11-01-2013, 02:08 PM
I have the prog recorded and will watch it soon. I wouldnt want any Chippy stuff even if I could afford it, or repro which I could. Far to fussy for us ... like later cleaner lines. Not ulta modern but tending that way .
As to MFI Colin well they have gone. But there stuff in the early days was very good, we still have a kitchen that I put in 25 years ago (and SWMBO says now is due for change) is still excellent and as good as it ever was. The carcases are all sound, the solid oak doors are unwarped, the work tops without a mark.
Modern material that large companies use are very good for stablity which is a big problem with CH. Yes! it will be largely covered chipboard but it isnt the grade that you get with Conti Plas and the like. Its high density stuff and the Billy bookcases from IKEA can take a full shelf of books and wont warp. We have used there stuff extensively in our hobby rooms and its been excellent. They test everything throughly and the engineering is well thought out. This office chair that I'm in, is another example: looked at many but for comfort and support it was the best. It even has a mesh back so I dont get sticky in the summer. So IKEA is here to stay as they make good stuff that lasts: 200 years? I would think it quite possible if kept in a dry place.
Gary
As to MFI Colin well they have gone. But there stuff in the early days was very good, we still have a kitchen that I put in 25 years ago (and SWMBO says now is due for change) is still excellent and as good as it ever was. The carcases are all sound, the solid oak doors are unwarped, the work tops without a mark.
Modern material that large companies use are very good for stablity which is a big problem with CH. Yes! it will be largely covered chipboard but it isnt the grade that you get with Conti Plas and the like. Its high density stuff and the Billy bookcases from IKEA can take a full shelf of books and wont warp. We have used there stuff extensively in our hobby rooms and its been excellent. They test everything throughly and the engineering is well thought out. This office chair that I'm in, is another example: looked at many but for comfort and support it was the best. It even has a mesh back so I dont get sticky in the summer. So IKEA is here to stay as they make good stuff that lasts: 200 years? I would think it quite possible if kept in a dry place.
Gary
