The overall development of the cabinet today has gone into the ordinary people's homes, but also become an indispensable part of the landscape of the ordinary family. The whole cabinet mainly includes cabinet, panel (door), countertops, hardware several departments. There are many types of cabinet materials, prices vary. How can you buy your favorite cabinet, how to make the design fair and beautiful and practical, how to avoid the traps in the purchase, it is necessary to do a good job of which homework.
First, the cabinet.
1, particle board
The vast majority of cabinets are made of particle board, a very small number of departments are using MDF. Particleboard is a natural wood crushed and destroyed into particles, after pressing into the board, its waterproof function is better than MDF, is currently the main material of the kitchen cabinet cabinet.
Particle Board
According to the particle board structure: a. Single-layer structural particle board; b. Three-layer structural particle board; c. Gradient structural particle board; d. Directional particle board; e. Waffle particle board; f. Molded particle board;
According to the surface condition: unfinished particleboard: a. sanded particleboard; b. unsanded particleboard. Finished particleboard: a. Impregnated paper-finish particleboard; b. Decorative laminate-finish particleboard; c. Veneer-finish particleboard; d. Surface-coated particleboard; e.?PVC-finish particleboard and so on;
Dimensions of the cabinet material: The use of TPH particleboard (including the entrance to the kitchen cabinets). Three polyhydrogen ammonia particle board is the main material of the natural log cutting, crushing and destroying the specification of the small shape, coupled with environmental protection glue, high temperature, high pressure refined. Three polyhydrogen amine board is in the plain board plus color paper by 600 ℃ high temperature pressing and become, China's environmental standards 100mg ≥ 40 grams. European minimum scale is E-1 level, 100mg ≥ 10 below, E-O level scale is 100mg ≥ 3 below, super E-O is no formaldehyde. Domestic manufacturers are used is more than Jilin Forestry Group Dew River particleboard, its quality through the European E-1 level scale, ≤ 8 mg / 100 grams of dry board, (A grade superior).
Aijia / Gerboard EGGER particleboard features: Selected from the material growing in the cold zone of the European continent of coniferous species. In order to make the board has good physical function and reprocessability, the processing process mixed with a small sector of sawdust. Particleboard overcomes the shortcomings of natural wood, with not easy to deform and not chaotic physical function. Therefore, particle board is a kind of natural logs by cutting, crushing and destroying, high temperature and high pressure made of a more suitable for furniture production and use of the board.? Aijia board surface is flat and not easy to deform. It is also a green product, the shape and function of the harmony of the same in order to make the excellent quality of the product is perfectly embodied.
2, MDF
It is made of wood fiber or other plant fibers, applying urea-formaldehyde resins or other suitable adhesives made of man-made panels, density board because of soft impact resistance, easy to reprocess. Moisture resistance function is poor. Flatness is better, usually used for panel furniture, office furniture more. Because of the MDF after fastening easily loosened, loosened and then tighten the strength is insufficient. Because of the good flatness of MDF, it is more suitable for door and countertop. Used for box board, in the assembly fastening process, subject to certain limitations.
Need to pay attention to the thickness of the board, the majority of 16mm, of course, there are 18mm, the thicker the more expensive. Many people just care about the door plate and countertops, really here is also a fancy, advertisement is 18mm plate, sign a contract for 16mm. Many people do not pay attention. The actual quality of the cabinet to consider: 1. plate materials, 2 thickness, 3 sealing. Edge is very important, the thicker the better the more durable, the formaldehyde inside the foam board will not volatilize out.
Second, the panel (or door)
1, solid wood panels
With the return to the natural, rustic effect, flower edge corner processing and paint glossy requirements of the craft, can be better expressed in the classical style. Need to pay attention to the so-called solid wood board is not the whole are solid wood. Its door frame is solid wood, cherry color, walnut color, oak color. Door core for the MDF paste solid wood veneer, generally in the solid wood surface to do concave-convex modeling, exterior painting, thus maintaining the original wood color and soft modeling. This will ensure that the special visual effect of bright wood, edge and core board combination can ensure the strength of the door.
Strengths: Scratch-resistant, heat-resistant. Better texture, natural texture, environmental protection is relatively good. Compared with other materials, the thermal conductivity is small.
Disadvantages: the color is determined by the species of the tree, there are fewer colors to choose from. Poor acid and alkali resistance, not suitable for too dry or wet environment, maintenance trouble. High price.
2, metal plate
Metallic door is the latest popular color, bold and brave avant-garde very personalized style and sense of the times. Its structure for the MDF paste by special oxidation treatment, fine brushed and polished, the surface to form a dense protective layer of metal plate.
Benefits: wear-resistant, heat-resistant, anti-erosion. Metal plasticity, fine texture, easy to clean up, will not disclose the odor. Clean lines, long life, durable.
Disadvantages: easily deformed, easy to leave groove-like pits after a slight collision, scratches are more difficult to repair. The color is mainly in cold tones, there is an "ice" feeling, the lack of family warmth.
3, fire-resistant board
Fire-resistant board, is currently the mainstream of the overall cabinet materials. The substrate is particle board or density board, the surface is decorated with fire board. Its characteristics are in line with the requirements of the use of cabinets, to adapt to the special environment in the kitchen, more catering to the cabinet "beautiful and practical" combination of development trends.
Benefits: wear-resistant, heat-resistant, scratch-resistant. Resistant to osmosis, easy to clean. Bright color, not easy to fade, delicate touch, affordable.
Disadvantages: poor waterproof function. Compared with baking paint and resin material, the color and fashion sense is slightly worse. Poor plasticity, unable to create three-dimensional effects such as concave and convex.
4, lacquer plate
Lacquer plate substrate for the density plate, the surface of the six times by the spray baking of the entrance lacquer (three bottoms, two sides, a light) high temperature baking and become. Baked paint plate is characterized by bright and colorful easy to modeling, with a strong visual impact, very beautiful and stylish.
Benefits: surface baking paint can effectively waterproof. The entrance is bright and shiny, and the surface is flat. Anti-fouling ability, easy to clean.
Disadvantages: afraid of bumps and scratches, damage is difficult to repair. Easy to color difference in the kitchen with more oil and smoke. Advanced technology, the use of imported paint products are expensive.
5, resin door
Resin door is the door plate covered with mirror or frosted resin door plate, usually higher hardness than the baking varnish, mirror and frosted two effects of material.
Resin plate more coloring spray paint treatment, the whole plate original import, is the production of high-grade glasses material, cost-effective. Glossy and delicate, soft colors, smooth and easy to clean the surface, not easy to change color, but the high temperature resistance is not very good. The pursuit of fashionable consumers can choose the mirror resin plate cabinets, but due to easy cut flowers, so use should pay attention to maintenance.
Benefits: safety and environmental protection, light weight. Colorful, translucent fashion, can be infinitely thickened. Moisture function is prominent, not easy to deform. Impact resistance and load-bearing is much higher than the glass more than 200 times, not fragile.
6, blister plate
The substrate for the density plate, the surface of the vacuum vacuum molding or the use of a seamless PVC membrane pressure molding process, is the most mature cabinet materials, is the most convenient, the most suitable for the people living. This cabinet door plate is divided into glossy and matte two effects. Both the bright luster and gorgeous quality of baking paint, but also tougher than baking paint, wear-resistant. Door plate in the regular size without sealing, waterproof, moisture, hardness and flexibility.
Benefits: colorful, realistic wood grain, monochrome chromaticity pure color. Not easy to crack and deformation, scratch-resistant, stain-resistant, fade-resistant. Seamless PVC membrane pressure molding process does not need to seal the edge, there is no open glue topic. Daily maintenance is simple, no need for special maintenance.
7, wood veneer
Wood veneer refers to the use of cladding technology on the surface of the plate wood veneer, can highlight the wood grain, soft texture, environmental protection function, at the same time can have a classical or modern style. Generally for the outside and inside double paste 0.6mm.
Longer: novelty modeling, texture, door plate without sealing, waterproof, moisture-proof good, not deformed, the surface is smooth, not seepage oil, easy to clean, the cost is lower than the solid wood, for those who like the natural wood grain and do not want to out of the high-priced crowd is very suitable.
8, glass doors
Glass doors are commonly used in the hanging cabinet door material, not only to make the kitchen more transparent, but also for the overall cabinet to add a touch of color.
Benefits: good light transmission, colorful, will not disclose odor. Moisture-proof, fireproof function is good, there is no deformation of the topic.
Disadvantages: the material is brittle, fragile, need to pay special attention when using. The plasticity of the surface is poor, and there are fewer flower cavities. In addition, the stains look more significant.
Third, countertops
Can do cabinet countertop materials are: marble, fire board, stainless steel, artificial stone. Artificial stone is divided into: color stone, crystal stone, cloud stone, Saili stone (quartz stone), composite acrylic, pure acrylic.
Marble - strengths are: hard texture, wear-resistant, natural texture.
Disadvantages are: 1, the surface of the pores, easier to leakage; 2, not easy to process, splicing with gaps 3, contains radioactive elements "radon" harmful to humans. Not applicable to the old man and children often flow place.
Fire board --- is a medium-density or particle board as a substrate, paste 0.8 ~ 1.2mm thickness of fire board veneer paste high pressure, bending after molding countertops. Fire board countertops physical and chemical functions, colorful, wear-resistant, easy to clean, anti-corrosion, anti-corrosion shot. But for the corner seams of the countertops and high and low countertops to deal with more difficult, once the treatment is not good easily cracked, glued drums.
Stainless steel - stainless steel countertops were very prevalent in the old kitchen before, with its wear-resistant and anti-drying, waterproof and easy to clean, erosion-resistant, not aging, and long service life and y loved by the people. With the introduction of the concept of the whole kitchen, the overall cabinet gradually replaced the old cabinet, and stainless steel countertops are also due to splicing gaps, production and installation of the size of the harsh and processing complexity and is gradually replaced by colorful, seamless artificial stone splicing. Followed by the progress of welding technology, seamless welding has been realized, stainless steel countertops are also making a comeback. Especially the water basin and countertops into one, so that the stainless steel countertops to overcome their shortcomings, with its unparalleled texture regained people's favor.
Artificial stone - Artificial stone countertops are a chemically synthesized decorative material that emerged with the introduction of the whole kitchen.
According to the composition of the different components, there are currently on the market the following types of artificial stone countertops:
1, color Lishi: the first generation of artificial stone products, the main components are unsaturated resins, aluminum hydroxide powder, acrylic monomers, pigments and so on. In order to reduce the cost, there are many small manufacturers with calcium powder instead of aluminum powder, so that the countertop has no luster, brittle texture easy to break, easy to erosion, leakage.
2, crystal stone: crystal stone compared to the color of the stone in the nature and not much change, just in the color, pigment, more use of large particles, high transparency materials. I have done in the countertop processing workshop test --- crystal stone countertops tempered by high temperature after the rise of the pores than ordinary color LiShi more.
3, Yunwu stone: Yunwu stone is a kind of crystal stone than the cost is also high, the pattern imitates the natural grain, the texture is harder artificial stone. Because of its defects in processing and texture docking, has not been used on a large scale, generally used in other exterior wall packaging, columns, lamps and lanterns packaging.
4, Saili stone is also called quartz stone: quartz stone is only in the last two years the emergence of a kind of stone, containing natural quartz, hard texture, natural flamboyance, wear-resistant, erosion-resistant, no leakage. But in the processing, splicing is more complex, and leave splicing traces. At present, the market is more popular on the market is the Spanish Saili stone.
5, composite acrylic: Composite acrylic countertops are the most cost-effective of all artificial stone countertops. Its main component is saturated resin to add about 20% of acrylic, aluminum hydroxide and particles 65%, other materials accounted for about 2% (depending on the different colors). Its price, gloss, hardness, erosion resistance, etc. are relatively moderate, so that the mainstream products in the cabinet countertops.
6, pure acrylic: The main components of pure acrylic countertops are grade A acrylic methyl ester, aluminum hydroxide. Glossy and delicate, non-toxic, non-radiation, easy to clean, erosion resistance without leakage, is currently the most ideal cabinet countertop material. At present, the Qingdao market is mainly Samsung - Star Wing and DuPont - Corian two pure acrylic brands.
Through the above analysis it is not difficult to find, marble cabinet countertops have gradually faded from people's view. Cherry stone countertops there are sectors of the pursuit of affordable customers in the use of the market price higher than 300 yuan / m Cherry stone countertops are not necessarily good, but less than 300 yuan / m countertops are best not to use. Fireboard countertops in addition to the department of the entrance brand quality is guaranteed, but also in addition, generally no one in the choice. Stainless steel countertops currently on the market mostly 0.8mm 304 stainless steel plate, has been fully able to meet the needs of the use of the industry said 1.0mm. composite acrylic countertops are currently the mainstream products on the market, according to the brand and the quality of the unity of the general selling price of 800 to 1200 yuan / meter. Quartz stone countertops on the market at present, Spain's Saili stone sells better, according to the different colors in the price of 1780 ~ 3780 yuan / m between. Pure acrylic countertops on the market at present is mainly Samsung and DuPont two brands, selling price in two or three thousand per meter. Belong to the high-end products, by a lot of pursuit of quality of life and relatively rich high-end consumers favor.
? Fourth, the hardware
Cabinet hardware is an important component of modern kitchen furniture, cabinetry, most of the functions need to realize the support of hardware. Usually said hardware accessories are hinges, slide, damping, gas support, hanging code, adjust the foot, skirting board and other seven kinds. Currently on the market to produce hardware of the top manufacturers are: blum, haiti division, glass, etc., its hardware accessories products are trustworthy.
1, hinges: is the most important hardware accessories for cabinets. According to statistics, the cabinet door in 10 years to switch as many as 100,000 times! Therefore, the quality of the hinges on the normal opening and closing of the cabinet door is very important. Measure the quality of hinges have two indicators, one is the structural strength, the scale is whether the door can be opened and closed under 75 pounds of load 100,000 times. The other is the surface erosion resistance, the index is able to do after salt water spray erosion resistance 48 hours. Damping hinges are now more commonly used configuration, can be seen inside the quotation of many cabinet manufacturers.
2, slide: drawer slides in the cabinet is second only to the importance of hinges, mainly used in drawers and Lalan. Used for cabinet slides are mainly ordinary bottom type, metal side plate type and luxury all-inclusive type three, three appearance, function, price difference are extremely significant. Ordinary bottom-type slide structure simple, inexpensive, drawer side panels need to be made of wood panels, the production of drawer width should not be more than 600mm. metal side-type slide structure is similar to the former, because of its own structure has been equipped with a drawer on both sides of the steel plate. Appearance appears more refined. Compared with the former use up is also more durable, and affordable. Luxurious all-inclusive drawer slides, built-in patented pulleys. Sliding noise is very low, the drawer load capacity. And the heavier the more slippery. Inside the foot of the arc, no hygiene dead ends, easy to hygiene cleaning, full pull-out design, make the drawer stored items at a glance. It's easy to access directly.
3, damping: The main purpose of damping product design is to reduce the impact of the door and cabinet, extend the service life of the door, while reducing the noise in the process of kitchen manipulation, to create a quiet indoor environment. There are three ways to realize the damping effect: one is oil pressure damping. The representative product of this structure is the Italian imported EKA damping door closer, it will be used for a period of time after the phenomenon of oil leakage, after a period of time will lose the damping effect. Most of the cabinet providers in China are concerned about the quality of the cabinet has not been used. Second, silicone oil matrix type. Its representative product is BLUM's luxury state damping drawer, its damping is not chaotic, according to the strength of the manipulation of the intelligent realization of the damping effect, but at present there is no such principle of closed door flooding on the market. Third, the pneumatic pressure damping, the representative product of this way is Hettich damping drawer, in the strength of the drawer is slightly larger when the damping effect is lost, and improper use will cause damage to the cylinder, the complete loss of damping effect. Fourth, the mechanical spring type of damping, door closers, drawers are used in this way of damping, this way the effect is not chaotic, no aging, quality is trustworthy. Its representative product is Hettich's damping door closer.
4, gas strut: cabinet gas strut according to the upturned form is divided into upturned, pan upturned, vertical pan upturned, folded upturned, etc.; according to the weight of the support door is divided into ordinary type, heavyweight support type. The current market adopts the ordinary type of support pneumatic pressure support, damping pneumatic pressure support. The support force of a single pneumatic support for 80 Newton, cabinet door width & lt;= 600mm, height & lt;= 400mm door using 1 support; cabinet door width between 600-900mm, height & lt;= 500mm, using 2 support, if the door width & gt;900mm or height & gt;500 to be used to support the heavyweight! The support providers are SUSS Germany. Support providers have Germany SUSPA, Italy?HUWLL, etc., their products have been overhauled by the market for a long time, trustworthy.
5, hanging code: Cabinet installation of suspended cabinets using accessories, because of the direct impact of the product's safety features, so before and after the three generations of improvement, the generation of open ABS engineering plastic hanging code, through the self-tapping screws and side panels for fixing, which affects the appearance of the suspended cabinets, load-bearing function is worse, most of the cabinet provider, the ABS engineered plastic hanging code, through the self-tapping screws and fixed side panels, which affect the appearance of the suspended cabinets, the load-bearing function is poor. Most of the cabinet providers have been eliminated; the second generation of hidden steel hanging code, the main feature of the installation is hidden in the hanging cabinet between the back plate and the wall, does not affect the appearance of the hanging cabinet, load-bearing function has been promoted, the single support bearing 65KG; the third generation of steel hiding hanging code, in the second generation of products on the basis of the connection and fixation in the side plate and solid, hanging piece of the installation of technological innovation, and in the parts of the force of the strengthening treatment, single support bearing 70kg. Strengthen the processing, single support weight 70KG; the main brands are Germany Hettich, CAMAR, Spain INDEX and so on.
6, adjust the foot: adjust the foot of PVC and ABS adjust the foot of two kinds of PVC cheap. Often made of recycled plastic. The weight-bearing function is poor. Adopted by the ABS engineering plastics as raw materials for the adjustment of feet durable. Load-bearing function is good. Can more effectively support the weight of the cabinet.
7, skirting board: skirting board is divided into wooden skirting board, PVC skirting board and aluminum skirting board three. Some manufacturers make use of the cabinet body when the remaining corner of the waste production of wooden skirting board to reduce costs, but because the skirting board and the ground is very close to the interval, the wooden material is easy to absorb water and become damp, after a period of time after the use of wooden skirting board will be "fat" moldy. PVC foot and aluminum skirting board are recognized by connoisseurs, not only waterproof and moisture-proof, do not get moldy, Do not rust, and beautiful and durable. Especially aluminum skirting board is almost lifelong will not break (the price of the skirting board should be included in the overall cabinet).
What is the best material for cabinet doors
1. Solid wood doors
It is well known that the cabinet doors made of solid wood have a return to nature, back to basics visual effect. High-grade solid wood materials, through the exquisite technical processing as well as lacquer color of the highest technology, although the price is expensive at the same time, but the quality, appearance can be nothing to say, by the well-funded people like and welcome.
2. Baking lacquer door plate
Baking lacquer door plate raw material is MDF, through the milling, sanding, primer and topcoat many times of spraying, sanding and polishing of the door plate, colorful, colorful, easy to take care of, and also can do modeling and arc, will also be one of the modern people good choice.
3. Trimethylene hydroxide board
Trimethylene hydroxide board, also known as double veneer board, a molding board, it has a wear-resistant, hard, beautiful, economical and so on. Three polyhydrogen amine cabinet door plate is through the industrial glue bonding and become, so can not avoid the formaldehyde content exceeds the standard of this situation, in the purchase of a very careful attention.
Everyone's point of view is different, different preferences, the pursuit of the use of different value points, discretionary choice. Simple, practical, beautiful, generous, but also do not forget the virtue of thrift.
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