How long should a fitted bedroom last ?
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I had expensive fitted wardrobes fitted in the spare room and some chest of drawers when I moved into a new build house, this was approx 5 years ago. Now I almost never use the spare room , it’s just storage really with the odd visit to get something out said wardrobes.
I noticed some time ago that the draw fronts the pvc coating had stared to peel away from the edges, but it’s no big deal as the handles hold them in position, but now the entire skins have fallen off the wardrobes. Is as if the glue has 100% given up.
I’ve contacted the company that fitted them and at first they said they would look at fixing them. But now they just blank all contact and since first contact it’s over 5 years since they fitted (contacted before way before Xmas)
I could just suck it up and say 5 years is enough, but these were extremely expensive, and have basically fallen apart with no use so I’d say a manufacturing defect .
What’s the PH massive opinion , take it on the chin or keep chasing them ?
I’m tempted to visit in person as I rent a garage in the building they use so I feel they are pissing on their doorstep a tiny bit
I noticed some time ago that the draw fronts the pvc coating had stared to peel away from the edges, but it’s no big deal as the handles hold them in position, but now the entire skins have fallen off the wardrobes. Is as if the glue has 100% given up.
I’ve contacted the company that fitted them and at first they said they would look at fixing them. But now they just blank all contact and since first contact it’s over 5 years since they fitted (contacted before way before Xmas)
I could just suck it up and say 5 years is enough, but these were extremely expensive, and have basically fallen apart with no use so I’d say a manufacturing defect .
What’s the PH massive opinion , take it on the chin or keep chasing them ?
I’m tempted to visit in person as I rent a garage in the building they use so I feel they are pissing on their doorstep a tiny bit
Did they offer a warranty ? We've just had similar done with a well known local company and they have a 10 year warranty. Lets see how that pans out.
The bathroom units have a five year warranty (one failed after two years but was replaced no quibble)
It strikes me most things nowadays are just crap.
The bathroom units have a five year warranty (one failed after two years but was replaced no quibble)
It strikes me most things nowadays are just crap.
spookly said:
I can't understand why anyone expects thin veneers or stick on vinyl to last on anything. I certainly wouldn't buy anything "extremely expensive" that was constructed that way.
Why? I have shelves and cupboards in our spare room made of cheap conti-board. They have been going 20 years now. Most kitchen worktops and doors are a thin veneer of plastic over a cheap core yet last year's.We shouldn't expect thinks to fail in a few years and just suck it up.
98elise said:
Why? I have shelves and cupboards in our spare room made of cheap conti-board. They have been going 20 years now. Most kitchen worktops and doors are a thin veneer of plastic over a cheap core yet last year's.
We shouldn't expect thinks to fail in a few years and just suck it up.
+1. Chipboard and plastic veneer might be cheap but it should last longer than 5 years. I've had cheap-cheap standalone bedroom furniture fail in that way after 10 years. But hey, you chuck it out and replace it. No way should you accept 5 years from a fitted wardrobe. "Fitted" has implied degree of longevity if not near permanence.We shouldn't expect thinks to fail in a few years and just suck it up.
Like my much abused sliderobes. I've had the house for 15 years and they were far from new when I moved in. No delamination in any of the three rooms.
My fitted wardrobes are now 35 years old still going strong.
Chipboard is used as it’s more stable than solid timber even on high end furniture.
Door wraps should not come off if they have it’s a fault
I would be asking them why have they failed it’s not what I expected from a quality manufacturer like you.
Try that.
Chipboard is used as it’s more stable than solid timber even on high end furniture.
Door wraps should not come off if they have it’s a fault
I would be asking them why have they failed it’s not what I expected from a quality manufacturer like you.
Try that.
OP said room was storage only, no damp inducing activities.
My impression is that fitted anything is joke. You have a 40 year old kitchen/bathroom, you think it is looking a bit tatty and a new one will be a good idea. 5 years later the new one is worse than the 40 year old one was.
It's not just a rip off, its environmentally destructive as well.
My impression is that fitted anything is joke. You have a 40 year old kitchen/bathroom, you think it is looking a bit tatty and a new one will be a good idea. 5 years later the new one is worse than the 40 year old one was.
It's not just a rip off, its environmentally destructive as well.
Had the same with our foiled wrap doors used in a kitchen.
Installed in 2012 and first noticed an issue with an end panel delaminating about 12 months later. Replaced under warranty but went again probably another 12 months down the line. The supplier organised further replacements to some doors that had no issues citing a manufacturing defect on the originals that had come to their attention. New doors fitted at their cost in 2016.
In 2017 the lot pretty much failed. Plinths, doors, end panels, kick plates etc. Argued there was only a five year warranty in effect and that was pretty much the expected lifespan for that outlay of expenditure (circa £8k).
I had the doors independently inspected and the glue used at manufacture was the issue. Long story short, court action threatened and eventually kitchen replaced minus carcasses but fitted at my cost. Four years on and practically every door is delaminating again.
I will be ripping it all out at some point and starting again. Lesson learned. I have tried to glue down myself with differing results dependent on the area effected.
Installed in 2012 and first noticed an issue with an end panel delaminating about 12 months later. Replaced under warranty but went again probably another 12 months down the line. The supplier organised further replacements to some doors that had no issues citing a manufacturing defect on the originals that had come to their attention. New doors fitted at their cost in 2016.
In 2017 the lot pretty much failed. Plinths, doors, end panels, kick plates etc. Argued there was only a five year warranty in effect and that was pretty much the expected lifespan for that outlay of expenditure (circa £8k).
I had the doors independently inspected and the glue used at manufacture was the issue. Long story short, court action threatened and eventually kitchen replaced minus carcasses but fitted at my cost. Four years on and practically every door is delaminating again.
I will be ripping it all out at some point and starting again. Lesson learned. I have tried to glue down myself with differing results dependent on the area effected.
As an update (I hate it when people post and run)
They contacted me today , the company I purchased from no longer exists, but someone brought the remnants of it and has been pretty helpful.
Apparently I have a 6 year warranty with the door manufacturer, but they can’t find my order , so I’ve found this information and sending it in.
The cost was £2.5k so not extremely expensive but not exactly cheap, and as said I have office furniture here at work that’s wrapped chipboard and it’s as new after 20 years . It is the glossy stuff which apparently is bad for this and they have better glues now, but I’d never heard of this. Our howdens kitchen is similar and still perfect so I guess it’s luck of the draw
They contacted me today , the company I purchased from no longer exists, but someone brought the remnants of it and has been pretty helpful.
Apparently I have a 6 year warranty with the door manufacturer, but they can’t find my order , so I’ve found this information and sending it in.
The cost was £2.5k so not extremely expensive but not exactly cheap, and as said I have office furniture here at work that’s wrapped chipboard and it’s as new after 20 years . It is the glossy stuff which apparently is bad for this and they have better glues now, but I’d never heard of this. Our howdens kitchen is similar and still perfect so I guess it’s luck of the draw
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