Master these little knowledge of cabinet customization, no one can fool you!

In modern home life, the kitchen has increasingly become a place that reflects taste and quality of life. The cabinet is the most important part of the kitchen, storage and cooking are inseparable from the cabinet.

So what needs to be paid attention to in the selection of cabinet customization, from the selection of materials to the small hardware, today I will give you a detailed explanation~

1. Cabinet door panels

1. Door thickness

The door panel must be 18mm thick. Now many businesses use 16mm thick as a package, but the 16mm plate is easy to deform. If it is a painted door, it is best to be 22mm thick.

2. Door panel material

The door panel materials on the market are mostly painted door panels, molded door panels, solid wood door panels, Aige panels, UV paint door panels, and acrylic door panels.

The film-pressed door panel is made of MDF as the base material, and the pvc film is vacuum-absorbed. It does not need edge sealing when it is integrally formed. It is wear-resistant and dirt-resistant, easy to clean, and can be shaped, but the cost is relatively high.

Solid wood door panels are made of logs without excessive processing on the surface. The solid wood material can be carved with various patterns and shapes, creating a variety of styles, and the cost is also high.

Aige board is a man-made board, the environmental protection level has reached the European F four-star level, with good environmental protection, and has the characteristics of good high temperature resistance, acid resistance and easy cleaning.

The base material of the lacquer board is MDF, and the surface is baked with imported paint at high temperature for six times. The varnished board is characterized by bright color and easy modeling, good waterproof performance and strong anti-fouling ability. There are also many types of painted door panels.

3. Paint inspection

If possible, do a destructive test on the varnished board: pinch the surface of the board with your fingers, if no powder or powder flakes fall off, it means that the coagulation force is strong, and it is a high-quality varnished board.

Popular science: UV paint

UV paints are also called light-initiated paints. Ordinary plates are made of UV paint and then dried by UV light curing machine. They have bright surface treatment, bright color, wear resistance, no discoloration, and easy to clean, but they have high technical requirements and high costs. There are often manufacturers in the market who fraudulently use UV paint, and the salesperson must indicate it in the purchase contract when purchasing.

Second, the cabinet

Now the cabinets are mostly made of solid wood particles, which are environmentally friendly and moisture-proof.

1. Environmental protection

Whether the material is environmentally friendly. For example: solid wood particle board is made directly from new logs, which is environmentally friendly in itself. Whether the adhesive used in edgebanding is environmentally friendly. Some boards use adhesives that contain harmful substances, which can give off a pungent odor.

2. Moisture resistance

①The board itself has a moisture-proof function. In the process of making this kind of board, a moisture-proof agent is added to the log particles to make the board have moisture-proof.

② Check whether the edge sealing process of the board parts is perfect. The edge sealing process is done well, in order to prevent water vapor from entering the board itself, so as to achieve the moisture-proof effect.

3. Smell

When picking, you can open the cabinet to smell the smell inside. Generally speaking, the smell of wood is a normal phenomenon, if there is a pungent unpleasant smell, it proves that the cabinet processing material is inferior. If conditions permit, you can ask the cabinet store to tear off the edge strips of the panels to see if they meet the standards.

3. Drawer material

The steel drawer is darker silver-gray from the outside, with a fine texture and thicker than the aluminum drawer side panel. The color of the powder-sprayed steel drawer is lighter than that of the steel drawer, it is light silver gray, and the thickness is thinner than that of the steel drawer, but thicker than that of the aluminum drawer. When purchasing, pay attention to whether the manufacturer has the "Ten Ring Certification" mark or certificate.

1. Cabinet hardware accessories

I believe that any kitchen housewife would not want to encounter the sudden fall of the cabinet door or the sudden failure of the drawer to open. To avoid these, choose the hardware of the cabinet carefully, which is a solid guarantee for the service time of the cabinet! Hardware is divided into door hinges, handles and slide rails.

In the choice of hardware, we must believe that "you get what you pay for". Good hardware is more durable than inferior hardware. In the long run, it is more economical to choose high-quality hardware.

At present, there are four types of handles on the market: plastic handles, zinc alloy handles, aluminum alloy handles, and stainless steel handles that use the transfer technology.

The most widely used is the zinc alloy handle, and its surface coating technology is particularly critical. If the metal layer on the surface is not properly treated, it will easily fall off. Soy sauce, salt and other corrosive seasonings in the kitchen can make the zinc alloy handle dull.

In terms of appearance, there is not much difference between a high-quality hinge and a poor-quality hinge, the only difference is to observe its thickness. A good hinge is formed by one-time stamping of alloy, which has a thick feel and a smooth surface. Due to the thick surface coating, it is not easy to rust, stable and strong, and has a strong bearing capacity, so that the cabinet door can be stretched freely, and the door will not be closed tightly.

The slide rail is the most important hardware in the whole cabinet hardware except the hinge, which is related to whether the drawer is smooth and smooth. Due to the special environment of the kitchen, even if the low-quality slides feel good in the short term, it will be difficult to push and pull for a long time. The following focuses on the selection of slide rails.

①The load-bearing capacity of the slide rail

The quality of the slide rail directly affects the load-bearing capacity of the drawer. Detection method: Pull out the drawer completely, press the outer edge of the front of the drawer with your hand, and observe the front inclination of the drawer from the side. The smaller the forward tilt, the stronger the drawer's load-bearing capacity.

②The structure of the slide rail

In the cabinet drawer slide rail structure, the drawer slide rail connected with the whole is the best, followed by the three-point connection, and it also has the characteristics of simple disassembly.

③The material of the slide rail

When purchasing, you should carefully feel the slide rails of different materials with your hands. Good materials have real feel, higher hardness and heavier quality.

④ Field test

A good cabinet drawer slide rail is smoother when pushed and pulled. When the slide rail is pulled to the end, the drawer will not fall off or fall over, and there is no loosening or abnormal noise when you press it by hand. All of these have to be tested and observed several times in the field to be determined.