2011 Construction Specifications

1. 2011 Construction Specifications

2. Cabinet Interiors • Details • DMR, Decora Maximum Resistance, Interior laminate features the look of natural maple wood grain. • Highly resistant to water and most common household chemicals.

3. Shelves • Details • Standard shelves are ¾” thick plywood and fully adjustable. • Durable DMR laminate with look of natural maple wood grain. • PVC edgebanding on exposed edges matches standard cabinet interior. • Cabinets ordered with finished interior feature ¾” thick wood veneered shelves.

4. End Panels • Details • End panels are ½” thick plywood veneer. • DMR natural maple-look wood grain laminate on interior side • End panels fit into the ½” groove on back side of face frame and are secured with furniture staples. • There will be a 9/64 setback behind the face frame. • Finished ends and Flush ends are optional.

5. Tops and Bottoms • Details • ½” thick plywood with DMR natural maple-look wood grain laminate on both interior and exterior of top and bottom UNLESS the Finished Interior Modification is chosen. • Base bottoms and wall tops and bottoms are dadoed into end panels and into groove on back side of face frame. • Secured with furniture staples.

6. Backs • Details • 3/16” thick plywood with natural maple-look wood grain laminate. • Back is held in partially-captive groove in end panel, then furniture stapled and hot melt glued. • Wall cabinets include 3/8” plywood hanger rails. Base cabinets feature 11/16” pine hanger rail at top and 3/8” plywood hanger rail at bottom. • EXCEPTION is the Entry Ensemble series of tall and wall cabinetry, which feature a 3/8” finished interior, back.

7. Toekicks • Details • A 1/2” plywood sub-toe kick is attached between end panels in all units with a toekick space. • The sub-toekick is blocked and hot melt glued to end panels and bottom. • Toekick skins available in 8 foot lengths for application after installation.

8. Corner Blocks • Details • Plywood corner blocks are glued into grooves on base cabinet face frames and glued and stapled into grooves in pine hanger rails and end panels. • Keep cabinet square and sturdy. • Provide method to attach countertops.

9. Our Pledge To You • Details • Decora is committed to offering solutions that meet or exceed air emissions rules and regulations. • All plywood used in the construction of our cabinets for end panels, shelves, tops, bottoms, backs, toekicks, and corner blocks is compliant to the California Air Resources Board (CARB) current requirements.

10. Natural Interior (NI)—This is a MODIFICATION • Details • Under the Modification tab, in the Decora Pricebook, most cabinets can be ordered as NI. • Tops bottoms, end panels, shelves, backs, toekicks and corner blocks will change to an upgraded natural finished hardwood veneer interior and will be both NAUF (No Added Urea Formaldehyde, and CARB2 (California Air Resources Board) Compliant. • Some Interior accessory items, MDF doors and all non-plywood items will maintain original material specifications. • Those items will meet current CARB 2 requirements but will not be NAUF compliant.

11. Face Frames • Details • Constructed of ¾” solid wood using glue and screw joinery technique. • The “reveal” on exterior back side of face frame stile is 9/64”, allowing creation of a flush end when applying 3/32” finished panels for a custom look.

12. Door and Drawer Fronts • Details • Depending on the style selected, door and drawer fronts may be ¾” solid raised panels or solid reverse raised flat panels. • One-piece seamless MDF is also available. • All doors and drawer fronts include drilled stemmed bumper pads. • All doors feature soft-close technology. • Decora Doorstyles fall into 2 categories: Full Overlay & ¾ Overlay for the door and drawer fronts.

13. Full Overlay Information • Details • Currently, all doorstyles, with the exception of 2 are FULL OVERLAY. Keep in mind these considerations: • Extended Stiles or Fillers MUST be used at the ends of runs for proper clearance. • There will NOT be room on the face frame at the top of the cabinet for attachment of crown moulding.

14. 3/4 Overlay Information • Details • Currently, there are only 2 door styles that ARE 3/4overlay. These have ¾” of face frame showing beyond the door. • This MAY allow for moulding attachment to the top of the cabinet. Carefully determine if a modification needs to be selected for moulding placement. • Assess if ¾” on the SIDE will allow for proper clearance without an extended tile or a filler in the event that the cabinet sits adjacent to a wall with a door or window casing.

15. Modified Full Overlay---This is a MODIFICATION Details Under the MODIFICATIONS tab of the Decora Pricebook, a selection to modify only full overlay style cabinetry exists. The door will change in size allowing 1-1/32 of face frame to show at the top, allowing for attachment of moulding on the face of the cabinet.

16. Dovetailed Drawer & Roll Trays • Details • Drawer and roll tray box sides, backs and fronts are ¾” thick solid wood with dovetailed corner construction. • Four-sided drawer and dovetail joinery offer superior stability and drawer box strength. • Decora’ applies an advanced synthetic-based glue to tenons of all dovetails for even greater stability and box strength. • (continued)

17. Dovetailed Drawer & Roll Trays, cont. • Details • Drawer bottom is ¼” veneer plywood and is fully captured within the four sides of drawer box. This provides “solid” drawers and roll trays for optimum load capacity. • Sides, backs, fronts and bottoms receive fine sanding, sealer application, sealer sanding and a top coat application resulting in a smooth, protective shield for the drawer box.

18. Drawer Slides • Details • Advanced, lifetime-guaranteed, zinc-coated steel drawer slides manufactured of sturdy Class 1 cold rolled steel. • Bottom mounted system rated at 75 pounds capacity. • Quiet gliding permanently lubricated, synthetic rollers. • The drawer/roll tray system’s QuietClose feature gives a gentle, controlled closing.

19. Dovetailed Drawer & Roll Trays

20. Lifetime Drawer Warranty • Details • The finely crafted Decora’ dovetailed drawer provides completely worry-free dependability. • Each drawer is so reliable and durable, it comes with a full lifetime limited warranty to the original owner.

21. Limited Lifetime Warranty For complete details regarding Decora’s Lifetime Limited Warranty, please consult the Decora Pricebook, Policies Tab for further information.

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