"Soft Close" Kitchen door/drawer buffers
Hi just bought a Hygena kitchen from MFI. But wanted cupboards and
doors that have soft close (ie close gentle and can't be slammed)-unfortunately MFI don't offer it on Hygena range. Has anyone used the B and Q "Premium Door Buffers" and are they any good? http://www.diy.com/diy/jsp/bq/produc...RODID=184 665 They look like a cheaper version of another product called Blumotion. Also could anyone tell me how easy they are to fit to a kitchen after it has been installed? Many Thanks in advance, FJ |
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Also could anyone tell me how easy they are to fit to a kitchen after it has been installed? Just looks like 2 screws, so no hard thing there. I have just fitted the ones that came with our magnet kitchen, and they just stuck on to the top of the hinged side of the cupboard backed up with a small screw. fitted without requiring door removal. took about 10 mins to do all cupboard doors (about 10 in all) -- http://gymratz.co.uk - Best Gym Equipment & Bodybuilding Supplements UK. http://trade-price-supplements.co.uk - TRADE PRICED SUPPLEMENTS for ALL! http://fitness-equipment-uk.com - UK's No.1 Fitness Equipment Suppliers. http://gymratz.co.uk/hot-seat.htm - Live web-cam! (sometimes) |
Andy Hall wrote:
Probably on the B&Q carcases the screws that come with them will fit into the holes normally used for shelf pegs. No, they're made to fit into the holes that would have been used by the hinge mounts if you'd hung the door on the other side. Quite a nice bit of design, really, and pretty unB&Q like. Oh, and they work quite well, too. Though they won't overcome the force of you, say, slamming the cupboard. But in normal use do the job perfectly. Regards Mark |
Mark A wrote:
Andy Hall wrote: Probably on the B&Q carcases the screws that come with them will fit into the holes normally used for shelf pegs. No, they're made to fit into the holes that would have been used by the hinge mounts if you'd hung the door on the other side. Quite a nice bit of design, really, and pretty unB&Q like. Oh, and they work quite well, too. Though they won't overcome the force of you, say, slamming the cupboard. But in normal use do the job perfectly. Regards Mark I thought they were bloody brilliant, and I couldn't make a door slam whatever I did. Not quite so good on drawers where there's no spring applying pressure but well worth the extra dosh. Is there more than one type? These were the premium type I think. |
On Sun, 24 Jul 2005 13:30:24 GMT, Stuart Noble
wrote: Mark A wrote: Andy Hall wrote: Probably on the B&Q carcases the screws that come with them will fit into the holes normally used for shelf pegs. No, they're made to fit into the holes that would have been used by the hinge mounts if you'd hung the door on the other side. Quite a nice bit of design, really, and pretty unB&Q like. Oh, and they work quite well, too. Though they won't overcome the force of you, say, slamming the cupboard. But in normal use do the job perfectly. Regards Mark I thought they were bloody brilliant, and I couldn't make a door slam whatever I did. Not quite so good on drawers where there's no spring applying pressure but well worth the extra dosh. Is there more than one type? These were the premium type I think. There are drawer slide mechanisms that have an arrangement where part of it drops down or is pulled by a nylon cam as the drawer nears the closed position. The soft close things work OK with these. -- ..andy To email, substitute .nospam with .gl |
Has anyone used the B and Q "Premium Door Buffers" and are they any
good? I have used B&Q buffers on my MFI Hygena kitchen. They are excellent. Also could anyone tell me how easy they are to fit to a kitchen after it has been installed? On the cupboard doors, they fitted simply by screwing into existing unused hinge holes without further drilling. Clearly kitchen carcasses are sufficiently standardised to allow this. On the drawers, I drilled my own holes into the side of the carcass using a 5mm bit (from memory - check size). This was easy and effective. It was also less intrusive than following the instructions and drilling into the top of the carcass, where it would be more visible and interfere with the drawer contents during closure/opening. Christian. |
Is there more than one type? These were the premium type I think.
My understanding is that the non-premium type consist of sticky backed rubber rings from the chocolate teapot school of design. Christian. |
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