“I am considering ordering an oak shaker kitchen from you and want to know if the back panels on your cabinets are oak too?” Question of the Week 27.10.2017
“I am considering ordering an oak shaker kitchen from you and want to know if the back panels on your cabinets are oak too?”
The latest ‘Question of the Week’ has been sent in from Devon, where Gary would like to know more about the construction of our oak kitchen cabinets.
QUESTION:
“I am considering ordering an oak shaker kitchen from you and want to know if the back panels on your cabinets are oak too?”
ANSWER:
Hello Gary,
Thank you for getting in touch – we pride ourselves on the quality of our cabinets and this is an excellent question as occasionally, the term ‘solid wood’ is applied to kitchens where only the door is made from wood.
The solid oak cabinet carcasses we use are universal and it is the doors that change, so an oak shaker kitchen from us will feature the same high quality cabinets as one with Traditional frontals when purchased from Solid Wood Kitchen Cabinets.
Our cabinets are manufactured entirely from solid oak, with the exception of the back panels. These are made from medium density fibreboard, which allows safe expansion and contraction of the timber used for the rest of the cabinet. As oak is a natural product, it will expand and contract with changes in temperature and the amount of moisture in the air. Ensuring that our oak cabinetry has enough space to move freely and adjust to small changes in the environment results in much stronger kitchen units.
You can find out more about our cabinets by reading our Solid Wood Kitchen Cabinet Specification page. If you would like to find out anything else about our cabinets or other products in our range, we have an entire selection of information guides devoted to cabinetry.
Of course, you can get in touch with us over the telephone on 0345 22 22 990 or email us at [email protected] if you do have any questions.
We would love to see your oak shaker kitchen when it is complete – please feel free to send us photos or tag us in snaps uploaded to Facebook or Instagram!
Kind regards,
The Team @ Solid Wood Kitchen Cabinets
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