Kitchen Cabinets are generally composed of countertops, cabinet bodies, door panels, and hardware accessories, which are counted separately.
1. Countertops: natural stone countertops: divided into the advantages of granite countertops and marble countertops. They have high hardness, good wear resistance, unobvious scratches, low price disadvantages, seams, and overall not beautiful enough. Acrylic countertop: Its main component is 65% saturated resin with 20% acrylic, aluminum hydroxide and particles, as well as some additives. Advantages: acid resistance, seamless. Disadvantages: easy to scratch, not resistant to high temperature (90 degrees to 120 degrees), and not resistant to dirt. Quartz stone: It is an artificial stone with better performance. Advantages: wear resistance, high temperature resistance, high hardness, acid resistance. Disadvantages: more expensive, difficult to deal with after the dirt has penetrated.
2. Stainless steel countertops: evolved from hotel kitchens cabinets, stainless steel is directly pressed, and the craftsmanship is relatively mature. Advantages: high temperature resistance, abrasion resistance, easy to take care of, durable and not old; Disadvantages: single style, unrecoverable scratches at the corners of the kitchen cabinets (it is also difficult to scratch…). Refractory board countertop: a countertop made of medium-density or particleboard as the base material and a 0.8-1.2mm thick fireproof board veneer after being pasted with high pressure and bent. Advantages: bright colors, abrasion resistance and high temperature resistance. Disadvantages: poor moisture resistance and gaps in corner splicing, which are basically eliminated now.
3. Cabinet ecological board: The base material of the veneer is generally particleboard or density board, which is resistant to high temperature, hard texture, pressure, acid and alkali. If the cabinet is made, it is generally necessary to add green moisture-proof particles inside, which is moisture-proof Board up. Stainless steel plate: The stainless steel plate is resistant to high temperature, acid and alkali, can not be opened when there are pipes, and the color is cold and hard. Bricklaying + tiling: durable and strong, relatively cheap, the disadvantage is that the thicker layer affects the use area. Granite: Good hardness, cheap price, durable, but the disadvantage is that it is not beautiful enough. Dark granite has a certain risk of excessive radiation.
The door panel is generally made of aluminum alloy or stainless steel for the edging of the door panel. Stainless steel is more durable and more expensive. When selecting, it depends on whether the thickness and surface process are meticulous, and whether the details are in place can reflect the strength of the factory. Glass door panel: a door panel made of tempered glass. Advantages: When adding hardware accessories, you need to add an ecological board to assemble it, which is simple to maintain, cheap, and cost-effective. Disadvantages: Some styles are not upscale. Painted door panel: The door panel is heated and dried in the drying room after spraying. Advantages: bright and rich colors, excellent waterproof performance, strong anti-fouling ability, easy to clean, easy to scrub, moisture-proof, and good fire resistance. Disadvantages: easy to scratch and difficult to repair, and may be stained by oil smoke.
1. Fireproof board: The standard name is fireproof board. Fireproof board is made of fireproof board for veneer, particle board is used as base material (also useful for MDF), similar to ecological board, but the difference lies in veneer. Advantages: wear resistance, high temperature resistance, scratch resistance, penetration resistance, easy to clean, clear and transparent patterns, realistic effects, strong three-dimensional effect, no color difference, smooth and smooth surface. Disadvantages: more afraid of dampness. Ecological board: The colored paper impregnated with melamine is pasted on the surface of the substrate after high temperature and high pressure. Also called double veneer, paint-free board, MFC, melamine veneer particle board, melamine veneer. Green moisture-proof particles must be added to the ecological board of the cabinet.
Advantages: Similar to the fireproof board, it has the properties of friction resistance, impact resistance, high temperature resistance, heat resistance, acid and alkali resistance. The refractory board has various colors and textures that imitate natural, economical and economical, and the senses are good. Disadvantages: There is no three-dimensional shape, only metal edge sealing and aluminum alloy trough pull can be added to increase its decorativeness. Advantages of solid wood door panels: good texture and feel, and it will be new for a long time in normal use. Disadvantages: It is easy to crack when dry and wet alternately.
Hardware and accessories Hardware accessories include hinges, slide rails, etc., support rods, drawers, pull baskets, gas supports, handles, bowls baskets, seasoning baskets, etc. Most of the accessories are calculated on a piece-by-piece basis. Just come to buy, pay attention to compare the price and quality. Cabinet hinge hinges (also called hinges) are very important in the design and use of cabinets. Because as a hardware fitting connecting the cabinet door and side panels, the hinges are frequently opened and closed, whether they are smooth, quiet, and durable, which directly affect the practical efficiency of the cabinet.
1. The damping hinge is more practical for its smooth opening and closing and its muffling effect. According to the door opening angle, 90 degree hinges are the most common (there are also 120 degrees, 150 degrees, and 170 degrees, which can be used flexibly according to the kitchen cabinets design.) Straight arm, small curved arm, and large curved arm dumpling chains correspond to “full cover”, “half cover” and Three ways of “built-in”.
Purchase: (1) Take a few more hinges and see if the appearance of the hinges is roughly the same. The surface of the poor hinges is unstable, the plating layer is thin and not smooth, and it is easy to rust.
(2) Holding the hinged iron cup, slowly close the hinge as if closing the door. Remember to be slow. If you feel that the hinge is smooth and there is no obstruction, even if you try a few are smooth, then this hinge product Initially, it is qualified.
(3) Look at the force of the model hinge on site. If it is easy to sink and it is more serious, it may appear asymmetry on both sides in the future.
(4) Use a screwdriver to test whether the adjusting screw of the hinge and the fastening screw at the end of the hinge are smooth. The details reflect the strength of the manufacturer.
Maintenance: Wipe gently with a dry soft cloth. Do not clean with acidic cleaners. If there are black spots, wipe with a little kerosene. If you feel that there is a sound at the beginning of use, you can add some lubricating oil for maintenance. From the current technology perspective, the bottom slide rail is better than the side slide rail, and the overall connection with the drawer is better than the three-point connection. High-quality slide rails have low resistance, long life, and smooth drawers.
Classification:
(1) Pneumatic vertical upturn support: When the door panel is opened to about 10cm, the door panel will automatically rise vertically to maximize the use of the space in the cabinet. When the door is closed down, it is gentle, without impact and noise.
(2) Folding and upturning support means that when the door panel is lifted up, the two doors can be folded and propped up, saving space, and closing the door more firmly. Shelves can also be placed in the cabinet to accommodate items of different sizes.
(3) The hydraulic vertical upturn support and the pneumatic vertical upturn support are different in the power to control the opening and braking of the cabinet door. The opening angle of the tilt-up support is 60°, and at the same time, the door panel and the top panel can be connected without hinges or hinges.
Buy：
1. Brand selection: At present, most domestic gas supports can only reach 10,000 to 20,000 times at most, and imported gas supports reach around 50,000 times. Considering that the price of imported products is only 20 to 30 yuan more than domestic products. (But some cabinet shops will exaggerate the price and even add a set of 100 yuan)
2. Inspection port: For example, the air pressure support rod, you must check the paint color, smoothness, welding degree of metal lugs, appearance and smoothness of paint on this end of the cylinder. Because the lifting lug is an important part of connecting the cabinet door, it also serves as a key position for bearing gravity in an obvious position.
3. Look at the support rod: check whether there are pits on the surface of the support rod. Because of the problems of pits and scratches, the sealing device inside the cylinder will be damaged during use, so that the support stem will leak after a period of use, resulting in no pressure and can not be used.
Buy
1. Brand selection: At present, most domestic gas supports can only reach 10,000 to 20,000 times at most, and imported gas supports reach around 50,000 times. Considering that the price of imported products is only 20 to 30 yuan more than domestic products. (But some cabinet shops will exaggerate the price and even add a set of 100 yuan)
2. Inspection port: For example, the air pressure support rod, you must check the paint color, smoothness, welding degree of metal lugs, appearance and smoothness of paint on this end of the cylinder. Because the lifting lug is an important part of connecting the cabinet door, it also plays a key position to bear gravity in an obvious position.
3. Look at the support rod: check whether there are pits on the surface of the support rod. Because of the problems of pits and scratches, the sealing device inside the cylinder will be damaged during use, so that the support stem will leak after a period of use, resulting in no pressure and can not be used.
Maintenance
1. In order to prevent the support rod from rusting and causing the cabinet door to open and close, it is necessary to avoid water stains or oily smoke contamination of the support rod, and lubricate it regularly.
2. The support rod is an advanced accessory, and the internal parts are relatively complicated, so you need to be careful. Once the pneumatic (hydraulic) device is damaged, it will malfunction. Therefore, you should avoid hanging heavy objects, pulling or bumping on the support pole. Pull basket pull basket can provide a larger storage space for the cabinet, effectively deal with the storage problem of kitchen cabinets utensils, so that various items and utensils have their own places. In addition, the kitchen owner puts the kitchen utensils and tableware in the hob pull basket according to his own habits, and puts the cooking utensils such as seasoning bottles, jars, boxes, cutting boards, knives, oil cans, etc. into the multi-function pull basket. Improve the cooking process.
Classification: The cabinets have different forms, and the storage spaces of the cabinets are also different. For this reason, the pull basket has also evolved into different types. “Drawer separation” baskets are used to separate objects in the drawers so that they are in place; the cabinet under the sink has a large space, because there are pipes, it is not convenient to put the shelves, and the “concave drawer pull basket” can achieve orderly discharge Use with the empty chamber; when the inside of the cabinet is not easy to take out, the “four-side pull basket” can easily solve the problem; and the “season pull basket” can arrange condiments or kitchen cabinets utensils in an orderly manner, making cooking more convenient; there are also unique The “corner pull basket” also gradually emerged with the development of cabinet design.
Due to the different materials, pull baskets can be divided into chrome-plated iron pull baskets, stainless steel pull baskets and aluminum alloy pull baskets. Even if it is expensive, you must buy 304 stainless steel pull basket.
Buy
1. Look at the appearance: First of all, the appearance should be neat and not messy. The four corners are chamfered. The pull basket should be balanced on the ground. The bottom material should be evenly arranged. The surface should be free of burrs and pits.
2. Look at the gloss: If electroplating is used, it should be bright, full and beautiful in appearance. If electropolishing surface treatment is used, the surface should show the original color of stainless steel, and there should be no obvious scratches and scratches.
3. Look at the solder joints: the solder joints should not be too large, too large and ugly, and mostly false welding, not strong, and should be slightly smaller than the size of the two materials that are welded together. The pull basket welding joints produced by large companies are all butt welding. , Generally there is no welding scar.
4. Look at the slide rail: the slide rail is the most important of the full set of pull baskets. When choosing a slide rail, you need to pay attention to the characteristics of load-bearing, thick material, high smoothness, high bite, and low noise. For fasteners, stainless steel is preferred.
Maintenance: try to tighten the bottles and jars of oil, salt, sauce and vinegar. It is not advisable to push or pull to the side. The intersection of the pull basket iron bars is more likely to contain dirt and dirt, so it should be cleaned in time to avoid corrosion and bacterial growth; when cleaning, try not to rub hard objects such as steel wire balls, and do not use acidic cleaners. Sink and faucet kitchens cabinets are most frequently exposed to dirt and water stains, and most directly affect the safety of people’s diet. It is none other than sinks and faucets. It must be ensured that the cleaning and drainage functions are absolutely optimized.
Classification: Although the sink is made of steel enamel, ceramics, artificial stone, acrylic, crystal stone, and cast iron enamel, considering that stainless steel is easy to clean, resistant to corrosion, high temperature and humidity, and is very suitable for the working environment of the kitchen cabinets, the stainless steel sink is still It is currently the most common sink choice. According to the style, kitchen cabinets sinks are divided into single basin, double basin, large and small sinks, special-shaped double basin, etc. Combined with the cleaning nature of the kitchen cabinets , double basins are the mainstream, and some people prefer large single basins because of the convenience of washing pots. Kitchen cabinets faucets are divided into stainless steel, cast iron, all-plastic, all-copper and alloy materials according to their materials. The mainstream is stainless steel and all-copper, which are relatively durable and environmentally friendly.
Sink purchase
1. The thickness of the kitchen cabinets sink material should be moderate, too thin will affect the service life and strength of the sink, and too thick will easily damage the tableware being washed. In addition, it also depends on the flatness of the stainless steel surface, such as unevenness indicates poor quality.
2. Generally, a sink with a larger cleaning volume has good practicability, and a depth of about 20 cm is better, so as to prevent water from splashing.
3. The surface treatment of the sink is beautiful and practical, and the welding place of the sink must be carefully observed. The weld must be flat and even, without rust spots, preferably with an overflow.
4. The simpler the shape of the basin, the less likely it is to accumulate water, the easier it is to take care of.
Leading purchase
1. Look at the appearance: high-quality faucets should be processed finely, with a smooth mirror surface and a uniform matte surface.
2. Trial switch: compare the cheaper and the expensive ones, you can feel the smoothness.
3. Maintenance: Keep both dry and clean at ordinary times. Long-term stagnant water and washing liquid residues can easily affect the appearance life. Although the hardware accessories are small, it is not easy to open and close cabinet doors and push and pull drawers, which directly affects the mood and effect of use. These feelings are all determined by the quality of the hardware accessories. And they affect the key factors of the cabinet’s use effect and service life. Because the installation and removal of the cabinet is destructive to a certain extent, here is a special reminder to pay attention to the purchase of hardware.
