Lacquer
Lacquer remains one of the top choices when it
comes to luxury kitchens, despite there being an advance in cheaper materials
which imitate it. Its high quality and luxurious professional finish is what
justifies the cost of this material. Lacquer doors have numerous coats applied
to them, yet all vary from one another depending on whether they have been
treated on one or both sides. However, it is not a material which is easily
restored due to the multitude of colour choices available and the intense shine
it provides. Incidentally, this type of door is available in matt, metallic,
sating and other finishes and is scratch-resistant which provides an additional
quality feature.
Laminates
Specialists and kitchen fitters in Llandudno know how to tell a lacquered door from
a laminate one, but do you? Laminate doors’ side edges are banded with more or
less discretion, however new laser band machines that manufacturers are
beginning to use, make it harder to spot the difference. This is especially
difficult to try and differentiate between a lacquered gloss and a high gloss
laminate, where the latter has been manufactured using this new equipment. What
is certain however is these materials, which are available in a variety of
finishes, are resistant to abrasion and knocks, plus they are proving to be
less prone to scratches than lacquer.
Polymers
Due to the manufacturing process, the edges of
polymer doors are coated in such a way that they closely resemble lacquered
doors. However, some say that polymers suffer from too much heat and age which
makes them the less popular door type to opt for when designing your kitchen.
Acrylics
Acrylic doors are better known by some as super
high gloss laminates and have the appearance of glass. The benefit to acrylic
doors as opposed to lacquered for example, is they are very easy to maintain
which makes for an ideal door choice for your kitchen. The downfall to this
type of door however, is the range of colours available is limited. These doors
are manufactured by adding a layer of acrylic film to layers of acrylonitrile
butadiene styrene (ABS); a polymer thermoplastic with a good impact resistance,
which is relatively rigid, lightweight and can also be moulded. They are then
assembled by thermo bonding onto an MDF panel.
If you have any questions regarding the types of doors
available, you can contact your nearest kitchen showroom in North Wales such as Greentree Kitchens, who are more than happy to assist you with your queries. You can
contact them by calling 01492 585 477 or email: info@greentreekitchens.co.uk
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