Kitchen builder ?

[iammike]

Hi,

I am looking for someone who can build me a Western Style kitchen


Any recommendations except RuangsangThai, Ice Furniture, Starmark / HomePro ?

Something like this

[urleft]

I am using a Thai Architect to design our kitchen, they also designed our house.  Limited English but eventually I get my point across.  PM with an email address and when I get the drawings I will share.   We are not that different from the picture, except we are using a separate building with entertaining in mind. 

I can also show you some pics of an American that got fantastic woodwork that I envy, and I am trying to get my TW to agree. 

[iammike]

Hi,

Thanks, but 1 question.

Does he have the time to do it as that seems the problem with most of the builders nowadays ?

Thanks again and PM send.

[smoooth2]

iammike ... your proposed kitchen looks really nice. As you are starting from scratch with your design, may I offer something to consider.

It has bemused me that in the several homes that I have lived in in Buriram, the overhead kitchen cupboards have been totally useless, as my girlfriend is too short to reach them ... let alone put stuff in them.

She simply will not use the overhead cupboards.

Overhead cupboards look beaut, and are useful for tall farangs, but my 153cm tall lady cannot reach them.

As these cupboards are probably quite expensive, perhaps lower cupboards that can actually be used, may be more cost effective.

Anyway ... maybe a chat with your lady would be worthwhile. Get her opinion. Sometimes we tall farangs tend to overlook the obvious things in a country where everyone is short.

Good luck with your project.

[iammike]

Thanks Smooth2.

Funny you mention this, but this design was picked by my Missus on Google Image search. We had a kitchen like this in our Condo (Starmark) and in our house in Pattaya (Self Build) and on both of the Kitchens the missus was the major "designing" factor.

I once asked her the same question you raised, and she said "I have a Tall husband so you can you put the stuff there and grab it when needed

We will start from scratch.

[olavhome]

Have you checked IKEA, close to Suwarnaphmumi ? Search ikea Thailand on web. Have site where youself can plan Kitchen and wide range of different Components. Have also bathroom and wardrobe. Delived flat-packed, but if you dont like to "screw it all up", you can hire their People do it for you ;-)

[iammike]

Thanks for suggestion, but I forgot about Ikea the day I left Europe.

However It could be an alternative for us to install it as a Temp kitchen during the time we wait for our Real Kitchen and when that kitchen arrives donate it to my BIL

[olavhome]

Quality and design has improved during last years and I have only heard good responses from people With ikea Kitchen lately.
Same With wardrobes. :-)

[iammike]

Good start, no mentioning of Buriram in their delivery PDF, but they mention Chiang Mai

http://www.ikea.com/ms/en_TH/pdf/service-offer/assembly_list.pdf

@Olav, but thanks for the suggestion but I doubt it sincerly we will get a Ikea kitchen or Wardrobe or ....

Thanks again.

[gotlost]

Locally I can only think of one you have not tried and thats ATB or Alan The Builder. He owns the Surin Farang Forum. His website and contact details are  http://www.alanthebuilder.com He normally only builds 5M and above. He is doing one at the moment  thats at least 15 M and I'm talking quality. He will very easly now who to put in contact with.

[iammike]

Thanks GL.

I had already thought about him as I was in contact with him when in the planning phase of our house, but I personally think that he is way too busy to do only a Kitchen for us.

I willl wait for Urlefts Email and see what that brings, and If everything else fails we will just get a Temp kitchen and wait for a builder who can build our Kitchen.

[gotlost]

Thanks GL.

I had already thought about him as I was in contact with him when in the planning phase of our house, but I personally think that he is way too busy to do only a Kitchen for us.

I willl wait for Urlefts Email and see what that brings, and If everything else fails we will just get a Temp kitchen and wait for a builder who can build our Kitchen.

He won't do the kitchen but will know the TOP OPTIONS on who to contact. Contact him. He will be more than glade to help you if he can.

[KhunG]

We used Kitzcho stuff.  Built into concrete on the bottom, hanging from walls on the top.  Straight forward DIY project, but make sure you have a helper.  I snapped a couple pics this morning to show you, so the pics aren't great and the place is a mess.  We're still finishing out the place and unpacking our shipment.  I like the Kitzcho stuff enough that I've just ordered some "jigsaw" (stand alone) cabinets to build out my wet-bar.

For the upper cabinets, I set them a at 137 cm.  47 cm above the 90 cm counter top.  TW (156 cm) can reach the lower two shelves and she has a folding step stool when she wants to go for the highest.  She usually just asks me to get/put whatever on those.

[iammike]

Thanks KhunG,

But the problem is we don't like a (concrete) kitchen like that, if we did it wasn't a problem as there a couple of guys in the village who can build a kitchen like that.

Question, do you drawers and cupboards all have Soft Close ?

Thanks again for all comments / tips. But we will wait for Urlefts Email (PM already send) and if that doesn't work we get a Temp Kitchen.

[KhunG]

The "jigsaw" system I'm doing the wet bar in is all wood if you don't like the concrete. 

The upper cupboards, which are also used in the "jigsaw" system are soft close.  The lower stuff built into the concrete isn't.  I'll have to wait until my wet bar lower cupboards show up to see if they're soft close.