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Confused about the various cabinet options available? View our comparison chart to help guide you through the process!
When it comes to choosing cabinet materials, the choice can be overwhelming! There are plenty of options available, but what is the best choice for your day-to-day needs? You will need to consider not only the look and aesthetic, but durability, colour restrictions, door profiling, pricing and more!
Take a look through our cabinet materials comparison sheet below, and let your Jag Kitchens professional design consultant know if you have any further questions or concerns.
Cabinet Door Comparisons
| Material | Advantages | Disadvantages |
|---|---|---|
| Melamine (Melteca) | Cost Effective Large colour range Very durable Different finishes Jag AQUA-SEAL™edge Water Resistant 10 year warranty | Perceived as cheap at high end A set colour range No option for raised profile doors No high gloss finish |
| Acrylic | Stylish gloss finish A range of colours Very durable Jag AQUA-SEAL™edge Water resistant Chip resistant Better value than alternatives 10 year warranty | No option for raised profile doors Less colour choice than melamine Approx 20% more $$ than melamine |
| Vacuum formed vinyl | Good range of colours Durable easy clean finish Water resistant Good choice of raised profile doors 10 year warranty | Tend to be more expensive |
| Painted Lacquer | Unlimited choice of colours Water resistant Can be repainted later Good choice of raised profile doors 10 year warranty | Prone to chipping More expensive than alternatives Longer wait time for kitchen Approx 50% more $$ than melamine |
| Timber and Timber Veneer | Timeless look Water resistant Can be refinished later Good choice of raised profile doors | Approx double cost of melamine Longer wait time for kitchen |
A word on Cabinet Interiors
The inside of your kitchen cabinets will almost always be constructed from Melamine. This is a product manufactured from a wood bi-product core sandwiched between two layers of melamine material.
The board used for cabinets will typically be white but you can always specify a coloured interior at additional cost. Melamine is the accepted industry standard for cabinet construction because it is durable, easy to clean and reasonably priced.
A coloured version of the same board is often used for door and drawer faces. Jag's AQUA-SEAL™ edge banding system dramatically reduces the likelihood of moisture damage to cabinets.
How Jag’s AQUA-SEAL™ edge banding process will extend the life of your kitchen
Jag Kitchens has recently installed a new highly advanced edge banding system that gives Melamine and Acrylic Doors a fantastic seamless look. This means that we are able to produce Melamine and Acrylic doors that are very resistant to chipping but also highly moisture resistant.
Having given our edge banded doors the ultimate torture test of putting them through a full hot dish washer cycle we are confident in offering a 10 year warranty on this product.
All of our edged doors and cabinet parts are now edged using Jag’s AQUA-SEAL™ system.
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