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| Has anyone used Hanssem cabinets? How is their quality? How does their price compare to other cabinet brands? |
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| This is a question that has been asked by many people over the last 3 years and no one has really been able to give a definitive answer. I am just concerned that the finish may fade. I think it is made in Korea and assembled in New Jerssey. |
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| When I started pricing out my kitchen (now finished), Hansemm happened to be the first we checked out. We didn't find a door style we liked, so we didn't end up using them. Comparing prices to Omega, Wellborn & Brookhaven, they were all right around the same. Maybe Hansemm was on the lower, but nothing worth mentioning. My friend has them in her kitchen 9about 4 years now) and they are not wearing well. The finish is coming off in several places, etc. I was not happy with it when I saw it in her kitchen. |
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| I used the thermofoil in my bathroom vanities and am happy so far. I have not moved in yet, though :) They were cheaper than any other company we looked into such as medallion. |
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| melinrk, when you say that the finish is coming off on your friend's cabinets, do you mean near the hardware which is the area most handles/touched? Or do you mean in a more general way. We are considering Hanssem and will be making a decision this week so appreciate your feedback. Reviews on Hanssem have been difficult to find. |
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| We are about ready to order them for a double vanity, but now not so sure as we're ordering a dark stain(almost black)for a master bath. what manufacturers, other than those mentioned above can anyone suggest at a similar price point that have as short a lead time(2-3 weeks)Need to act quickly thanks dee |
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| I had looked at Hanssem cabinets about two years ago. They looked great in the showrooms, and were priced significantly lower than the other brands OP mentioned. One cabinet shop highly recommended the plywood upgrade for Hanssem since they said they had received complaints from contractors about the particleboard... they said they didn't receive complaints about PB on other brands. There was one showroom where the Hanssem cabinets were installed near a window and received a lot of light. I think that display had been there for a long time. The finish seemed very faded to me. I hope that's not representative of how they wear. I ended up going with a different brand mostly because I liked the other finish color better. Some people have installed Hanssem here and their kitchens look gorgeous. |
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| This was originally posted in July, 2010. GardenWeb removed it after Hanssem complained that I had included confidential information in the post... === So back to July 2010: === I recently bought the Hanssem Kent series maple cabinets with a chocolate glaze. The doors have a pretty complicated design, much more so than what I saw at the big box stores. I asked them about where they were manufactured. They said the Kent series doors come a cabinet door manufacturer in Pennsylvania. The cabinets themselves are manufactured by them in South Plainfield, NJ. As for quality? 2) There was 1 or 2 places where the glued melamine had come off a little...the shop fixed them. 3) There was a cabinet that didn't have the front boards plumb as I'd like, so the shop sent the cabinet back to get fixed. 4) Some of the doors had a little glaze runoff which we didn't like. The manufacturer sent a rep over promptly. They replaced all the doors we didn't like....7 in total. #2 and #3 concern me that the manufacturer didn't see that before shipping, but at the end of the day, they did support their product. The cabinets have a 5 year warrantee, so I'll let you all know how things go. |
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| Does anyone have a more recent opinion of Hanseem cabinets? I am considering them as a frameless (european, full access) design option in a kitchen upgrade. Can anyone offer a recommendation for an alternative modestly-priced frameless cabinet line? |
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- Posted by vickydonor (My Page) on Sun, Oct 14, 12 at 13:32
| We had Hanssem cabinets installed three months ago. White, Shaker Style, Soft Close, MDF doors, Plywood boxes. The cabinets look good on the outside, but the inside and exposed sides are so poorly finished that our contractor had to repaint them to match the rest of the cabinets. The soft close hinges are SO poor that you have to push the door and drawers almost all the way for them to "soft close". I wouldn't recommend Hanssem to anyone because the quality is less than what you pay for. Our designer charged us $36K for 70 linear feet of cabinets. We had a lot of custom dimensions to fit, but I think you could get similar cabinets, cheaper from IKEA. |
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| bump. I'm also interested in info about this brand. It claims all cabinetry is manufactured in South Plainfield, NJ. But also seems to be a large Asian subsidiary. |
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