. no trace of warping, water damage or anything else. its in 99% new condition left a few scratches from a knife slipped here and there. i even have a 5 laundry room fitted with ikea kitchen and its totally @ 100% - though that place is much more moist. so i would always choose ikea again.

and btw a kitchen is certainly not a house so i would not want to consider MDF for kitchen contruction for a house construction. demand pattern is so entirely different. that doesnt mean its very suitable for what its used for. there is a reason why its in use (and no, its not just price - otherwise how to stick the warranty to it?).

my wardrobe made using plywood and wood veneer - the doors all warped within a few months of installing. carpenters was kind enough to replace all the doors - not cheap ok as the wood veneer used that time was black ebony and they have to change all 16 doors because must match the grain pattern. in the end, few months later it warped again. How bad? Bad enough that that the door cant close nicely. They cant figure out why.

I think they either didnt use enough hinges. Some manufacturers I see them using a piece of metal at the back of the door to prevent it from warping.

I don't think it's the panel itself that warps but the frame work

The weird thing is they took it back, lay it on its back and it straighten out by itself. It could be the hinges. Maybe not enough for a heavy door. Needs two at the top. Anyway they also scratching their heads.

Anyway lesson learned - now my wardrobe no doors no carcass 😁