When renovating your kitchen, in addition to looking at the quality of the panels themselves, there is a detail that should not be overlooked, that is, the hardware above the cabinets. The quality of the hardware determines the life of the cabinet, this article will tell you five tips to how to pick the best hardware!

l Tips 1: Hinge

Commonly known as the hinge, the important responsibility of connecting the cabinet and door panels, in the usual cabinet use, the most tested is the hinge. Therefore, it is also one of the most important hardware for cabinets. Most of the hinges seen on the market are removable, divided into two parts: the base and the clasp.

Selection and purchase to pay attention to :

1. Look at the material: Cabinet hardware almost all use cold-rolled steel, a press molding, feel thick, smooth surface. And, because the surface coating is thick, so it is not easy to rust, strong and durable, strong load-bearing capacity, cabinet door stretching freely, there will be no door shut tight situation. And poor quality hinges are generally thin iron welded, almost no resilience, with a little time will lose elasticity, resulting in cabinet doors off, and even cracking.

2. Look at the resilience: Different hinges with different feel, quality hinges in opening the cabinet door force is relatively soft, off to 15 degrees will automatically rebound, rebound force is very uniform. Poor quality hinges short life, and easy to fall off, such as cabinet doors, hanging cabinets fall down, mostly due to the quality of hinges is not satisfactory.

l Tips 2: Slides

Drawer slides vary widely in material, principle, structure, process, etc. High-quality slides have low resistance, long life and smooth drawers.

Selection and purchase should pay attention to : 

1. Try the steel. Drawer can bear the weight of how much, mainly depends on the steel of the track is good, different specifications of the drawer steel thickness is different, the load is also different. Selection can be pulled out of the drawer, with your hand on the top slightly hard pressure to see if it will loosen, clunk or flip.

2. Look at the material. The material of the pulley determines the comfort of the drawer when sliding. Plastic pulley, steel ball, wear-resistant nylon is the most common three pulley material, of which wear-resistant nylon for the top quality, sliding, quiet and silent. Look at the good or bad pulley, you can use a finger to push and pull the drawer, there should be no astringent feeling, no noise.

l Tips 3: Cabinet skirting 

Cabinet skirting is one of the most important parts of the connection between the cabinet and the ground, so to a certain extent to protect the cabinet from damage caused by external collisions, thus being able to extend the life of the cabinet.

Selection and purchase should pay attention to :

1. Wooden skirting board is generally solid wood or plastic-absorbing door panels with the use. But because the skirting board and the ground is very close to the wooden material is easy to absorb water and become damp, and moisture will rise along the skirting board to endanger the entire cabinet body. Generally not recommended to buy, but the price is more affordable.

2. One of the advantages of stainless steel skirting is that it is a perfect barrier to sewage and does not corrode; therefore it is also a common choice for most homes. AXcellent uses solid stainless steel skirting and has different colors of skirting depending on the color of the cabinets.

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l Tips 4: Pressure device

Cabinet hardware accessories, in addition to slides, closely related to the drawer, hinges, there are many air pressure and hydraulic device type of hardware. These accessories are adapted to the evolving way of cabinet design and produced, mainly for flip-up doors and vertical lift doors.

Selection and purchase should pay attention to : 

1. Some devices have three or even more points of braking position, also known as "random stop". Installed pressure device cabinet, save energy and quiet, very suitable for the elderly.

2. However, it should be noted that pressure devices, although very good, are more expensive. Always remember to compare the price, choose AXcellent custom cabinets is more cost-effective.

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l Tips 4: Pull-out baskets

   The items in the kitchen are the most frequently touched by us every day, and the utensils in the kitchen are the most varied in daily life. How to establish a good living order in such a frequent action space is a lot of families face the trouble. This trouble can only be solved by the pull-out basket, which has a large storage space, and can reasonably cut the space, so that a variety of items and appliances in their place.

Selection and purchase should pay attention to : 

1. Kitchen decoration design needs to understand that it is itself durable goods, not easy to damage. The heavier the weight itself, the more it will increase the weight-bearing pressure of the pulleys, which in turn will reduce the service life of the track. In the selection of the pull-out basket, not the heavier the better. Of course, not too fine, because too fine, it is easy to cause the situation of desoldering, usually, the main line in about eight millimeters can be.

2. You should also know the specific luster and the corresponding appearance, you should look at whether the appearance is neat, will not appear messy situation. Also should look at the specific luster, if the plating treatment is used, then it should be bright and full. Overall appearance, look more beautiful.

After reading these five small tips for selecting cabinet hardware is there a clearer plan for custom cabinets? If there are still questions, please visit our official website for consultation, we have professionals to answer your questions, choose AXcellent custom cabinets to build the kitchen of your dreams! !

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