New shaker cabinet panels on appliances have hairline cracks. Help!
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Help - New Cabinets installed and shaker doors look wrong
Comments (6)A Shaker door is composed of vertical stiles and horizontal rails that have a groove routed into them for an inset flat panel. Because wood expands and contracts at different rates depending on the growth pattern of the wood, how it's cut, how it's finished, etc. and the humidity levels of homes vary widely over the season, the center flat panel must "float" free in the stiles and rails. If it were glued in so that it didn't move, your door panel would warp. No caulking or any other substance should restrict the free movement of your center panel, and the expansion/contraction will cause separation of the paint along the joint lines of the stiles and rails as well as between the stiles and rails and the panel. Many cabinet lines require a signed waiver explaining this to the customer. Using a MDF center panel instead of a solid wood panel on a painted door will minimize the expansion cracks, but nothing will stop them....See MoreBrand new painted cabinets are cracking any idea??
Comments (29)I'm trying to wrap my head around what would cause the paint crack like that. It's obvious it is failing. We know that much. But why so soon? I have painted cabinets down in my dank basement that haven't seen new paint since decades before lead paint was banned. Yes the old lead oil paint is better. A thought: The cabinets were painted in relatively warm moist environment. Then shipped in freezing dry weather. The wood rapidly shrunk. Installed in your house. Temperature and humidity rapidly go up and paint begins to crack. But there is no way this could happen in a span of 6 months. Is the paint alkyd or acrylic? I think the paint is some sort of a two component mix. One of the components was not mixed correctly and the paint never cured properly, hence why is has failed....See Morewhite shaker cabinets, wood beam accents, white quartz, appliances?
Comments (27)I would remove from the equation the idea of white appliances having an effect on resale. No one says "I love the house, but forget it, it has a white range!" What is key to this whole discussion and has not been addressed is how much are you willing to spend on your appliances. The solution to your dilemma would be to panel the dishwasher and the fridge, and the fridge must be a fully-integrated style to pull this off. This will be very expensive. For the range, there are some lovely white ranges out there by Bertazzoni, Bluestar, Smeg, Miele, Lacanche for example, but those tend to be much more expensive than the old-style type of white range. There was a recent thread where someone posted about a white Kitchenaid range that looked fresh and not old-style, and was not priced as high as the other names I've mentioned, so look into that. I have a panelled DW, stainless fridge, white range, and stainless hood. I love it. The range is so easy to clean compared to a stainless range. The pairing of the white range with the stainless hood looks clean and fresh. The DW panelling does not show water drips the way stainless does. I was not willing to pay the $9000+ for an integrated fridge, so I am fine with my stainless one. (I am "lusting" a little for the white Miele fridge that Miller pictured above). One last note - your mention of the wood beams worries me. I know it's not what you asked, but adding wood beams has the potential to look very nice or to look artificial, "faux". A lot depends on your ceiling height. Make sure you have thought this through....See Morehairline cracks in MDF kitchen cabinet doors and drawers
Comments (12)Then I would be going back to the kitchen designer and have them bring the issues to the cabinet company. I would assume you bought from a kitchen shop/designer representing that cabinet company. I purchased Wood-Mode cabinets from a long time reputable kitchen designer and I know he would be working with me if any issues like this came up. I paid the KD and not Wood-Mode, so I have to go through the kitchen shop/designer to resolve any problems. Who did you pay for the cabinets? Of course, if that person/shop is not helping you then I would escalate to the regional representative of the cabinet company and then up the chain of command....See Moremihelene
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