Need a new kitchen

[gingerandtabby]

I have been to Home Pro and the likes which sell very standard stuff. Looks very nice, nice colors, material, etc, but I have already designed my kitchen and color and they are not flexible. Went to HomiKitch which is flexible and very expensive.  Does anyone know of a craftsperson who will build, install and paint/spray western style kitchen cabinets?

Thank you for your consideration.

[ProbPossConf]

Have you inquired Boonthavorn Ceramic Co. CM?

[jij]

highly recommended:

 

https://www.homikitch.com/16811642/kitchen

[Dante99]

13 hours ago, gingerandtabby said:

Does anyone know of a craftsperson who will build, install and paint/spray western style kitchen cabinets?

At the good quality end you need several craftspeople because the carpenter does not do the painting, it is a separate specialty.  As would be the granite top and plumbing if they are involved.  The guys that built my cabinets retired.  If I was looking, I would drive thru the high end building sites and talk with carpenters working there.  Beware that the good ones are often booked 6-9 months in advance, one job can be many months ... to put all the wood in a large house or even a group of small units.

[Salerno]

1 hour ago, jij said:

highly recommended:

 

https://www.homikitch.com/16811642/kitchen

 

I think OP has already discounted them:

 

13 hours ago, gingerandtabby said:

Went to HomiKitch which is flexible and very expensive. 

 

[Dante99]

3 minutes ago, Salerno said:

I think OP has already discounted them:

A lot of people have then after looking around and not finding any good alternatives have returned and hired Homikitch.  Their work seems to be appreciated.

[Salerno]

4 minutes ago, Dante99 said:

A lot of people have then after looking around and not finding any good alternatives have returned and hired Homikitch.  Their work seems to be appreciated.

 

So i hear, but like most things though, comes down to budget and timing; if OP can't stretch it nor wait until he can then he needs an alternative.

[gingerandtabby]

Many thanks for you speedy responses, ProbFoss Conf, jij, Dante99 and Salerno.

[kilt]

We just installed a couple of kitchens in 2 condos. Large condos, large kitchens. We designed and bought the kitchens from IKEA Bangkok. You can design using their online app (use the design you already have) and the app prints out every cabinet, hinge, part you need to buy plus the price. The entire kitchen plus a wardrobe and other things was delivered in 2 days by truck for a total delivery charge of 570 baht. We then bought granite countertops from a local CM wholesaler who also installed.

My wife and I assembled most of the cabinets (quite easy) and enlisted the help of a local handyman who has now become quite the IKEA assembly expert.

The design possibilities are endless - the only drawback being that cabinet widths are set at 20cm, 40cm, 60cm, 80cm and corner cabinets. So you may end up with a 10cm space between the last cabinet and a wall, We just turned those areas into cutting board storage.

I do recommend a trip to BKK IKEA to go through the design with a specialist there who will ensure you're not missing any details. IKEA can also install for 7% of the purchase price of the kitchen.

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[NanLaew]

Is there an Index Mall in Chiang Mai?

 

We bought our 'designer' kitchen from their Udon branch about 15 years ago an apart from replacing the sink unit with a real wood box frame (just keeping the steel feet and composite doors from the particle board original), the units have stood the test of time a lot better than me! A year or so later, when we wanted to complete the kitchen, the units we used were no longer available at Index. That's when we got a local artisan in to copy the style. I even managed to find matching drawer and cupboard handles at HomePro.

 

Yes, some will talk up the difference in price/quality between IKEA and Index Mall but we're still talking about flat-pack surgery here.

 

Asked and answered. Good luck.

 

[gingerandtabby]

Kilt - excellent suggestion, thanks

NanLaew, good suggestion, but I expect they will have the same pre-designed kitchen units that Home Pro has.

[beau thai]

I was and am very pleased with Homikitch and didnt feel they were overly expensive. They had some expensive options -like swiss drawer runners, which I opted for as I thought I would always wish I had spent extra to get them later!  and what I am really glad I planned in is a thin bottle pull out with pull out spice rack above it. sanme height and depth as cupboards beneath worktop.

Homikitch installers did a great job too.

[NancyL]

I used Ikea Bangkok also.  They have different levels of quality, so you can work within a variety of budgets.  I suggest you play with their online design feature first and then make a visit to Bangkok with your designs and one of their professionals and review and produce a final design that fixes your mistakes in less than an hour.  At the I time did our condo remodel, their Thai website's kitchen design feature was clunky, so I used IKEA UK's version, but maybe the Thailand version is better now.

 

There was no way my elderly husband and I were going to assemble the kitchen ourselves, what with hand arthritis and bad close-up vision.  Plus after 45+ years of marriage, I know what can cause arguments. The IKEA assembly crew did the kitchen in about five hours and moved onto the bedroom closet.  They stayed in Chiang Mai overnight, returning the next day to finish the bedroom closet and install a piece in the kitchen that they had sent up from Bangkok via Kerry Express.  I couldn't believe how cheap  the charge for installation.

 

The granite countertop was purchased and installed from a local source.  I wasn't impressed with the quality of the IKEA countertops.

 

I didn't find the fixed widths of the cabinets (40 cm, 60 cm, 80 cm) to be a problem.  I simply left an open space, between two cabinets, next to the sink for the trash container. 

 

Like Homitech, Ikea has a 10 cm wide pull-out lower drawer for water bottle storage with a shelf for spice storage above the water bottles.  Definitely get this unit.  

 

I splurged on lighting for the interior of the cabinets and drawers and found they aren't really necessary.  The installers couldn't get all of them to function properly and I don't really miss them.

[richard_smith237]

3 minutes ago, NancyL said:

I used Ikea Bangkok also.  They have different levels of quality, so you can work within a variety of budgets.  I suggest you play with their online design feature first and then make a visit to Bangkok with your designs and one of their professionals and review and produce a final design that fixes your mistakes in less than an hour.  At the I time did our condo remodel, their Thai website's kitchen design feature was clunky, so I used IKEA UK's version, but maybe the Thailand version is better now.

 

There was no way my elderly husband and I were going to assemble the kitchen ourselves, what with hand arthritis and bad close-up vision.  Plus after 45+ years of marriage, I know what can cause arguments. The IKEA assembly crew did the kitchen in about five hours and moved onto the bedroom closet.  They stayed in Chiang Mai overnight, returning the next day to finish the bedroom closet and install a piece in the kitchen that they had sent up from Bangkok via Kerry Express.  I couldn't believe how cheap  the charge for installation.

 

The granite countertop was purchased and installed from a local source.  I wasn't impressed with the quality of the IKEA countertops.

 

I didn't find the fixed widths of the cabinets (40 cm, 60 cm, 80 cm) to be a problem.  I simply left an open space, between two cabinets, next to the sink for the trash container. 

 

Like Homitech, Ikea has a 10 cm wide pull-out lower drawer for water bottle storage with a shelf for spice storage above the water bottles.  Definitely get this unit.  

 

I splurged on lighting for the interior of the cabinets and drawers and found they aren't really necessary.  The installers couldn't get all of them to function properly and I don't really miss them.

 

I can definitely concur with the IKEA option...  the installation was seamless and took a couple of days. 

 

I too had the granite counter top sourced myself as I found the IKEA options 3x the price of Boontawarn... (I think IKEA sources from there anyway) - so I just sourced from boontwarn... 

 

All smooth running..

[canthai55]

IKEA kitchen cabinets made with particle board (sawdust and glue) ?

 

[richard_smith237]

6 minutes ago, canthai55 said:

IKEA kitchen cabinets made with particle board (sawdust and glue) ?

 

 

Did you answer your own question just so you could provide yourself with your own confirmation bias ? 

 

 

 

So.. what would you use ?

 

Wood - anything other than the top quality timber treated professionally will warp over time, especially in Thailands humidity - age quickly.

 

Laminate - (MDF fibreboard + laminate) susceptible to ‘edge peel’ if not looked after.

 

Wood Veneer - Similar issues to wood with potential warping and can also peel if not looked after.

 

PCV - Limited colours, discolour with age

 

Metals (stainless steel / Aluminium) - stain easily, discolour and oxidise, industrial looking.

 

 

 

[kilt]

4 hours ago, canthai55 said:

IKEA kitchen cabinets made with particle board (sawdust and glue) ?

 

"IKEA cabinets are made of sturdy 3/4″ medium-density fibreboard (substantially thicker than most) with two melamine foil finishes for a hard-wearing, moisture-proof, and scratch-resistant finish"  - and they are guaranteed for 25 years. 

I'll also say that before that 25 years is up, if you want to refresh your kitchen, you only need to replace the doors and drawer fronts with the design and colors of the day. The interior cabinets will still be the same 25 years from now as they were 25 years ago...