Builder / Woodwork Person

R.P.J · Postby **R.P.J** » October 29th, 2017, 2:58 pm

Good Day Guys any persons hav a contact for persons building neat bathroom vanity

rmrunner · Postby **rmrunner** » October 29th, 2017, 3:04 pm

Send your design via pm and I will quote you. Only using mdf board currently. Melamine type which is water resistant

pugboy · Postby **pugboy** » October 29th, 2017, 3:26 pm

U sure that is water resistant ?

meccalli · Postby **meccalli** » October 29th, 2017, 4:01 pm

Isn't that just laminated mdf?

rspann · Postby **rspann** » October 29th, 2017, 4:48 pm

Not even laminated , its sort of a plastic/ paper coating. When the water gets to the joint , it swells from there.

rmrunner · Postby **rmrunner** » October 29th, 2017, 4:52 pm

The laminate is a protective coating so the water or moisture doesn't soak in to swell the mdf. From my experience once the edges are sealed properly the mdf stands out strong. If you planning on taking a hose to soak down the vanity cabinet is a different story. But everyday use and small amounts of water on the cabinet doesn't affect it. I have even used plain mdf in over sink vanity sealed and painted lasting five years and counting.

Nexus · Postby **Nexus** » October 29th, 2017, 4:54 pm

Not looking to step on anybody business pitch, but as a man that now finish building, save yourself the hassle and get a ready made vanity. Good variety at ABC in el socorro and maybe Ali's in marabella.
You will have to get someone to fabricate the wood working part, then the counter top then the plumbing.
A ready made one might cost more, but will save you real time and headache

rspann · Postby **rspann** » October 29th, 2017, 4:55 pm

It works good , nearly everything now is made with it. Also,your plumbing not supposed to have leaks , but it isn't very water resistant.

RWD · Postby **RWD** » October 29th, 2017, 4:57 pm

All woodwork men is flabbergastery, always want money upfront to buy material and can't deliver..

rspann · Postby **rspann** » October 29th, 2017, 5:00 pm

Nexus wrote:Not looking to step on anybody business pitch, but as a man that now finish building, save yourself the hassle and get a ready made vanity. Good variety at ABC in el socorro and maybe Ali's in marabella.
You will have to get someone to fabricate the wood working part, then the counter top then the plumbing.
A ready made one might cost more, but will save you real time and headache

I find that the ready made ones not strong or well built. The minute anything touches it the surface is damaged. Shake it too hard and the joints get loose. The cost is very high too, almost $10 g for the bigger ones. The best thing is to make it out of hardwood. Teak or Mahogany or any similar wood works well . I had some made with wood and used Granite on the top, cost less than ABC and got what I wanted . Getting good wood-work men is pressure though.

pugboy · Postby **pugboy** » October 29th, 2017, 6:20 pm

Yeah, cheaper to have frames built and buy doors from young sing or elsewhere and paint or finish yourself if you can

rspann · Postby **rspann** » October 29th, 2017, 6:29 pm

I get solid panel cupboard doors made for $ .65 per sq in. Material incl. You only have to seal and varnish. They also have panelling ,all patterns so you can get the frames built, with solid facing, panelling on the sides and solid doors at a fraction of the cost of the expensive Chinese ones. I gong to put a pic of the doors in a while.

Oh and you can get granite tops complete with the cut outs for the sink/s cheap .

daron · Postby **daron** » October 29th, 2017, 7:17 pm

rspann wrote:I get solid panel cupboard doors made for $ .65 per sq in. Material incl. You only have to seal and varnish. They also have panelling ,all patterns so you can get the frames built, with solid facing, panelling on the sides and solid doors at a fraction of the cost of the expensive Chinese ones. I gong to put a pic of the doors in a while.

Oh and you can get granite tops complete with the cut outs for the sink/s cheap .

Interested in getting info on Granite
Check over the weekend $1400 & up

rspann · Postby **rspann** » October 29th, 2017, 7:36 pm

Classic Tiles and ABC has some patterns for $1000 up , depends on what colour you want , careful with the coral red by classic though . The colour varies on some of them ,so if you using more than one ,the difference might show.

Eagle View Enterprises · Postby **Eagle View Enterprises** » January 12th, 2018, 12:01 am

319-3966 seen them make some really nice ones.... Hard wood option too

De Dragon · Postby **De Dragon** » January 12th, 2018, 1:36 am

"those who deal with vanity show no love for humanity"

airuma · Postby **airuma** » January 12th, 2018, 8:20 am

De Dragon wrote:"those who deal with vanity show no love for humanity"

So fade away... fade away.....

airuma · Postby **airuma** » January 12th, 2018, 8:28 am

rmrunner wrote:Send your design via pm and I will quote you. Only using mdf board currently. Melamine type which is water resistant

Water resistant does not mean water proof. So while your claim may be correct, I would stay away from using laminated MDF from a vanity, or at least the base of the vanity.
Plumbing leaks will develop over time from various sources:
Flexible hose failure
Angle valve failure
Faucet failure (some mixer types will reroute the water back through the spout when the aerator gets blocked up)
Blocked trap (causing the water to back up and leak through the access hole for the ball and rod on pop up type wastes)
and you will most likely not notice the leak until the MDF is saturated!