Because a large number of cabinet accessories and technical terms are involved, in order not to be slaughtered or slaughtered too hard, this paper explains some conceptual terms and pits that may be involved in the cabinet except the basic concepts such as upper and lower cabinets, countertops and door panels.
0 1 linear meter
Most custom cabinets are priced by "linear meter", which refers to the floor cabinets, hanging cabinets and some accessories contained in a one-meter-long space. Think of it as one meter, but if the price of the cupboard is 2000 meters and your home is 4 meters, the total price is not as simple as 8000, which will be explained in detail later.
02 cabinet body
Cabinets refer to floor cabinets and hanging cabinets (excluding door panels). At present, the cabinet materials of customized cabinets mostly use solid wood particle boards and solid wood multilayer boards. Cabinet materials can be mainly based on environmental protection indicators, and commonly used well-known cabinet plate brands include Daya brand, Bunny, Iger board (imported) and so on.
03 hinge
Hinge is the hardware that connects the door panel and the cabinet. The quality of the hinge determines the service life of the cupboard door, and you can also choose the shock-absorbing hinge with shock-absorbing function.
The hinge brands with good reputation include Blum, Heidi, Haifule and Glass. , are imported brands (in fact, many domestic brands are not too bad, according to their own economic ability to choose). Of course, there are many fakes when you are famous, so you should pay attention to distinguish them.
04 drawer
Drawers are easy to understand, but the quality of drawer track directly affects the use and life of drawers. You can choose a better shock-absorbing drawer. Brand can refer to hinge brand.
05 gas support
Pneumatic prop is the hardware used to flip the door. If you have no idea, you can imagine that the back doors of many vans or SUVs are upturned, and the hardware connecting the upturned doors is called air support. There is also a damping air bracket with damping function, and there is also a damping air bracket product called "Stop at will". The reference brands are SUSPA, STABILUS, HARN, Haifule and so on.
06 handle
Handle is a hardware installed on the door panel of the cabinet to open the door, which is usually free of charge. Of course, there may be some imported good handles that need to be paid extra. Some cupboard doors will use invisible handles, which will also involve extra charges. Generally speaking, American style adopts exposed handle, while modern style adopts invisible handle.
07 Jian guang mian
The side panels of the cabinet are also called smooth surfaces. For example, if the cabinet side panels on both sides of the range hood are made of the same material as the cabinet door panels, it will involve additional costs.
08 gas guarantee
Gas security can be said to be a process. There are usually gas pipes in the corner of the kitchen. If it is not decorated, it will affect the appearance, but it will not be directly sealed. Therefore, the cabinet company will generally be asked to do the gas security process, which will involve additional expenses. (Of course, some local gas companies don't allow set meals. )
09 waterproof aluminum foil
In the lower cabinet where the sink is installed, in order to prevent water leakage and condensed water from damaging the cabinet, a waterproof aluminum foil will be wrapped inside the lower cabinet, which may involve additional expenses.
10 platform basin processing
Undertable basin here refers to a processing technology, that is, the sink is attached to the bottom of the cabinet table from bottom to top. The advantage of "under-table basin treatment technology" is that it can easily clean the countertop. However, because the craft is more complicated than the basin on the stage, there may be an extra charge.
1 1 glass door
The door panel of the cabinet is more expensive, but if you want to change two glass doors or flip the door, you may have to pay extra. To tell the truth, there are fewer glass doors now, and they are not very popular.
12 food basket, bowl basket, seasoning basket
Basket, bowl basket and seasoning basket can be three independent ones or a combination of some functions. It is the hardware for putting vegetables, spices, chopsticks and other things, which can be selected according to your own usage habits and the space under the cabinet. For example, disinfection cabinets and wall-mounted kitchen hardware all have similar substitution functions.
13 nonstandard cabinet
Cabinet manufacturers have default size standards for the depth and height of their own cabinets, and each one will be slightly different. If the size of the cabinet you want to customize exceeds the default size, there will be additional costs, such as high cabinets different from ground cabinets and hanging cabinets.
Now, in addition to the "extended meter" pricing, cabinet manufacturers will also use "package" sales, but don't be confused by the unit price of "extended meter" or the price of "package". Be sure to ask which accessories are included and make a budget according to the actual needs of your home. These items mentioned above may all exceed the price of rice and set meal, and the added price may completely exceed your budget.