Since the first MDF kitchen we installed many years ago, we’ve learned a lot about these PVC coated cabinet doors. This review of the product will serve to inform you about the good points and the bad points of having these style doors.
Definition of an MDF cabinet door
This article defines it as a medium density fiberboard solid core door having a PVC plastic vinyl coating over it. The technical name is Thermofoil cabinet doors.
Good Points
Cost
These are very economically priced cupboard doors that can make a set of kitchen or bathroom vanity cabinets look rich. You will find the the cost of the doors falls in the mid-range pricing scale between Formica cabinet doors and real wood. read MDF Cabinet Doors Review
I’ve seen many nice looking low budget kitchen upgrades in my thirty years of cabinet building. To succeed at remolding this way you just need a couple of ideas that look good, but don’t cost a lot of money. I’m going to give you one proven way to make your cupboards look better without spending a ton of cash.
If your kitchen has flat Formica cabinet doors or older painted wood, you can spruce them up by adding some decorative molding around the edges. The only things you really need to be cautions about is the positioning of the molding in relation to how they open.
It may be necessary to inset the fancy trim an inch or so from the edges of the doors so that they will open without any problem. You can paint or stain the molding prior to attaching it onto the cupboard doors. Low Budget Kitchen Cabinet Door Remodeling
This video will demonstrate how to make adjustments to kitchen cabinet door spring loaded hinges. Crooked, out of adjustment, kitchen or bathroom cupboard doors with Y-5 or Y-6 hinges are easy to fix. The alignment problem can be corrected in a few simple steps. All you need is a screw driver, a drill, and a small drill bit to get the doors so they don’t hit one another. This tutorial is for the style that is grooved into the edge of the doors and held in place by four screws.
Vinyl wrap, or MDF kitchen cabinet doors need special care. Protecting your cupboard doors from heat damage is important. Avoid expensive cabinet repairs by following these tips.
When self cleaning your oven, if your kitchen cabinet base doors swing away from the range, open the doors. This will create a much larger distance between the vinyl wrapped doors and the intense heat.
How should the pulls get fastened on cupboard doors? If your kitchen cabinet handles get installed vertical on the doors, does it look right when the drawer pulls are horizontal? Which one is easier to grab onto? What’s the most popular way of installing them. I’ll answer these questions and address the pros and cons of both options.
There’s really no wrong or right way for the decorative pull to be fastened onto the cabinet door. It’s going to resolve down to personal preference.
I will tell you that the most popular direction is mounting them horizontally. My observation comes from over thirty years of being in the cabinetry industry. This is a standard question when we fabricate our Formica cabinets; “do you want the handles to be like this or the other way?” Without question, the popular answer is vertically. read Should Cabinet Handles Be Installed Vertical or Horizontal
