Just sharing my completed KC to fellow forumers.. 😁

- Material : Kabinet Fomica / Quartz top
(Existing tiles top)
- Price : <15k (exclude electrical appliances)

As DIYer, what is standard base kitchen cabinet depth?

Cut a hole is usually 200. My contractor didn't even charge me as I bought Silestone from him. He did charge 200 for hob and 200 for dry kitchen sink. It is nonsense to need 550 to polish the edge. Even adding support won't cost that much. Plumbing can be cheaper unless yours are complicated. My wet and dry kitchen plumbing with garbage disposal was 500. But my wet kitchen Grohe was a bit complicated.

U should see my other thread on my renovation. I moved in Jan 16. What does 2020 got to do with price?

Did you manage to progress? Im almost in the same shoe soon, hoping for feedback. The most friendly one i been to was mixbox okr

Hello ... Jan 16 THIS YEAR

it depends on the workmanship and size of your sink too, how thick is your material, how hard to work with, what is the risk of damaging the piece who will be responsible for it if damaged.
polishing also costs a lot depends on requirement too, fine finished surface.

if you don't define what kind of quality of the finishing they will work until their standard.

if you don't want them to polish try get an angle grinder/orbital sander buy proper sanding pad and hire some Bangala rm60 daily/ indo skill rm120 daily to work for you.

You will be taking the risk damaging the surface.

Well, no one stopping you to ask right?

Ask them to justify how come it cost so much, is your money you have the right to ask, worst case you tell them it is too much and you want it with your stated price.

Those who know how to market themself will bring in samples for you to compare, what grade of polishing is provided? 180 240, 320 or even 600?

Don't get me wrong that I agree edging cost that much, but I know that finishing/polishing work actually costs more manpower than just rough dimensioning.
That's why skills workers can charge a few times more than those without.

cabinets nowadays had been getting cheaper and cheaper, but manpower cost + materials cost had been kept going up. what's that one that had been sacrificed to justify the cost? quality.

that's why there is some cabinet that can cost up to 50k-100k they serve the same purpose but why they cost so much and people still willing to pay for it?

well, I always tell my friends who are renovating, Ikea cabinet system is a world standard system you can always use them as a benchmark to compare(they provide 25years warranty too which brand can do that?).

If you can access IKEA which No harm asking quotation you don't need to buy from them but you know how they charge and how much they allow their contractors to charge for extra works.

I read your statements all right.  It is fine if you think IKEA is good. They do have some items on sale that are good value.  It has big sophisticated machines that can make even cut of materials and decent looking.  But I would not say it is "world standard" system.  Even IKEA itself never claim themselves to be high end but functional Scandinavian design. 

IKEA's melamine furniture is as expensive as plywood furniture made from local cabinet makers.  I guess for u you will choose IKEA's melamine since it is world standard?  I would say some others would go for stronger and better moisture resistance plywood.

I merely addressing your assumption that IKEA keep opening stores world wide then their products must not be bad.  I can give you many more examples of so so products that are popular vs equivalent competitors: Bose, Starbucks, McDonald, etc.  Being popular does not equate to being best or reference.

The reason is their Subcon charged mobilizing cost+ management cost, which also added up the total cost. those who supply and install solid tops already expected those requests will have the capability to fulfill it with minimum cost, so is not apple to apple comparison.

Got my new house at JB area. Found a kitchen design company to build my 10ft wet + 15ft dry kitchen. Fully aluminum, hinge and slider all using BLUM, Countertop is Kompacplus, quoted with roughly 32k. Is this amount consider okay or over quoted?

Guys, just got my table top done by my indon contractor. Now i got quoted 10.5ft of alu cabinet for bottom part only.

1 x 3 tiers drawers
3 x 2 tiers drawers
All soft close
* no accessories, just plain drawers

I got quoted by a local aluminium shop for around 2.3K. Is this price ok?

Is advisable to use tiles for kitchen top?
I have seen my friends tiled kitchen top start falling. Is it a workmanship issue or tiles shouldn’t be used at all as kitchen top?

try ask aluminium/glass works ppl?

I think more like.. if they just do without coming to measure and self-pickup at their place, can do
If you want them to drop by to measure.. just for one door.. they cannot make money