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GB writes:

My 5 year old Howdens kitchen is more solid than anything I've seen in
the sheds


My 25 yo schriber units are still solid.
They aren't flat pack and arrived assembled.

I suspect that if you glue the flat pack stuff it will be just as solid.

My Howdens were not flat-pack

I've never had a cabinet fail, flat pack or not. By the time you've
screwed them to the wall, each other, and the worktop, they are really

+1

over-engineered. Hinges, drawer bases, and drawer runners: now that's
another different thing entirely!

I've had none of those fail across several Ikea kitches installed.

Door hinges on a Wickes kitchen are now regularly failing at 14 years
old - probably 5 failures in last 2 years.

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Andrew Gabriel
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