B & Q carcase MFC

[ratter]

Just wondered if anyone knew who makes the Select carcase material for B & Q?

The one I want to match is the Ash type and the best match I have found so far is the Knonospan Ash Varnasca which is quite close (in some light!) but comes with a grained texture.

But of course it would nice to have the exact match - but maybe they have it specially made.

[Scrit]

Hello and welcome

It probably won't be Kronospan, and even if it is marketing dictates that they'd be likely to have their own "exclusive" pattern simply because that locks in any kitchen fitter to buying the whole kitchen from them. They used to do a carcase with a java/coffee cup motif which was similar to, but not the same as, a laminate made by Abet Laminati (which used to be distributed up north by CIP/Chambers in Stoke-on-Trent) - Abet don't do MFC or MF-MDF but what's the betting they supply printed papesr to MFC pressers? One of the problems in matching a mass-market carcass like these is that there are so many manufacturers of MFC in the EU alone that unless you know who the maker is you'll struggle to get a match - unless of course they supply matching gable end panels.

Scrit

[jasonb]

kronospan's site says that colour comes in natural and satin finishes not woodgrain or woodpore

You may be confused by the fact its listed under "woodgrains" which refers to the pattern as opposed to plain (uni) colours or metalics

Jason

[ratter]

Many thanks for the info.

Jason you are quite right, it is the White Ash and not the Ash Vernasca which has the woodgrain texture. I have samples of both and what I'm after is somewhere between the two.

I started with Knonospan because my local merchant said he could get it quite easily, but I have one or two others to try.

I need to make some open shelves and I could obviously buy some larger units and cut them down but having done a fair bit of that already I thought it might be easier to start from scratch.

And of course, I bought all the original units when they were just over half price and my crystal ball is unable to tell me when they might do that again.

I also want to make a corner base unit which is a little larger than the one they sell. I have made it up as a single and a double unit joined at right angles but it just doesn't look as good as the true corner unit above it and it won't be easy to access because the doors are only 400mm which is too small for any magic corner that I've been able to find.

Not quite sure what Scrit means by gable end panels - but I take that to mean what B & Q call decor panels which match their doors not the carcases.

One more question - can you veneer MFC if you key it because I would like to make the exposed ends match my hand-made oak doors.

It hadn't occurred to me that I hadn't posted on this forum before - I tend to see it as a splinter group from the "other place" but for those who don't frequent such places I am pretty much a novice with woodwork but I've been fitting this kitchen for over a year and I have learnt a lot about kitchen fitting and other trades in the process. I am hoping to finish it soon (and so are my family) and move on to some cabinet work. I'm not really very good with hand tools although I admire those that are but I am pretty handy with a router and enjoy playing with my woodrat - hence the name.

My workshop is a double garage which also houses the remnants of a 1960's Bonneville which I am hoping to restore before I get too decripit to ride it.

[jasonb]

I've only veneered one side of MFC once, I took a belt sander to it and removed the melamine to leave me with bare chipboard and then veneered onto this. Last time I was at that clients it still looked fine and was in a bathroom.

Have you tried Egger, their range is quite easy to get hold of From W T Edens.


Jason