In today’s kitchen and bath cabinets industry there are plenty of material choices to choose from, here are some of the most popular choices.
Melamine Cabinets ($)
Melamine also known as particleboard is an engineered wood product manufactured from wood chips, sawmill shavings, or even sawdust, and a synthetic resin or other suitable binder, which is pressed and extruded. Melamine is offered in a wide choice of colors, and finishes. The surface is easy to maintain and offers a good resistance to wear. This material offers a budget friendly choice for consumers.
Advantages:
- Economical
- Easy to maintain and clean
- Great resistance to wear
- Wide selection of colors and finishes
Disadvantages:
- Doors offered only in Slab or Shaker models
- Susceptible to expansion and discoloration from moisture absorption on cuts and edges (with continuous contact to water)
Thermoplastic ($)
Thermoplastic kitchen cabinet doors are made of an MDF body that is thermally fused with a thermoplastic sheet . The doors come in a lot of different shapes and textures.
Advantages:
- Economical
- Easy to maintain and clean
- Great resistance to wear
- Wide selection of colors and finishes
- Moisture resistant
Disadvantages:
- Sensitive to high temperatures
- Difficult to retouch in case of a scratch
Polyester kitchen cabinets ($$)
Polyester doors are created to replicate a five-piece wooden door. These doors are made of a melamine center and sides covered with a perfectly matched molded polyester film, which protects against impacts and scratches. The five-piece polyester doors come in a wide selection of colors and styles.
Advantages:
- Economical
- Easy to maintain and clean
- Great resistance to wear
- Wide selection of colors and finishes
Disadvantages:
- Difficult to retouch in case of scratches
Kitchen cabinets in Lacquered MDF ($$$)
Lacquered MDF kitchen offers a great flexibility in terms of style, shape, color, and lustre. We manufacture “joint less” 1 piece MDF doors. These doors are very stable and insensitive to climate change. RenoVilla developed a painting technique and special paint that greatly improves the products resistance and durability.
Fibreboard (MDF) is an engineered wood product made by breaking down hardwood or softwood residuals into wood fibres, often in a defibrator, combining it with wax and a resin binder, and forming panels by applying high temperature and pressure.
Advantages :
- Wide selection of colors and lustre degrees (From ultra-mat to super glossy)
- Very stable in terms if house climate change
- Environmentally friendly, made from recycled materials
- Easy to work into different shapes
Disadvantages:
- Solid colors only, can’t be stained.
Solid wood cabinets ($$$)
Wood is elegant, natural and beautiful. RenoVilla offers a wide selection of different species for its wood kitchen cabinets, (Walnut, Oak, Hickory, Birch, Maple, Cherry and many more!) Wood kitchen cabinets offer a luxurious, timeless look. Each piece of wood has its unique attributes, and variations. Solid wood is a living, breathing material. Like all living things, it reacts to its ambient environment. It is recommended to maintain ambient humidity levels between 40% and 50% in order to minimise wood expansion and contraction.
Advantages:
- Easy to work with
- Easy to maintain
- Several finishes offered
- Comes in many species of wood, each has its own special character.
- Easy to repair
- High end kitchen material choice
Disadvantages:
- Must maintain room moisture level of 40 to 50%.