What Features To Look For in High-Quality Kitchen Cabinets

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What Features To Look For in High-Quality Kitchen
Cabinets
By - https//www.crowncabinets.com/
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• Kitchen cabinets from a manufacturer of superior
  quality should look stunning and provide
  easy-to-use functional storage for at least
  twenty to thirty years. Unfortunately, many
  people have cabinet problems much sooner, with
  crooked doors, deteriorating drawers, dented or
  scratched faces, warping boxes, and loose hinges.
  These problems occur because of lesser quality
  cabinet construction by a manufacturer. Not only
  do low-quality cabinets lead to aesthetic and
  functional problems for homeowners, but they also
  create high installation and maintenance costs.
  To shop intelligently and avoid issues in the
  near future, look for some of the following
  characteristics of high-quality, well-built
  cabinets.

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• Complete Plywood Construction
• Cabinet boxes are usually built of particleboard
  or plywood. The most sturdy have full plywood
  backs and sides to stay square during delivery
  and installation, resist damage from moisture,
  and handle heavy countertops' weight. On the
  other hand, particleboard is the less expensive
  alternative and is vulnerable to crushing,
  moisture, and difficult repairs for blowouts at
  screws and joints.

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• Full Height Back Panels
• Cabinet back construction affects the ease of
  installation and durability. The most durable
  cabinet construction performed by a manufacturer
  uses a full-plywood full-back panel. Cheaper
  methods use metal hang rails and brackets,
  picture frame construction, and thin panels.
  Weaker back panels can result in falling
  cabinets. Choosing plywood back construction will
  ensure security and accuracy in your kitchen.

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• Soft Close Hinges
• Cabinet hinges are a critical part of a kitchen
  cabinet as you can't open or close their doors
  without them. When discussing cabinets with a
  manufacturer, ensure hinges are not inferior,
  which can cause loose, stiff, or uneven doors or
  ones that won't close at all.

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• Undermount Soft Close Drawer Glides
• Higher quality drawer glides are vital to
  supporting your cabinet drawers' smooth and
  silent movement over the yearsthe more weight
  carried by your drawers, the more necessity for
  heavy-duty glides. Weaker glides could lead to
  loose, sagging, or stick cabinet drawers.

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• Hardwood Dovetail Drawer Boxes
• If your drawers are bowing and bending or the
  front faces begin to fall off, consider a higher
  quality drawer box from your manufacturer. The
  drawer joints and boxes are among the most likely
  to fall apart first in lower end cabinetry.
  Lesser quality construction is typically secured
  with notched butt joints and staples. Cheaper
  methods don't provide the dovetail joint's
  strength, where drawer box sides included
  interlocking teeth.

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• Assembled Fully In The Factory
• Fully assembled cabinets are stronger and more
  durable. Factory construction methods join wood
  parts using dovetail joints, power fasteners, hot
  and cold glue, and other industrial techniques.
  In this wood to wood construction, pieces bond on
  a microscopic level that increases the cabinet's
  strength and durability.