A pragmatic Approach to Colour Choices

White Counter Tops Used in the Above Picture have became the silver Bullet to solve the problems from color ratio matching to "Modernising " Kitchen . The Road to White Counter tops starts with Nano White Counter Tops to Corian Dupont .

Nano White Costing is the lowest among the white counter top , and with out skilled workers ,it will doom the whole concept of ambience , Underline it that you need to visit a finished Site before the work is given to a subcontractor .

A well researched attempt will help you to select the right product .

a) 1) Nano White Installations Poorly Done by Unskilled Workers Below 

 

2)      Skilled Work with a flavour of Creativity in the below installations 

What I love about this installation is the way they have Solved the Problem of Double Nosing issue + Any future Debris Deposit by sandwiching a layer of Granite Piece though the heading doesn't seem to suit the cabinet installations .

b) Hafele Caeserstone Installations 

With a Square Feet Rate of 1400/- Rupees , and Installation @ 450/- Rupees  Done by Hafele Counter Top Installation Team assures the best option for a client who is willing to pay around 1 Lakh Plus for the the Kitchen Counter Tops .Please find the installation Pics Below .There wont be any double nosing issues but there will be a small gap in the joining corners.

c) Dupont Corian Top Installations Below 

No Double Nosing Issues or Corner Slab Joining Issues 

Material Rate - 870 Rupees/Square Feet 

Installation Charges - 230-300 Rupees/Square Feet

                                Now The Merits and Demerits of Each Items in terms of Utility .                                                                                                              

Item	Merits	Demerits
Nano White	Low Cost	Skilled work unavailability , Stains Free” Limit “
Hafele Caeserstone	Excellent Double Nosing , Corner Joint Gap is less, High Resistance to Stain .	Highly Expensive
Corian Top	Excellent Finishing	Limited Heat Resistance

                                                                                                               

                                                                                                                              

Major Kitchen Cabinet Brands In Indian Market

Most of the Cabinet Manufacturers Uses Marine Ply , Mdf/ Hdf ,Engineered Wood .

If you are looking for a highly precisely done beautiful kitchen and are willing to spend between 10 - 15 Lakh for your 6 Feet Kitchen Cabinets ( Civil works may or may not be extra depending on the size of your Kitchen ) and just think only about Finishing and style then , Walk in to a Haecker Design Store ,
a German Manufacturer and a prominent player in Indian Kitchen Market .


They Use Engineered Wood , By the way they described to us , i thought its Particle Board with a fancy Name , I asked them for their sample to test it . I Dipped the sample in Boiling water , then freezed it and the results were quiet surprising with its resistance to my sadistic treatment to destroy it .

Speaking about the Finish , It was Love at First sight !!!

                     http://www.haecker-india.com/  

  

Nolte Kuechen  is another brand competing with Haecker  , another German Kitchen Expert who knows 

what they are doing transforming spaces and ambience .

                          https://www.nolte-kitchens.com/en/

Next One is Veneta Cuicine  , Another German Player , But the Mallu Girl at the phone reminded 
about those old days in Government offices where we waited for our "Officer " to appear 
to look in to our application and approve it . But of course the finish was tempting .

                            http://www.venetacucine.com/eng/

 

 

Modular Kitchen Decision Making Process

Modular Kitchen  Buying Tips 

1)       Analyse  What You really Want and Need

With a  9000 Square Feet House , You NEED one Designer Kitchen to do mild cooking while your Husband and Kids Read in the Break FasT Counter and a second messy kitchen for the servant to do all the smelly “fishy “ Business .

But a 2000 Sft Flat with a Sea view , where you are planning for your Retirement Needs a modular kitchen designed Ergonomically suiting to your Physical Needs and can  cook with out any feeling of congestion .

        Plan and Analyse your Kitchen

2)      Check with at least 3 Suppliers of the Same Brand .

For Example if you are buying Hettich/hafele/sleek/ebco  Hardware , Take the rates from Atleast 3 Suppliers .And you bet there will be atleast 4-7 % Difference among them . As per the Business Review Survey consumers who check with the competitors save at least 11% than the their counterpart Who buy from a single supplier with out taking the pain to check it .

How to get Best  rates from more suppliers , click this link 

3)      Understand the Verbal Jugglery Used by Salesmen to Trap You .

Example – Life Long Warranty for Accessories ( Life Long Warranty doesn’t mean whole life warranty it varies from 5 Year to 7 Years depending on the brand )Remember it’s their job to juggle the vocabulary  and it is your right  to clarify !

           Knowing theusual gimmicks played in advance, Click here

4)      Ask very clearly about the Manufacturing Methods

Example –Get clear specs about the manufacturing methods , the kind of machinery to manufacture cabinets .

Ask the right questions to know what they are planning to sell you ,click here

5)      Ask the Supplier to Re explain if you don’t understand.

Example – There are Suppliers who sell Hettich Modular Kitchen , While Hettich brand only supplies the hardwares , Suppliers  might  sell you  cabinets from a local Industrial Unit in the brand name of Hettich /Hafele/Blum /Siemens etc

Let them know , that you have done your home work , click here

6)      Warranty Card Misleading

Example – There are suppliers offering  you 50 or 60 years Warranty for the Kitchen , Ask them clearly whether they will write a legal agreement with you and the company or Simply Pass the Marine Ply wood Company Warranty card to you .

If they are ready to give an agreement to you , make sure it is notarised and duly signed by the Company Owner and Yourself , Not with the salesmen who will be moving out to his next showroom .

If they are passing you the Warranty Card from Plywood Manufacturer , 99 % of the Ply Manufacturers Provides warranty to use the product as it is , ask them how will you get warranty once they have pressed laminate on the ply or Painted it with Colour .

Speak like you are an expert in what ever you are planning to buy , click here

7)      After Service Support

Scenario – They will always say about the service and a story about their service to a past client . Ref . Our Contract Samples .

ASK FOR THE THINGS THAT REALLY MATTERS , Click here

8)      Cost and Pricing

These two are the most critical things while buying , salesmen will do anything to do the sale and grab the profit , no body will sale a kitchen in loss , make sure the sales men have enough experience and have been in business for years so that they won’t provide inferior products.

Think about how much you want to pay , click here

9)      Chimney , Hob & Other Civil Works

Make sure the Price Includes / Excludes installation of Hob and Chimney . Some Suppliers ask’

 For extra charges for chimney installation .Its Always better to Give the Work Contract of counter top and tiles to the supplier to avoid conflicts regarding material laying from Suppliers . Ref Our Contract Samples

10)   Always Stick with a Contract Form Specifying each and every requirement of your kitchen , better to pay for a notary to make sure you have the grip to go to any extreme ends in case  of any foul play from the suppliers.

Refer our contract samples

Ask the right questions to know what they are planning to sell you

Like every Product Manufactured in this planet , there are machinery bought for 30000 to 1 Crore in the Modular Industry that will do the Work in varying Qualities of Edge Banding .

The best thing to do is to spend some time and visit their manufacturing premise . Remember the young designed who sells the product may not be in the company , when your laminate peels of from the cabinet .

Forget it if you think you can burst into the sellers office and make him pay for your losses . So check it and confirm the manufacturing methods .

If somebody confirms you that he is pressing the laminated in hot press machinary in a very reputed workshop , see the workshop and check whether they have an ISO or is it going to be the Mood swings 
of the worker that is going to determine your kitchens strength