In order to keep your work place, kitchen, living room etc. in an orderly manner cabinets for these places are essential. They are available in varied sizes, styles and colors that match your interior and home décor. Cabinets are available readymade from furniture stores or can be custom made as per the requirement. Cabinets are necessary for storage and at the same time need to look design friendly.
Getting to know cabinet materials
The type of materials that cabinets are made of ,results the way they look in design and their quality. There surely need to be a balance between the structural supports and look; hence customers purchase cabinets with both aspects in mind. Below mentioned are the various cabinetry materials that are used. Cabinets made from hardwood are strong and best suited in terms of quality. Keeping cost factors in mind, veneers applied on plywood are more economical . Cabinetry which is thermo-foil or a laminate which are usually applied to substrates and is not solid wood. There are ample colors, patterns and style that are introduced in thermofoil or laminates.
Types of cabinetry material
- Laminates
The exterior outer face of the cabinets, doors in the front as well as back and few inner sides of the cabinets are covered by means of laminates. Laminates are further categorized into high-pressure laminates and low-pressure laminates. High pressure laminate are tougher . Low-pressure laminates and is less resistant to high pressure laminates.
Particle board
A blend of wood particles and resin glued together at pressure is called particle board. Cabinets are made of vinyl film and laminate has particle board as its base. Particle board is said to be reliable and strong due to new technology and with the adoption of enhanced resins.
Thermofoil
Another category of cabinet material, where heat and pressure are utilized and vinyl film is applied to the substrate. Cabinets made with this type of materials can look very similar to wood. Maintenance is easy with thermofoil and they do not crack easily.
Plywood
The most used material plywood is formulated by lamination of thin layers of wood where pressure and heat is used for attaching wood layers with glue. The thick category of plywood is used for making the sides of cabinets and thin ones are used for cabinet backs.
Medium density fiber board Small fibers are used for making medium density fiber board which is of high quality. The best feature of this cabinet material is that they possess clear edges, smooth surface and powerful screw holding capacity.
Tips to buy cabinets
- Space analysis: Decide on the the place where the cabinet is required , measure the depth and space to have a clear idea about the size of cabinet.
- Plan your budget: There are many cabinetry materials, style and patterns to choose from hence plan your budget.
- Choose stock or custom made ones: Cabinets are available in various patterns and styles in the market . For ones who have a specific design and style in mind can go for custom made ones.
Look for quality: Depending on your usage pick a cabinet of appropriate quality. Look into features such as doors, handles, drawer fonts, solid frames, well-crafted corners and backs . Since they are for daily use the smoothness in operation is important.
