This is an excellent book that has many good colour photographs to explain the kitchen design requirements; a wonderful guide for both the lay person and the professional.
Abstract
This handbook provides guidance for people who wish to prepare a brief for their new kitchen and more effectively communicate their needs to kitchen designers. The aim of this Handbook is to prepare customers for the design process, to clarify their needs and desires and to enable them to present the kitchen designer with a clear outline, in the form of a design brief, to ensure that their expectations are met. The Handbook has been endorsed by the Housing Industry Association.
Note:
In 2004 it was announced that the current "Kitchen Standards" were to be reviewed by a technical sub committee of Standards Australia and a new Handbook was also planned for 2005 incorporating the many substantial changes in existing Australian Standards in associated industries, i.e. electrical appliances etc. However it seems that there is currently no sub-committee for Domestic Kitchen Design or Installation (in the HB series) in existance.
In our Web pages we have tried to show current practical industry methods where such is not covered adequately in the existing Standards as published in 1996 or 1998
"Australian/New Zealand Standard ", AS/NZS 4386.1:1996
Domestic Kitchen Assemblies, Part 1: Kitchen units
This document sets out the functional dimensions It recommends a range of heights, depth and widths for various cabinetry components.
"Australian/New Zealand Standard ", AS/NZS 4386.2:1996
Domestic Kitchen Assemblies, Part 2: Installation
This document sets out the recommendations for kitchen installations.
'Almost Impartial (UK) Kitchen Design Guide'
This site provides additional independent advice.
is another good general reference written by a "Speciality Appliances" of Melbourne who provide a series of 'home truth' about Kitchen acquisition costs.
D.I.Y. Home renovators reference site
is another good general reference site for DIY Home renovators. .
Designing Successful Kitchens
This Kambah, ACT based firm provides a very economical design service
and its website contains a range of useful information.
Natasha Gerebtzoff - Kitchen Design consultant
is an independent Kitchen
Designer with great flair and creativity, she can be reached with the above e-mail address or
phone 6235 5808 fax: 6245 5808.
Interior decorating information/ If you’re interested in renovating or redecorating your home,
what you’ll need are some great home decorating ideas.
Kitchen Cabinets.
Flat pack kitchens - Kit set Cabinets Cabinets on-Demand on-Line is an Australia Wide Network
of Cabinetry workshops that
deliver a large range of highly competive priced and completely customised flat pack cabinets to the Kitchen, Bathroom and Laundry Trades.
Aneka Kitchen Renovations and Design Aneka Kitchens is a kitchen designer and renovation specialist
located in Mitchell - Canberra ACT. They are also a force in the development of customised flat pack kitchen and cabinetry manufacturing.
Gull Brothers is a kitchen designer and renovator
located in Noosaville - Sunshine Coast- QLD - apart from high quality kitchens they also supply a flat-pack service.
Classic Cabinetry is a kitchen designer and renovator
located in Albany - WA, who apart from custom design also supplies the DIY market with flat-pack cabinets.
Goolwa Kitchens is one of the more advanced Kitchen & Cabinet manufacturing firms located in Goolwa, south of Adelaide in SA- who is very active also in the DIY market with flat-pack cabinets.
Snaauws Kitchens - Warrnambool, VIC Snaauw's Kitchens, a long established kitchen design and installation firm, located in Warrnambool, Victoria has one of the most technical advanced production facilites in Australia - they supply both custom designed Kitchens and Bathrooms, as well as flat-pack cabinets.
Material Suppliers
Duratech Cabinet Doors and Panels
Duratech Industries of Fyshwick, ACT specialises in Vinyl wrapped doors for delivery to the local kitchen industry;
they have a excellent showroom (by appointment only) that can be used to let you visualise your colour
choices in full scale.
'Parbury - Boards, Laminates, Doors etc.'
Parbury has a good and informative web site, they sell a whole range of products, from Board, Melamines ("PanelArt"), Laminates ("WilsonArt"), Doors, Handles to Hinges.
'Laminex - Boards, Laminates and Doors'
Laminex has an extensive Website providing information about their extensive product offerings.
Formica, now a division of Laminex provides good information about High pressure Laminates for bench tops.
Trimatrx is a Trademark of Orica Industries for their Powder Coating applications to Orica MDF Particle Board.
DGI Solid Timber Products with four locations on the eastern shore of Australia provides
the largest range of glue-laminated products. (Both decorative and structural;
domestic and commercial). The Carpet Industry website provides a host of 'non-vendor' specific
useful information about carpets as floor coverings.
NOTE: The references here apply to Tile, Stone, Granite, Plastics and Engineered Stone products.
A specialist supplier of tiles for all purposes.
'Enterprise Joinery - Corian Benchtops'
Enterprise Joinery is a local distributor/installer of the beautiful
Corian integrated sinks and bench tops, a product of Du Pont, or man made 'stone' coverings;
some representative bench tops can be viewed in our showroom.
'Rocksolidgranit -Italian stone for benchtops'
This site provides details of this wonderful Italian 'stone' bench top material produced from a mixture of powdered granites
and glues, baked into a man made stone of beautiful deep 3D patterns and colours. Samples
should be viewed in our show room as screen based photos cannot adequately express their beauty
.
'Stoneconnection -Virtual Kitchen pages'
This site provides a good sized series of thumbnail pictures of stone samples that enlarge into full picture size
to show some of the glory of natural stone.
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'Smartstone - Engineered stone surfaces'
Combining the look of natural stone with the very latest engineering technology, SmartStone is a stunning range of
quartz surfaces offering unsurpassed strength and beauty. SmartStone is made from around 95% natural quartz combined with
advanced resins that make it remarkably durable and virtually maintenance free. The high quartz content gives SmartStone a natural shine that requires no sealing or polishing.
SmartStone engineered stone surfaces are highly resistant to staining, heat and cracking, designed to outperform natural
stone and many manufactured alternatives. SmartStone – the smart choice for your benchtop, splashback, or other interior application.
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'Bisazza Surfaces - surface materials'
Bisazza
Surfaces is a importer and supplier of Bisazza Stone, Bisazza Quartz and
Bisazza Tiles Bisazza Surfaces materials offer many distinct advantages:
they are highly heat, stain and scratch resistant. Hot pans represent
no problem and spills are simply wiped away. If curved edges or desk front
fascias are required, the product is so flexible it can be heated and
literally bent to the desired curve making it also ideal for countertop
resurfacing as part of a kitchen facelift. A very
popular and most economical Vietnames product at much lower costs and
a dazzling display of colours. .
FWG is a wholesaler for Granite Slabs. Granite is a natural and extremely hard wearing stone ideally suited for kitchen benchtops and
vanities that require a durable working surface.
Similar to all natural products Granite has many features that compliment each other with its colour range and texture variety,
along of course with its renowned strength and longevity.
Being a product that has evolved over millions of years all colours will consistently
show variations in both shade and texture depending on where it is mined and to what
depth mining operations have reached. Colour /texture variation is to be expected will
all Granite and Marble material.
It is important to be aware of these facts before colour and texture selections are made.
Special Effects - painter / wallpaperer
Special Effects is a specialist wall papering and painting firm in the ACT - contact Bill Browne on 6278 7468 - email: ford4@kooee.com.au.
Border - Stainless Steel kitchen benchtops / splashbacks
Border Stainless Steel Pty Ltd: - Design, Manufacture & Install Architectural Stainless,
Handrails, Commercial Kitchens, Bars & Refrigeration.
Gold Reverre -glass splashbacks
Manufacturer of architectural glass gilded splashbacks.
Fiori Range Hoods and Kitchen Hardware
Manufacturer of Range Hoods
and Kitchen Hardware.
Appliance Spot - modern household appliances
Appliances has a good web site displaying all types of very modern household appliances.
Payless - Blinds and Shutters information
"Pay less for blinds" is a US Website that provides detailed informaton on Vertical Blinds and Shutters.
Home improvement tips using Blinds
" Blinds" provides Online advice on how to use the window blinds for wise home improvement solutions and sun protection.
ACT Kitchen and Garden waste removal
Capital Waste provides skips for the removal of kitchen renovation or garden waste.
Kitchen Secrets is a UK Website that claims to have 21 secrets concerning kitchen design that "no Kichen Designer"
likes to talk about.
Well - Aneka Kitchens is not one of these - as we try to show in the detailed information on our Website -
but look (and pay) for the data on their Website and then talk to us for free!
The Kitchen Trader is a Retail Outlet in Pulborough, Sussex specialising in supplying high quality fitted kitchens, kitchen unit doors, replacement doors, replacement carcases, replacement kitchen units, new kitchens including second nature and auber range. Replacement worktops of wood, corion and granite, sinks and kitchen accessories
Aneka Kitchens is also a link in a range of family related companies and websites , including
a Marquee tent
hire partnership; the DIY cabinets for Kitchen, Laundry and Storage-joineries network; and a Cirus Arts School and Variety Shows production company (The Brophies).
NOTE:
To hone up on your kitchen design ideas and prior to specifying your cabinet
dimensions you may consider studying this publication.
Designing Successful Kitchens
- A step-by-step Kitchen design e-book on how to research, design and build the Kitchen of your dreams.
Although written for the USA market and expressing values in the old imperial measures this book identifies all conditions and pre-requisites for a good job and only cost about A$12.
Here are a few of the better interstate Kitchen design & installation firms -
we do liaise regularly concerning our QuickCam and CAB/CAM manufacturing software -
it improves our efficiency and quality and makes us all very competitive.
The solid timber cabinet door range has also been extended to incorporate alternate
cabinet doors such as dgi Vinyl Wrap, dgi Painted, dgi M.D.F., dgi postform
For Laminated or Timber product Bench Tops see also under Materials above.
Address:PO Box 1875,
31-33 Bayldon Road,Queanbeyan NSW 2620
Telephone: (02) 6297 7667 - Facsimile: (02) 6297 2662.