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Post by transitboy »
Got a catalogue from b&poo look interesting.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHrnfcHR7qc
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Re: kitchen cabinits uniclic system
so what mechanism is stopping it coming apart 

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Works on the same system as the quick step flooring.
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Wonder how they fare once the cabinet's up on the wall and someone loads it with tinned stuff ??



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Re: kitchen cabinits uniclic system
Post by TrickyDicky »
Had a brief look at them today and they come apart with a decent thump - the display one was looking a bit worse for wear after half a day of being demonstrated. The blokey in B&Poo reckoned they can be assembled & taken apart around 10 times before they start to fail - not sure why you would want to do this, unless it will start a new trend in people taking their kitchens with them when they move house!
Slightly pricier than C&L standard units and I don't think anybody plans a job so tight on time that they would give much of an advantage (use pre-built if time is that tight!) - might be ok for people who don't know which end of a screwdriver to hold!!!
Slightly pricier than C&L standard units and I don't think anybody plans a job so tight on time that they would give much of an advantage (use pre-built if time is that tight!) - might be ok for people who don't know which end of a screwdriver to hold!!!
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Re: kitchen cabinits uniclic system
i can see no advantage at all from disassembling a cabinet you just finish up with bits all over the place that will be damaged/weakend in the process 

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Re: kitchen cabinits uniclic system
big-all wrote:weakend in the process
Weekend..about as long as they'll last IMHO...

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Re: kitchen cabinits uniclic system
The video has been removed T...This might be the same one...
Edit : Not got a clue why that link isn't working
Just copy and paste it into your browser..
Knowing just how good the unilin locking system is and remembering a lot of my peers sucking lemons when unilin and other locking system patents (Although a lot of the others still fall short!) were introduced into the laminate flooring industry, I really wouldn't dismiss this chaps!! I installed T & G laminate floors with pva adhesive for around two years prior to using the unilin system and my thoughts were 'this can't be as strong as pva,,,It'll just fall to pieces!!'...How wrong I was
I think you may be witnessing the transition here peeps, I could be wrong but lets see. They'll be many that will say it won't replace a master carpentered custom kitchen and they may be right. However, I can see it bull dozing the conventional lower and middle market kitchens perhaps higher..
Edit : Not got a clue why that link isn't working

The unilin mechanism BA and the structureBA wrote:so what mechanism is stopping it coming apart

Knowing just how good the unilin locking system is and remembering a lot of my peers sucking lemons when unilin and other locking system patents (Although a lot of the others still fall short!) were introduced into the laminate flooring industry, I really wouldn't dismiss this chaps!! I installed T & G laminate floors with pva adhesive for around two years prior to using the unilin system and my thoughts were 'this can't be as strong as pva,,,It'll just fall to pieces!!'...How wrong I was

I think you may be witnessing the transition here peeps, I could be wrong but lets see. They'll be many that will say it won't replace a master carpentered custom kitchen and they may be right. However, I can see it bull dozing the conventional lower and middle market kitchens perhaps higher..
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Re: kitchen cabinits uniclic system
wes i cant see a problem with the system it why on earth would you mention disassembling a fixed unit 

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Re: kitchen cabinits uniclic system
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big-all wrote:wes i cant see a problem with the system it why on earth would you mention disassembling a fixed unit
Only two words can explain it BA "The wife"
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I know what you're saying BA...That's just a little sales fluff mate...Although, I can see peoples ears popping up though for bedroom furniture etc...I still use the same pitch with laminate floors but in reality, people rarely disassemble (Sound like Johny 5 - the film short circuit for the uncultured lot
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Next will be easy repair
But these are just added extras in the sales pitch and the overwhelming benefit is the speed and ease mixed with a quality locking system. Not great for the trade as it'll half installation times but all that's been said before when the wheel was invented
We might take up the European culture of taking our kitchens with us when we sell our houses yet

Next will be easy repair


We might take up the European culture of taking our kitchens with us when we sell our houses yet

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Re: kitchen cabinits uniclic system
you either use it or not use itThe man with no aim wrote:big-all wrote:wes i cant see a problem with the system it why on earth would you mention disassembling a fixed unit
Only two words can explain it BA "The wife"
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you cant take them with you when you move they are fixtures and fittings
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Re: kitchen cabinits uniclic system
flooring yes it has a purpose unclick for replacing a damaged plank or for accsess to plumbing or cablesWes wrote:I know what you're saying BA...That's just a little sales fluff mate...Although, I can see peoples ears popping up though for bedroom furniture etc...I still use the same pitch with laminate floors but in reality, people rarely disassemble (Sound like Johny 5 - the film short circuit for the uncultured lot)
Next will be easy repairBut these are just added extras in the sales pitch and the overwhelming benefit is the speed and ease mixed with a quality locking system. Not great for the trade as it'll half installation times but all that's been said before when the wheel was invented
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We might take up the European culture of taking our kitchens with us when we sell our houses yet
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