How to choose the plate for decorating the kitchen cabinet?
Sheet selection
The thickness of the kitchen cabinets board is generally 16 mm, 18 mm and other specifications. Generally, the thickness of the same material of 18 mm will be about 7% higher than that of 16 mm thick, but the service life of the kitchen cabinet can be more than doubled. , which can effectively prevent the deformation of the door panel and the cracking of the countertop.
Cabinet form
Cabinet body: The general material of the wall cabinet and the floor cabinet is the same, collectively referred to as the cabinet body. The cabinet body generally includes solid wood, stainless steel, multi-layer solid wood, fireproof board, moisture-proof board, particle board, MDF, aluminum alloy, etc. There are many kinds of countertops that match the base cabinet, such as quartz stone countertops, slate countertops, stainless steel countertops, fireproof board countertops and solid wood countertops.
When customizing kitchen cabinets, we should be clear about whether we are installing independent cabinets or non-independent cabinets, their stability is very different, and the prices are also different. It can be identified by the packaging and the assembled cabinet. For example, if the independent cabinet is assembled separately, each cabinet will have an independent packaging.
Countertop selection
Many people are willing to use quartz stone for the countertop material, because it has high strength, high hardness, and the price is very affordable, so it is normal to be popular.
Pay attention to the thickness, choose more than 1.5cm, and the countertop of 2cm is not easy to break.
Stainless steel countertops are also worthy of everyone’s choice. It is anti-oil, anti-fouling, corrosion-resistant and scratch-resistant. It can be seamlessly spliced and has no sanitary dead corners.
The supporting process can choose the pad and pad technology, such as quartz stone, stainless steel and other countertops and pads can be used, a set of kitchen cabinets generally use 3 pads.
Sink materials include stainless steel, ceramics, quartz stone and other materials. Stainless steel materials are popular because they are the cheapest and most cost-effective. The best way to install the sink is to install the sink under the countertop.
In addition, remember to install the water retaining strip on the countertop, which can prevent water from leaving the floor; choose a telescopic faucet for the faucet, and it is not a problem to clean the countertop and the basin.
installation process
The quality of the installation process depends not only on whether the countertop is flat and whether the joint is tight, but also on the joint method of the cabinet corners. Generally small factories mostly use rivets and adhesives to join, while the kitchen cabinets with exquisite craftsmanship mostly use round rods and tenons to join and fix, and use less glue.
Hardware Parts
The choice of hardware should not be sloppy. The hinge has to withstand more than 10 or even 20 times of opening and closing every day. Therefore, the hinge is the hardware with the heaviest mission, and it is best to choose imported brands. For other large hardware, within the scope of extra budget, try to choose high-quality installation.
Environmental performance of kitchen cabinets
Environmental protection is the most critical part of kitchen cabinet selection. As the saying goes, no formaldehyde can make glue, no benzene can make paint, 90% of wood adhesives in my country are used in wood-based panel industry, and wood and wood-based panel industrial adhesives are divided into urea-formaldehyde resin, phenolic resin, melamine-formaldehyde resin and so on according to the main synthetic raw materials.
Urea-formaldehyde resin adhesive is widely used due to its low production cost, sufficient raw material sources, simple production process, convenient use, and many other advantages. However, products made with urea-formaldehyde resin adhesives will continuously release formaldehyde. If the kitchen cabinets at home are made of such raw materials, it will not only seriously pollute the environment, but also threaten people’s health. Therefore, when we choose kitchen cabinets, we first consider its environmental protection coefficient, and we must look for guaranteed brands.
