Custom cabinets

zozeo · 28-02-2019 6:32pm #1

Hi, I built a custom understairs cabinet and I am looking for doors for it. The unfortunate problem is that the doors will need to be at an angle. I was looking for MDF or Melamine or even solid wood solutions, but don't want them completely flat, maybe some small styling. I managed to find a couple of suppliers, one was very expensive and the other had no CNC for this job.

So basically I am looking for suppliers that would be able to cut a custom shape in any of the above materials.

the_pen_turner · 28-02-2019 10:27pm

what part of the country are you in

KK4SAM · 28-02-2019 10:35pm

Roundwood

Rows Grower · 28-02-2019 10:38pm

KK4SAM wrote: »

Roundwood

Did you open a new account to ask about timber doors?

zozeo · 28-02-2019 10:40pm

the_pen_turner wrote: »

what part of the country are you in

County Kildare

Graham · 28-02-2019 11:14pm

What's your definition of very expensive?

You should be able to get a set of 3 foil wrapped MDF doors for under stairs for around €500.

XMG · 28-02-2019 11:33pm

If you built the cabinet can’t you cut a couple of sheets of MDF to the required size/shape?

Buy a couple of lengths of beading that you like the look of, cut the joints at 45 degrees on the square ends of the doors and at the angle of the slope at the other and use panel pins to fix to the doors, stain and job done. Will give them a more 3 dimensional look.

zozeo · 01-03-2019 11:55am

@Graham thanks for your response.
I got a similar quote, but I was surprised, since the MDF itself as a material is so inexpensive that the figure didn't add up in my head. The reason is that my openings are not particularly large, see. link ibb.co/WVZKR6Y and when I check kitchen cabinet prices from same materials they are within the range of 30-50 euros each door. So I would have expected 100euros per door, max.
I might be totally wrong based on your saying.

zozeo · 01-03-2019 11:56am

XMG wrote: »

If you built the cabinet can’t you cut a couple of sheets of MDF to the required size/shape?

Buy a couple of lengths of beading that you like the look of, cut the joints at 45 degrees on the square ends of the doors and at the angle of the slope at the other and use panel pins to fix to the doors, stain and job done. Will give them a more 3 dimensional look.

Thanks XMG. That's an option yes, and I will fall back to that, but I was looking for something more fancy for the doors than what I can build myself.

Graham · 01-03-2019 12:16pm

zozeo wrote: »

@Graham thanks for your response.
I got a similar quote, but I was surprised, since the MDF itself as a material is so inexpensive that the figure didn't add up in my head. The reason is that my openings are not particularly large, see. link ibb.co/WVZKR6Y and when I check kitchen cabinet prices from same materials they are within the range of 30-50 euros each door. So I would have expected 100euros per door, max.
I might be totally wrong based on your saying.

You're right that they are more expensive if you compare to stock size kitchen door prices. Keep in mind standard sizes for kitchen doors normally top out at 1245 or 1960 high.

There are only a few manufacturers that will manufacture custom size foil wrapped angled doors in very small quantities. It's not something most small operations would even have the equipment to do.

Standard sizes are relatively cheap, for the manufacturers it's a fairly automated process to make them and they're churning out thousands of standard doors each day.

Pricing for angled doors is normally based on next standard size up, plus a percentage for custom sizes, plus a percentage for angled doors. Add on the cost of shipping and packing (not cheap for something that tall) and all of a sudden you're around €500.

Cheaper options are as mentioned above, mdf (maybe routered around the edge) and painted (with or without beading/moulding). This is something most small workshops could put together for you. Even then I don't know that you'd save much unless you routered edges, attached the beading/moulding and painted yourself.

jmBuildExt · 01-03-2019 12:55pm

zozeo wrote: »

Thanks XMG. That's an option yes, and I will fall back to that, but I was looking for something more fancy for the doors than what I can build myself.

I made 18mm kitchen doors in a shaker style out of MDF by cutting the door to size +5mm with 12mm MDF. Then glue on 6mm for the boarder. Then trim off your 5mm around the edge for clean edges.
If you like the country look, you can rout in lines before you glue on the edges, to give a fake t&g look.
Must dig out some pics. It was a good while ago, ive moved since... but I built my whole kitchen for about 300 euros.

Def_IRL · 24-05-2019 9:14am

zozeo wrote: »

Hi, I built a custom understairs cabinet and I am looking for doors for it. The unfortunate problem is that the doors will need to be at an angle. I was looking for MDF or Melamine or even solid wood solutions, but don't want them completely flat, maybe some small styling. I managed to find a couple of suppliers, one was very expensive and the other had no CNC for this job.

So basically I am looking for suppliers that would be able to cut a custom shape in any of the above materials.

I've used Brenwood products in Nenagh before, for some cistom oak shakers for an attic dormer. They were very good, and I found that if you ask Noyeks for custom panels they just back out the job to Brenwood to supply them anyway, so you may as well cut out the middleman

_Brian · 26-05-2019 6:14am

Really.
You started building cabinets with no thought as to what the doors would be made of !
Get on up the road there.

Next thing is you will find this amazing supplier that you’d highly recommend.

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