The decorative featured oak veneer has separated from the mdf as water ingressed into the mdf due to water spillages and mopping the floor etc.
Installed 10 years ago. It was a prestige kitchen at the time and very expensive and this failure was not expected.
I brought them back to the guy who made and fitted them to have new ones made.
I wasn't speaking to the proprietor personally as he was busy on site but his worker at the manufacturing facility said they would not stand over them.
He suggested that the floor should not be wet.
I thought that being a kitchen thats not really possible.
I've asked for new ones to be made and I suggested that I could seal the bottom edge with a good quality varnish myself or alternatively their in house spraying specialist could seal the bottom edge with their 2 pack lacquer they use for finishing but the guy I was speaking too said it won't make any difference.
I guess if they admitted that sealing the edge would be beneficial then they are admitting liability for the failure.
Some other areas have also failed but as they seem integral parts of the cabinet I don't think they can be replaced. In another 10 years it will be very shoddy indeed .
And by that time the style of this kitchen will probably be back in fashion again.
Does any kitchen fitter seal the bottom edges of MDF veneer kickboards?
Or any integral part that makes contact with the floor?
Are water spillages a concern to you?
Installed 10 years ago. It was a prestige kitchen at the time and very expensive and this failure was not expected.
I brought them back to the guy who made and fitted them to have new ones made.
I wasn't speaking to the proprietor personally as he was busy on site but his worker at the manufacturing facility said they would not stand over them.
He suggested that the floor should not be wet.
I thought that being a kitchen thats not really possible.
I've asked for new ones to be made and I suggested that I could seal the bottom edge with a good quality varnish myself or alternatively their in house spraying specialist could seal the bottom edge with their 2 pack lacquer they use for finishing but the guy I was speaking too said it won't make any difference.
I guess if they admitted that sealing the edge would be beneficial then they are admitting liability for the failure.
Some other areas have also failed but as they seem integral parts of the cabinet I don't think they can be replaced. In another 10 years it will be very shoddy indeed .
And by that time the style of this kitchen will probably be back in fashion again.
Does any kitchen fitter seal the bottom edges of MDF veneer kickboards?
Or any integral part that makes contact with the floor?
Are water spillages a concern to you?
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