Since My ID Factory don't do ID, they only do carpentry using their high tech factory CAD-CAM factory using large robotic machineries for many ID clients, I used one of their client's ID services at Blve & Blue Design Works whose showroom is at 10 Arumugam Rd, #01-10, Lion Building next to MacPherson MRT. Ah... there you can see the push to open slide drawers.
I will be getting their promo offer of $100 pfr for kitchen cabinets and $200 pfr for wardrobe WITH laminate internal finish and of course external laminate finish for doors etc. This price includes Revo Italy soft closing hinges and slides, and for the sink unit they package in free the stainless steel soft closing hinges with no additional charge.
My other ID quoted me kitchen 45 ft with 'laminate finish' at $120 pfr with normal (no soft closing) hinges and slides. When I asked him what is the internal finish since he didn't state the internal finish. My the other quote that I get did not state this too. He said "white internal solid plywood". When pressed further he admitted it is PVC. I told I don't want white, I want light grey, then he said he have colored type too and show me a bunch of Wood grey and colour plywood. I said I want laminate for internal. Then he said laminate very expensive, nobody use in Singapore... People only use colour wood grain plywood which is the type he shown me and added the surface is very hard like laminate which is true. But I remembered that pvc plastics will crack after sometime and they dent and peel easily at the edges like a sticker. He shown me that it is hard to dent using his fingers. Then I took out a coin and pressed it and scratch it ... It became dented and scratched! He said nobody do that... But it is very common to knock the cabinet sides and shelves. He is trying to smoke me. I told him I want a quote on laminate inside finish. After some calls to his carpenters... Oblivously he never quoted this before...he came back with a price of $200 pfr! "But best price $180 pfr!" I told him that my Sister got laminate finish also and there is promo for $100 pfr kitchen with laminate inside finish and with soft close hinges and slides. He said not possible. I told him to visit my ID factory and Blve & Blue. After a few weeks I called him...how? He now works with my ID factory for carpentry works and laminate inside with soft close and their factory is impressive and offer is better than other carpenters.
I like the way My ID Factory constructs their drawers. They use a 5 mm plywood base that is slotted into a groove cut by their computerized woodworking machine using special furniture design software. They hired degreed level mechanical design engineers to programme the furniture manufacturing. Local carpenter uses a very thin plywood like 2 or 3 mm only and nailed it to the drawer base. One of my house drawer fell off because of bad workmanship. I got to buy some nails and nail them myself... Now a bit ugly because some of the nails came off at the side because I did not nail them straight. I cannot be carpenter. It comes with under mounted soft closed slides, cannot see the sides when the drawer is open. This slide is more expensive than side mounted slide.
I am going through another discussion round with Blve & Blue just to be sure. I have seen their showroom and factory contractor. I think i am going for the same wood grain textured laminate for the door and inside... It looks like real wood. I have brought my friend to My ID factory, they also were very impressed and will most likely sign with Blve. We are comparing notes now. Can you go get a quote and see what they quote you and PM me?
