Is the laminated surface meant to see the wood? Those along the edges? Was it bad workmanship or industry standard?

you mean there's a gap between the two pcs of laminate?

it's bad workmanship

Machine or manual press...

Bigger shops engage factory machine to press and chamfer good edge finsihing

Also, yours may be PVC lamins right

What is PVC lamins?

Mine can see wood in between the joint also.

Think should be bad workmanship.

Feel sad about the bad workmanship.

Asked the ID to do sometime, his reply his “its like that for all the joining”

What can I do to minimize exposure of the wood?

What is PVC lamins?

Oops. very sorry PVC lamination.

Oops. very sorry PVC lamination.

So if surface is smooth, then PVC, if there is bubbles (or rough surface), then not PVC?

Maybe can share how to recognise PVC. Thanks cos I'm very lost and my house not done up properly with very bad workers.

Mine can see wood in between the joint also.

Think should be bad workmanship.

Feel sad about the bad workmanship.

Asked the ID to do sometime, his reply his “its like that for all the joining”

What can I do to minimize exposure of the wood?

Cos when I went to see his works done at another place, very well-done....

I think they didn't use machine to press it, thus the bad workmanship...

Did you id promise any warranty on the workmanship?

i think the wood along the edges would be seen (a bit of the raw wood perhaps) unless there is PVC trimmings?

can post picture so that some of us can compare?

Edited July 13, 200719 yr by lin_stapler

Is the laminated surface meant to see the wood? Those along the edges? Was it bad workmanship or industry standard?

take a picture and show it to us... then we can tell if it is bad workmanship or not

by rite cannot see the wood at all, PVC or not.

Correct!

Wah ..so many ppl want the picture..this time the ID sure die ....

By the way, how much u pay pfr, can turn inside out or not ....

i think the wood along the edges would be seen (a bit of the raw wood perhaps) unless there is PVC trimmings?

the purpose of the laminates is to protect the raw wood from moisture and water spillage... especially in the kitchen!

if you can see raw wood, what is the point of putting the laminates in the first place.

It is not good workmanship as long as the wood is not properly covered or protected. Period. No two ways about it.

Best if you got picture to show. Then can tell for sure if it is good or bad workmanship.

If your guts instincts tell you it is bad workmanship, reject the work. Withhold payment till the works are corrected!

If you still want to be sure... one sure way to check is to go down to IMM. Check out all the displays they have there. Showroom pieces are usually made with reasonable workmanship. If the works you get at home is not at all like those laminated wood cabinets in the show rooms, then you know for sure the work done in your home is shoddy.

actually very easy lah, TS you find time go down to ikea and take a look

then you will get an idea of how laminated wood should look like

So if surface is smooth, then PVC, if there is bubbles (or rough surface), then not PVC?

Maybe can share how to recognise PVC. Thanks cos I'm very lost and my house not done up properly with very bad workers.

Cos when I went to see his works done at another place, very well-done....

I think they didn't use machine to press it, thus the bad workmanship...

Did you id promise any warranty on the workmanship?

the id promise to touch up. But yet to touch up...

take a picture and show it to us... then we can tell if it is bad workmanship or not

by rite cannot see the wood at all, PVC or not.

this means the work done by my id is bad?

he told me its like that!

haiz...

Still waiting for him to touch up...