Decora Kitchen cabinets - Pros Cons
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inkycrab
15 years ago
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15 years agoRelated Discussions
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Comments (5)I'm planning on having mostly freestanding cabinets (different style) in my kitchen. Part or all freestanding is really common in Europe. There's almost a superstitious suspicion of it here, but just because it's unfamiliar doesn't mean it's bad. The only place I could thing where it might be a problem is if you lived someplace with frequent earthquakes, if you had a skinny unit that might fall over. But then, if you live somewhere like that, I guess you learn to cope. You might still work with the shorter counter units. Advantages to me are that some of them will be really cheap vintage/antique ones. Like $250 for something that Christopher Peacock couldn't match, and I already paid for 15 years ago! I'll have to have at least one made, which will probably be expensive, but it needs to make the most of a quirky spot. I like that I can move the cabinets around, paint them, change them completely if they no longer suit my needs or style. I have an old house, so shimming these is particularly important, so the tall ones don't fall over! As for resale, in my neighborhood, no kitchen survives a move. The Dumpster pulls up the day after closing. In my neighborhood, I figure I've just saved the next owner thousands on demo. As long as you're very clear about what you've done, and what, if anything, you're planning to take, it's like anything else. One person's dream kitchen is someone else's suffocation nightmare. It might just be me, but this doesn't seem like a match for granite counters. Maybe teak? Maybe tile/thick glass? It seems to call for something lighter, more earthy. Have fun!...See MoreImported plywood in your kitchen cabinets? Pros/cons?
Comments (23)I am going to insist that my cabinets are made with American birch plywood. I do not want any building materials made in China in my home and so far so good. We have obtainied all the structural wood from a local saw mill, from local wood. Our metal roof was made by a local business. Our floors will be local heart pine, and our interior walls and ceilings are local cypress. American plywood is more money than the Chinese plywood. American plywood is 50 some dollars a sheet as compared to about 25 dollars a sheet for Chinese. American plywood will be stamped and certified. Cabinets are one of the most expensive investments for your home. At least they should be. For me, I would rather have cabinetry that would last a life time, and have minimal toxicity, and have to save for a finished basement. But that is me. Your wants and needs may be different than mine. In the whole scheme of things paying extra now won't seem so much later on, particularly if you remain problem free. Who is your cabinet maker? I still have a couple of people to talk to yet and look at their work, but so far I haven't found quite the level of workmanship I want. Sandy...See MoreBase cabinets/counter 27" deep, pros /cons?
Comments (5)I love it so far, the few extra inches of drawer space enabled me to fit all my dishes perfectly. I also enjoy the extra counter space, but since our granite was just installed on Thursday I haven't done much with it yet! We have a broken L, meaning the fridge and range is on one wall, then there's a doorway, and the sink / dishwasher / dish storage cabs are on a separate run. We only increased depth on the sink / dishwasher run, so I can't speak to the range and over range area. That said, I did consider it. I was going to have a few inches of granite behind the range, which I was really looking forward to. I didn't go that route because of concerns with walkway width between island seating and adjacent family room...the extra depth would've eaten into it. As long as you have the space and the budget (ours did cost extra), really no downside as far as I can tell. I have full extension rails with soft close, so that is available for the deeper size....See MoreHDF (High Density Fiberboard) for Kitchen Cabinet Doors? Pros & Cons?
Comments (15)We've been distributing US Cabinet Depot cabinets to our customers for years and have never had a single warranty claim for issues with their HDF doors. I cannot speak to other companies' HDF quality or their finish quality. If the finish is thin, water will get in. If the finish is done properly and meets the appropriate Mil thickness, then water will never get to the HDF. Many US-made cabinets have to adhere to strict finish requirements and use Water Borne finishes, or types of lacquer that are thin and allow moisture. US Cabinet Depot cabinets have a great finish and use conversion varnish. I've always been an "all-wood guy" until we started working with USCD. Once cabinet line we used to distribute constantly cracked at the stile and rail joint. We were always having problems. So it is also very much about the manufacturer and the process they use for the materials they use. A "Real Wood" cabinet door can have lots of issues if the wood is not properly dried, or glued. And a company that uses HDF will have problems if the finish is thin, or water based. I recommend US cabinet depot as we've never had a single issue. If you're going to buy cabinets with HDF doors, just make sure the finish is either Conversion Varnish or Solvent-Based PU Urethane. NOT waterborne or lacquer....See Moreljsandler
15 years agoI love my Decora cabinets. I have the Yardley style in both teaberry color and brandywine color with expresso stain. I had a few shipping issues that were taken care of pronto.
Here's a pic of my cabinets. First one is with brandywine expresso and second is teaberry.
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8 years agoSo our "high end" top of the Home Depot line Decora cabinets arrived and our builder suggested we return every single unit because the dove tail joints keeping the back of the cabinet from separating from the wall are missing and the cabinet was being held together with staples. Others were missing and held together with glue. He commented that the weight of our dishes and other items would cause the cabinets to pull away from the wall. This manufacturing defect has pushed our project back by about 2 months and created actual monetary damages due to our need to extend the rental of storage space for items from our home. The rep is taking days to address adding even more time. I guess there is really no such thing as exceptions regarding "high end" service. We should've just went to Ikea and assembled ourselves. At least the cabinets would be been assembled correctly, the project would not be delayed and our costs would have been lower. Is it too much to ask for a quality product when paying a high end price? Apparently MasterBrand thinks so... Thanks MasterBrand Cabinets for your crap quality, poor customer services and additional costs. I will make sure everyone I know is aware of what your company considers a "quality" product and to stay away if they want to have a quality product in a reasonable time.
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