Making my own kitchen 😥🤞

[meccarroll]

Just a couple of prices for you. Their edging tape is competitive too. £90 for delivery so try to get what you need in one order if you use them.

The birch ply might at first seem expensive but you may not need to edge it and it won't chip so worth considering.

 

[Jameshow]

As others have said why make what a factory can make in short time..
Unless your using birch ply or solid wood there seems little benefit on making the cabinets.
Make the doors and drawers instead??

 

[Spectric]

As others have said why make what a factory can make in short time

Depends if you want something quick and cheaper or can face a challenge but also do you have the tools and a certain skill level. It is far more rewarding to be able to look at something and say I made that rather than I brought that from the Cotswold company or Ikea.

 

[Ollie78]

I have a zero Clearance for the saw and a track saw too, would you recommend doing the whole build with that then?

I figured that with there going to be so many repeatable cuts, the table saw would be better.

If you have a track saw I suggest use that, it is safer and more likely to get a good cut than the table saw. You can further improve the chances making sure there is pressure to both sides of the cut. The Festool has a little foot you can use to apply pressure but they don't all have it. You can make your own if not.

 

[TomGW]

I have made & fitted a number of kitchens over the years and would only consider making cabinets where they are not commercially available from any of the trade suppliers. I'm actually going to fit out an extended utility room and adjoining store within the next couple of weeks and will be making a couple of extra deep larder type cabinets, to store garden furniture cushions.
The supplier I use (CPC - Cookstown Panel Centre) supplies standard cabinet sizes plus the full range of Egger board MFC. They also supply stock cut & edged panels 2800x650 which are very useful for making custom cabinets as the edges are already finished with the same pvc edge as the carcasses.
https://www.cookstownpanel.com/stock-cut-panels/c-5125.html
NB.Prices are heavily discounted at the point of sale.
My advice is to identify a non standard cabinet in your layout and try making it first. That way you can decide if making the entire kitchen from scratch is worth the hassle.
Use a decent track saw and not the DeWalt setup. When you have a cut lined up make the initial cut about 1mm deep and pull the saw backwards. That means the blade is breaking the surface in a downward direction. Use this as your scoring cut and then cut the board normally. This will minimise chipping and give you the best finish.

 

[HOJ]

The kitchens I have made haven't been standard by a mile, this is small part of one, for example:



Made to suit the clients wishes and the space constraint.

Along with this arrangement:

I figured that with there going to be so many repeatable cuts

With a track saw you could make/buy a set of parallel guides, for making the repetitive cuts, the table saw would still be of use for cutting the smaller parts.

 

[meccarroll]

I have made & fitted a number of kitchens over the years and would only consider making cabinets where they are not commercially available from any of the trade suppliers. I'm actually going to fit out an extended utility room and adjoining store within the next couple of weeks and will be making a couple of extra deep larder type cabinets, to store garden furniture cushions.
The supplier I use (CPC - Cookstown Panel Centre) supplies standard cabinet sizes plus the full range of Egger board MFC. They also supply stock cut & edged panels 2800x650 which are very useful for making custom cabinets as the edges are already finished with the same pvc edge as the carcasses.
https://www.cookstownpanel.com/stock-cut-panels/c-5125.html
NB.Prices are heavily discounted at the point of sale.
My advice is to identify a non standard cabinet in your layout and try making it first. That way you can decide if making the entire kitchen from scratch is worth the hassle.
Use a decent track saw and not the DeWalt setup. When you have a cut lined up make the initial cut about 1mm deep and pull the saw backwards. That means the blade is breaking the surface in a downward direction. Use this as your scoring cut and then cut the board normally. This will minimise chipping and give you the best finish.

Excellent advice and links too!

 

[meccarroll]

The kitchens I have made haven't been standard by a mile, this is small part of one, for example:

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Made to suit the clients wishes and the space constraint.

Along with this arrangement:

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With a track saw you could make/buy a set of parallel guides, for making the repetitive cuts, the table saw would still be of use for cutting the smaller parts.

Looks like an excellent professional job too!

 

[Jar944]

Is standard mdf or MRmdf inexpensive over there? Over here mrmdf is more expensive than birch or maple plywood.

 

[Lord Kitchener]

Generally speaking birch (haven't seen maple plywood offered anywhere) is much more expensive than MDF, MR or plain

In Europe most birch plywood comes from Russia or Scandinavia, if the latter then the manufacturer has probably got their raw material from Russia. Nobody likes Russia and their goods are sanctioned, so birch plywood is at least twice as expensive as it was before Russia invaded Ukraine