6 Steps to Identify Custom Cabinet Quality

Every part of the cabinet is the standard to measure the quality.

Custom cabinets consist of several major components: cabinet carcass, cabinet door, hardware, countertop and back panel.  In addition, there are small components (water retaining edge, cabinet corner of base cabinet, toe kick, sealing edge of cabinet body and cabinet door, drawer, pull basket, door turning on hanging cabinet, damping of drawer.  )

1.Cabinet door

There are many kinds of doors: melamine doors are economical and have various colors.  Blister door panels are mostly white and have various shapes.  Double-faced door panel, elevated melamine door panel.  Baked paint door panels are good looking but not easy to maintain and often need to be repaired.  UV door panel, crystal steel door panel and solid wood door panel are the best, but expensive.  When we customize cabinets, we need to choose doors of good quality according to our own budget.

2. Cabinet Carcass

The cabinet has damp-proof board, density board and solid wood multi-layer board.  Solid wood multi-layer board cabinet has much better stability, better relative environmental protection and higher cost performance. The fourth kind of solid board cabinet.  However, pure solid wood is rarely used in cabinets on the market. Most businesses use solid wood multi-layer or particle board for cabinets. Cabinet doors are made of solid wood finger boards or solid wood boards, because solid wood is very luxurious for cabinets.

3. Countertop

There are also many materials for countertops.  Natural stone is made of natural materials, including marble and granite. It is hard and has beautiful patterns, but it is easy to break.  Artificial stone, artificial synthetic material, rich texture and color choices, can completely compare with natural stone, and non-toxic and non-radioactive, but need to look carefully, the pattern or artificial carving marks are heavier.  Quartz stone is similar to marble, but it is harder, mostly white and gray, very versatile, and cost effective.  Stainless steel, strong antibacterial ability, heat resistance, easy cleaning but also easy to leave scratches.

4. Hardware accessories

The realization of most functions of customized cabinets requires the support of hardware.  Generally speaking, the hardware fittings mainly include hinges, sliding rails, damping, air supports, hanging yards, adjusting feet, toe kick, etc.  The quality of hardware often determines the service life of kitchen cabinets, and it is best to choose large brands of hardware.

5. Material of backing plate

It is easy to see the cabinet as it is placed in front of your eyes, but don't neglect the material of the backing plate under the countertop.  Adding a backing plate under the tabletop is beneficial to evenly dispersing the tabletop pressure, enhancing the impact resistance of the tabletop, prolonging the service life of the tabletop and playing an auxiliary role in protecting the tabletop.

6. Cabinet details (such as design, edge sealing, touch feeling, color feeling,)

Edge sealing is the most important thing to check the quality of cabinets. It seems simple, but in fact it can best reflect the strength of customized brands. Good edge sealing has no trace.  The rough edge sealing makes people feel uncomfortable at first sight, which has a lot to do with the level of machines and operators.  There are also some details, such as whether the sealing edges of various openings are made of aluminum foil or plastic.

Therefore, one cannot simply say which type of cabinet is of better quality, but to customize a cabinet suitable for you mainly according to your daily needs and budget.