Buying guide
Low package prices are usually recovered through add-ons. These four are the most common.
Projected area (length × height) looks cheap, but sellers often bill shelves and drawers separately; expanded area (sum of all panels) is more transparent but totals higher. The same wardrobe can differ by several thousand RMB between the two methods—ask which one the quote uses.
Standard hinges and drawer slides are usually the lowest grade. When the salesperson says “imported soft-close costs extra”, a full set of cabinets can grow by one to two thousand RMB. Ask upfront: what brand is standard, and what does the upgrade cost?
Doors taller than 2.4 m warp easily and need straighteners at one to two hundred RMB each. Many quotes exclude them—you only hear “without them the door will bend” at installation.
Cabinet sides visible to the room need “exposed panels”, and tops and bottoms need finishing strips—frequently billed as separate line items, along with “non-standard size fees” and “irregular shape fees”.
Before signing, require a total price that includes all hardware, straighteners, exposed panels and finishing—in writing. A verbal “roughly included” means nothing.
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Projected looks cheaper but hides add-ons; expanded is more transparent. Compare only total prices under the same method before signing.
Hardware upgrades, door straighteners, exposed side panels, finishing strips, and non-standard size fees.
Lock a written total price covering all hardware, straighteners, exposed panels and finishing. Verbal promises are not binding.
Yes—tall doors warp without them. The issue is not whether you need them, but whether the quote includes them upfront.
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