Im looking to put in a new kitchen. I can get the carcasses and doors flatpacked from screwfix for about £700 . These carcasess are 15mm, but the rigid units are 18mm but will cost me £1300 including the doors. Is there that much difference between flatpack and rigid units and is 3mm that important?
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Scrit said:Is there much difference? Probably a lot. 18mm carcasses are much more rigid than 15mm ones and tend to suffer less screw pull-out. Also pre-assembled rigid carcasses use dowel and glue construction which again makes for a better quality carcass. from the point of view of fitting the Screwfix carcasses I've seen are just another low-cost carcass, as opposed to, say a Howdens 18mm carcass which are considerably better quality with thicker backs, better quality feet, cleaner drillings, etc. No comparison. Where are the 18mm carcasses from, BTW? There may not be a £600 difference, but the Screwfix kitchens are what gets referred to as "builders specials"![]()
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