FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Most pre-assembled cupboards are put together using nails or dowels and glue. They are not as strong as a flat pack cupboard and difficult to transport without damaging the cupboards.

See: DIY Flatpack Furniture in South Africa; Affordable DIY Cupboards

Yes - we provide full instructions on how to assemble and install the cupboards, as well as after-sales back-up, telephonic support and will even come out and advise if necessary.

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In most cases we would cut the cupboard down to the correct size free of charge. If the cupboards are too small, we would supply you with a filler at a nominal cost.

See: Tips on installing DIY cupboards

There is no standard width.

• Our cupboards can be manufactured from 300mm wide to 1200mm wide in 50mm increments.
• The floor units are 870mm high and 560mm deep, and with a post form top the total height is 900mm.
• There are five standard heights of wall units - 360 mm, 540mm, 720mm, 900mm, 1080mm. They are all 300 mm deep.
• BICs are 2400mm high and 600mm deep.
• Our tall floor units come in 2100 mm, 2280 mm and 2450 mm high and are 600mm deep.

We can also custom manufacture most cupboards to the customer's specifications.

Office furniture units are made to the customer's requirements, with desk heights starting at 732mm.

See our standard cupboard sizes on all our product gallery pages.

The main reason for separate bases is that cupboards which stand directly on the floor will draw in water and rot the cupboard from the bottom up. A separate base will also in time draw in water, but the replacement cost of the base is inexpensive as opposed to replacing all your cupboards. Silicon is used to seal the base of the cupboard from moisture getting into the wood, however this will wear away in time and allow moisture to penetrate the wood causing swelling.

See: DIY Kitchen Cupboards; DIY Built-In Cupboards; DIY Bathroom Cupboards

• Floor units have one shelf.
• Wall units have one shelf.
• Tall wall units have two shelves.
• Tall floor units have five shelves - one of them is fixed and cannot be moved.

All units can be supplied with additional shelves.

See: Affordable DIY Cupboards

You will require:

• a Screw Driver to assemble the cupboards
• a Drill, Hammer and Spirit level to install the cupboards.

If you are fitting your own post form tops, you will also required a Jig Saw and a Circular Saw.

See: DIY Kitchens; Photos of our Affordable Kitchens

We give a lifetime guarantee on hinges and fittings and a warranty on all our cupboards. Our cupboards are manufactured using computerised machinery and quality checked prior to delivery. In the unlikely event that you receive a faulty cupboard or component, it will be replaced.

See: DIY Kitchen Cupboards; DIY Built-In Cupboards; DIY Bathroom Cupboards