Why are a lot of “high end” cabinets using 1/8″ ply for the backs and puttin in 2 extra pieces for the screw rails.
doesnt make sense.
Also I am now in the midst of a kitchen where they chose a middle quality cab.
Ply sides, cherry faces, dovetailed drawers, assembled pretty square.
But when I drilled through the floor of a base… Particle board!!!???
Where is the most likely place for water to get to any cabinet?
the floor of the sink base! esp. with holes drilled for pipes and wires.
Not a wise choice!
Looking at the whole kitchen, it would have taken Maybe 2 sheets of ply to replace all the particle board!
And no Toe kicks, the sides are all the extend to the floor! not enough support for the 1/2 ply the send for a finished toekick.
BTW they are Bertch Legacy line so if you runn into them beware of these “shortfalls”
I know Kitchen cabs are a very competitive field but this is getting rediculous!
OK I have vented now.
Any further comment?
Mr T
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I am a trained professional!
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"OK I have vented now....
Do not try this at home!
I am a trained professional"
If I can't vent at home, where do I go?
"If I can't vent at home, where do I go?"
Here.
Rich Beckman
If I can't vent at home, where do I go?
I generally recommend through the roof, except for 90+ furnaces and direct vent water heaters {G}
then there's always the TavernExcellence is its own reward!
You guys take the cake!
TDo not try this at home!
I am a trained professional!
Not only is the dude unhappy with his cabs but now he's missing his cake too! Any body see a cake around here?
honestly, Ilike the ones with a hardweood rail and stain grade plywood backs, even if it is thin.
The PBoard base was a stretch tho'Excellence is its own reward!
IT WAS MY BIRTHDAY CAKE!!!!
42 today
Have the fire dept. standin by when we fire up all those candles!!!
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I am a trained professional!
Happy Birthday
I love the way kids (<50) get excited about their birthday.bobl Volo Non Voleo Joe's cheat sheet
Just a question:
If the 'particles' in particleboard came from hardwood, would that make it hardwood particleboard?
BTW, I don't want to sound like I'm defending particleboard, but some homeowners confuse MDF with particleboard, which is a much different material. We use quite a few door styles that have MDF panels - they work great and are more stable than hardwood panels (paint grade, obviously). I've seen cabinet doors made entirely of MDF, but seems like they would be susceptible to chipping.