KitchenCraft - will they last a lifetime?
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Recent Kitchen Craft cabinet experience?
Comments (3)I'm not sure when they were sold to Masterbrand but I'm pretty sure they are still being made out of the factory in Manitoba. Off-gassing would be pretty much be restricted to exposed particle board - not much on a kitchen cabinet. They are not going to off-gas through the melamine. As Kitchen Craft started as a Canadian company it is probably worth mentioneing that plywood construction is simply no that big in Canada - in part because of the predominance of frameless construction. Frameless construction is probably better served by particle board than ply (particle is less prone to movement and offers a more uniform surface for the adhesion of the melamine than ply). I have custom 1\2 particle board frameless cabinets in my condo that are 25 years old and the boxes are fine. My Mom had some of the same vintage and the boxes were fine. It's about your comfort. Just remember that for framed construction the thickness of the material used for the sides and tops is often not the 5\8 or 3\4 used for frameless....See MoreKitchen Craft cabinets
Comments (8)We have Kitchencraft cabinets and chose them for the same reason that your KD is recommending them: they're a lot of bang for you buck. They have a nice finish and very good hardware (slides, hinges, etc). We do not have any issues with dark spots like Cate does...that may be b/c we have a darker stain, or it may be b/c our cabinets are cherry rather than maple, which is harder to stain evenly. We had one door that came in with a subtle splotch on it, and Kitchencraft graciously sent a replacement, no questions asked. We have a very large kitchen (16x21'), so we were looking for quality cabinets that we could get as inexpensively as possible. We could have easily spent $100,000 on cabinets alone...Egads. We chose one of the plainest (ie cheapest) doors that KC offered and skipped the glaze. This allowed us to outfit our kitchen full of beautiful cherry cabinets full of bells and whistles (and a few custom cabinets) for a small fraction of that amount, and nearly 8K less than some other midpriced brands we were considering. We very happy with the beauty and functionality of our cabinets. We've recommended them to relatives and would choose them again with no reservations....See Morecalling grohe faucet owners..lifetime warranty?
Comments (21)Let me add to an old thread. I started using Grohe in my projects back in the late 90's. Back then some USA companies had liftime coverage against leaks ....Moen was one of the few that would provide finish for chrome if pitted. Not all the companies provided lifetime .. Kohler for example was a pain. Anyway, by 2000 Grohe provided lifetime if you had the paperwork proving it was bought after (1997). Since I did a lot of projects for family as well -- we started seeing some failures in the later 00's and Grohe was always great with sending parts. Mostly it was the main cartridge failing in the shower or kitchen faucet ... we also had other issues with the hoses and heads of the Ladulux faucet. The head is plastic and the switchover from stream to spray would fail -- pull out hose is plastic inside. They were always great with anythng you needed. This also included a few chrome parts for the shower trims. I always recomended them to everbody. About 4+ years ago I tried to get one of the main pressure hoses for a ladylux kitchen faucet that was leaking under the sink. Told it was discontinued and no longer available. That it ... goodby. I had one of these fail on another faucet many years ago and they sent me two so I could replace both. The problem is this is not a standard USA hose -- the faucet side requires an odd metric male fitting that no one carries. The only solution is to trash a perfect 12 year old (at that time) faucet ... top of the line and $600!. Customer service was not nice about it either .... had about the same results when I called regarding another cartridge that was leaking a bit later ..... they gave me the "limited warranty" line and said that after 10 years "or so" it was normal wear. When you buy something with a lifetime warranty ... you expect it to be that. Just to see how they would respond to another isuue ... sent them a picture of a bar faucet from the early 00's that all of a sudden had pitting on the spout and was dripping ... nope -- too old. Thankfully, I was able to get a NOS faucet spout on e-bay for $50 and get this .... someone on e-bay had a special run of the Grohe pressure supplies made with the metric fitting .... that was $90 for two. But, it's anoying that Grohe is not stocking parts. I recenlty bought two condos at the beach in SC and everythng is Kohler from about 20 years ago ... one of the laundy fauctes had a cracked head, the other leaking. They are white and I had trouble matching them up .... I called Kohler for some help and they asked for some pictures. Not only did they send me two new whited heads -- they sent me all the parts to get everythng else in order .... no questions -- no charge. It's a shame ... Grohe made a great product and I installed 100's of them .... but -- I can't recomend them as when they fail in 12/13 years they may not help....See MoreHow to compare KitchenCraft, Omega Full Access, Wellborn, DuraSupreme
Comments (2)Dura isn’t high priced for their basic frameless. Not when compared to actual European cabinetry. All frameless is more costly than framed, on a basic level. If you get into the more upcharged materials woods like quarter sawn oak or gloss acrylic, those will be costly from anywhere. Ranked for quality, for something standard and not specialty, I would go Omega, Dura, KC, and Wellborne. With the last maybe flipopping spots as Wellborne gains more experience in the frameless market. I just don’t like their dealer customer service policies. They penalize the seller for their mistakes. If you are wanting something more specialty, each maker has their niches of excellence....See Morelam702
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