What have you used and would you use them again? I had decided on a supplier but they seems to have gone into liquidation.
Kaboodle at bunnings looks a bit pricey for made in china stuff?
farwest,
Jan 5, 2:43pm
I installed a Mitre 10 kitchen, a couple of years ago. They have changed their cabinet supplier since then, though.
fast4motion,
Jan 5, 3:03pm
I installed a Mitre 10 kitchen for someone last year, and was happy with the quality. Only issue I had was having to countersink some of the holes to prevent screw heads sitting proud. No idea how the cost compares to others though. Some of the Hafele (Chinese) hinges are flimsy though, especially for corner units with a bit of weight or wide opening angle. I'd recommend upgrading to something like Hettich (German) for some of that hardware.
laspaz,
Jan 5, 3:10pm
Will look into Mitre 10 cheers. The more I look into the bunnings ones the higher the price goes up. They don't come with doors, drawer fronts, runners, handles, hinges or anything.
lakeview3,
Jan 5, 3:17pm
variety mart in Rotorua has ready made units. We have some in our garage which I use for storing my work stuff. White meltecca with charcoal top. Perfect. worth a trip to have a look. Likely you can purchase your whole kitchen there in units and install the basics yourself and get plumber nd electrician to do their bit.
lakeview3,
Jan 5, 3:19pm
the variety mart ones seem pretty good quality when we bought ours. Pretty much the same hardware as we have in our kitchen. Full shelves, cupboards, hinges, handles the lot.
shanreagh,
Jan 5, 3:22pm
Have you tried Placemakers? When I did a kitchen reno in 2012 at a beach house it was a much of a muchness between them and Mitre 10. The swinging item for me was that I joined the Placemakers card 'club' and the discounts enabled me to get the door handles for nothing. Most of these flat pack kitchens you have to order the basic unit then the toekicks, choose the type of drawers and unit fronts. some were dearer than others.Then there is the bench tops and sinks etc.
I am not sure about the longevity of these kitchens though. If I was doing it for a fulltime home I would probably go more high end or, which is what I am doing now for my own home, looking at good quality older kitchens on here ( ie pre weetbix) and older free-standing units and getting a cabinet maker to link them together. I found that rather than buying new laundry units it was more practical to buy an old kitchen and recycle into the laundry.
yes following on from your latest post. demo yards are good too.
laspaz,
Jan 5, 3:24pm
Sa-weet, sounds like it's worth a look, might have some other bits I will need too. Like a demo yard is it?
lakeview3,
Jan 5, 3:26pm
yep, you will have a field day! New stuff, demo, recycled wood etc.
lakeview3,
Jan 5, 3:28pm
You can buy overhead cupboards, benches units, pantries, sink units, laundry units from there, pretty sure they still have them, give them a call first to check maybe?
laspaz,
Jan 5, 3:28pm
You do raise a good point. It would be a bit of work but I could possibly make some units from plywood that would be more robust and last longer. I think I have all the tools etc, but a CNC machine would be so very helpful.
I am only doing base cabinets, as will have a large walk in pantry for the majority of the kitchen storage.
laspaz,
Jan 5, 3:28pm
Cool will call and see what they have.
lakeview3,
Jan 5, 3:40pm
i reckon they will get you sorted at the best price, you might need to hire a trailer or you could probs fit them in your van that you mentioned the other day! Let me know how you get on
laspaz,
Jan 5, 3:43pm
I have shot through an email so will hopefully let me know if they have something. Got a second hand kitchen off trademe when we did this house but was a bit of a PITA really. It didn't quite fit and the builder that removed it were a bit rough. Cheap as chips though.
lakeview3,
Jan 5, 3:51pm
use the second hand kitchen for a workshop or garage one or resell. You might even be able to swap the old kitchen for a part payment on the new units? With these units from variety mart, you can pretty much tailor make your kitchen just by selecting the appropriate unit and installing it next to another one. The best part is that meltecca is pretty tough, easy to clean, smart. Will add value to your house ðŸ
laspaz,
Jan 5, 3:56pm
Sorry was meaning in our current house (old house) we put in a second hand kitchen.
Any thoughts on handles vs. push to open on doors and drawers?
Sorry not good photo as a bit cramped, we bought a few years ago now but pretty sure they have something similar. They are just basic but good quality, don’t think they come too fancy with soft close etc but if you ring them they will tell you.
Gives you an idea of the bench top as well.
lakeview3,
Jan 5, 4:05pm
i think they just come as standard fixtures so there are no variations which helps keep the price down.
lakeview3,
Jan 5, 4:08pm
No assembly required was what I loved. All made up and ready to go. If you decided to get a whole lot of bottom units with no bench top you can put them together then have a bench top made to fit the lot at ‘the bench top shop’ which is in Clayton road.
laspaz,
Jan 5, 4:13pm
Looks good to me, even if it gets me through for a few years. I know bunnings have some 2.2m long acacia wood panels that are solid and would make some ok benchtops on a budget. $99 a pop:
They did have a lighter colour one that looked ok.
fast4motion,
Jan 5, 4:15pm
I made my cabinets out of plywood (18mm high grade stuff), which I whitewashed just enough to get rid of the yellow/orange look, and sealed with polyurethane. I made my pantry cabinet with Melamine though, for ease of cleaning. Labour intensive, but saved me thousands. I'd only recommend it if you have the correct tools, as the slightest imperfection will show. I had access to a dimension saw and edge-bander. I made them to Mitre 10 dimensions, then bought their doors, drawer fronts, end panels and filler panels. I could've made the doors myself for next to nothing, but wanted the flash looking wrap-around foil edges. I waited until M10's Boxing Day sale to buy them, so I got 20% back in gift vouchers. I spent a little more to get quality soft-close German hinges and drawer sides/runners though, rather than Chinese stuff.
lakeview3,
Jan 5, 4:17pm
loving that look for sure! Would look so good with the white melamine. If you didn’t like the handles on the cabinets you could buy new ones easily enough, but the ones like on mine aren’t too bad.
fast4motion,
Jan 5, 4:18pm
I've used heaps of those. Used to get them for $69 trade price. If you use them for a benchtop, I'd recommend sanding them (they'll come up lighter, but you can restain if you like) then seal them with a really good lacquer or similar. Don't rely on the oil preserving them, as they will look like rubbish very quickly if they get wet.
lakeview3,
Jan 5, 4:19pm
We want photos when it’s done though
laspaz,
Jan 5, 4:23pm
Lots of good tips thank you. If I can't find an affordable option I will certainly look at making up the carcasses out of ply. Great idea buying the doors and fronts also as I don't want it looking too crap.
Photos if it turns out ok, and if the council ever comes back to work, and if I can find a house mover etc etc ha.
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