Kitchen cabinets: what's behind the doors.
The doors are what you see, but the cabinets are what everything hangs on. Here is how ours are built and which colours they come in. Fitted across Warrington, St Helens, Widnes and Newton-le-Willows.
Quality lies in the detail
Five things we'd check on any cabinet.
Every range we fit sits on the same cabinet build, so the door style you choose doesn't change what's behind it. This is the supplier's specification, in plain terms:
- 18mm back panel. A full-thickness back adds strength and stops the cabinet racking, with no gaps at the back.
- 100mm cross rail. Adds strength and rigidity across the top of each base unit.
- 2mm PVC edging. A leading edge that's built to resist peeling, moisture and knocks.
- Variable shelf positions. Move the shelves to suit what you actually store.
- 150mm adjustable legs. Levels the whole run on an uneven floor.
Cabinet colours
White, grey or oak behind the door.
The supplier's guide suggests four door colours for each cabinet colour: co-ordinate them, or contrast on purpose. They're suggestions, not rules.
- White
- Cashmere
- Light Grey
- Mussel
- Anthracite
- Cashmere
- Light Grey
- Dust Grey
- Indigo
- Anthracite
- Dust Grey
- Fir Green
- Indigo
- Anthracite
- Oak
- Fir Green
Lucca is the exception: it's only offered with white carcasses. See Lucca.
Beyond the standard box
Cabinets for awkward spaces.
Most kitchens need more than a row of identical boxes. The range includes larder and tall units, corner units, built-under oven and double-oven housings, bridging units, dresser units and Belfast sink bases, plus curved units for rounded corners and islands. See storage and larders for what goes inside them, and handles, sinks, taps and worktops for what goes on top.
Cost and practicality
What cabinets add to the cost.
Cabinets are part of the kitchen we supply, so they're inside the price below rather than an extra line.
A full design-and-install runs from £9,000 inc. VAT (design, supply and full project management); if you've already bought the kitchen, full project management is from £3,000 inc. VAT, or a dry-fit only install from £2,000 inc. VAT.
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The honest cabinet questions.
Does the cabinet colour matter if I'm choosing the doors?
Mostly it's what you see inside a cupboard and when a drawer is open, so it matters less than the door. The supplier's guide suggests pairing a door with a cabinet colour that either matches it or contrasts with it on purpose, for example a white, light grey or dust grey cabinet behind an indigo or anthracite door. We'll talk it through at your survey.
Why are there 150mm adjustable legs on the cabinets?
Because almost no floor is level, and that's especially true of an older semi. The legs let us set every base unit to the same height and level, so worktops sit flat and doors line up. Plinths hide the legs once it's fitted.
What's the cross rail for?
It's a 100mm rail across each base unit that adds strength and rigidity to the cabinet.
Do all door ranges come with every cabinet colour?
Not always. Lucca, for example, is only offered with white carcasses. For every other range, ask us at the survey which cabinet colours go with the door you've picked.