Modular are by no means a new trend in India, especially in the cities. Nowadays, they have also become very common in smaller cities. There are an increasing number of people in North India who are opting to have kitchens in their homes, especially in the areas around NCR and Chandigarh. Most of the families have preferred a couple of dealers in and around Faridabad.
Now, for starters, let’s talk about why your family should choose a modular kitchen and not a ‘civilian’s kitchen’ that could have been part of a new home you bought or plan to buy. If you already have a home of your own, should you really consider upgrading your civilian kitchen to a modular one? Is it really about the look of the kitchen or is comfort an important factor? The following points will help you put things in perspective.
The basic structural difference between a civil kitchen and a modular one is that in a civil kitchen, the countertop is made first and the cabinets are built below; while in a kitchen the boxes are first made and then the counter is placed on them. Due to this, the boxes in a civil kitchen must be built with the structural restriction of space. This could lead to problems with lineups. The number and design of possible accessories and accessories also becomes limited. In kitchens, the space can be designed first with custom fixtures, fittings and requirements and then the boxes can be designed to fit the space created.
In a civilian kitchen, the manual work required is much higher than in a modern kitchen. You will have to depend a lot on the carpenter for a civilian kitchen. For a modular one, most of the accessories are machine-made. Since the countertop slab is made on a cemented structure in a civil kitchen, the thickness of the slab is usually 100mm to 150mm. This thickness is reduced to 20 mm or 40 mm in the case of modular designs. Also, the space under the worktop in a civilian kitchen may not be the required benchmark of 800mm in a civilian kitchen, so standard branded fixtures may not fit properly.
Most kitchen cabinets in India are made from waterproof plywood, cut to appropriate sizes and joined to form a shuttered/drawer unit. It usually includes 5 sides (left, right, bottom, top, and back) that make up the storage. If you have planned structures that are assembled one next to the other (base units, wall units, columns, etc.). Each unit is called a module and hence the term modular kitchen.
The kitchen is an empty room and the designer has the freedom to create a unique design in collaboration with the housewife. The design possibilities are endless and interesting. The people of North India, especially around Delhi and Punjab, are known to be particular about spaces, layouts, and interiors. Therefore, dealers in Faridabad and the rest of NCR are interested in developing new and modern offerings for the urban and modern housewife.