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Can anyone explain how Leicht's product categories break down?

2 months ago

Hi folks, been looking around a couple of Leicht showroom and really like thier kitchens. Problem is we can't understand the products listed on thier website vs stuff we see in showrooms.

We see cantino and avance in showrooms, but these don't seem to map to what's listed on the website? All seems very confusing!

Cheers!

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Jonathan
2 months ago
last modified: 2 months ago
I have a Leicht kitchen so recently did the research. This manufacturer is nearly bespoke so there are lots of exceptions to the rules but generally speaking.

The main difference is to do with handle groove placement on base cabinets. Contino has a handle groove under the worktop and sometimes another halfway down the same cabinet.

Avance has a drawer under the worktop and then a handle groove (plus sometimes another further down.)

Generally Contino is more cost effective than Avance when comparing the same 80cm height cabinets. Contino is also available in a 73cm high cost effective alternative to the usual 80cm cabinet. Avance has a chamfer on the door fronts that is a costed extra on Contino.

However the biggest thing I noticed with Leicht was the difference in the doors. My kitchen is white like many on their website- what I didn’t realise was that you can have a white melamine, white lacquer, white laminate, white painted wood, white concrete or white glass- so lots of different ways of delivering a white door but with different manufacturing methods and different price points. These different fronts explain the different names that you see on the website. And as you would imagine in the higher price group doors there are more colour choices and more finishes available.
Holly Bean
Original Author
2 months ago
last modified: 2 months ago
Thanks Jonathan, that's really useful. A couple of things im still unsure of.

I like the simple stright lines in this island which is listed as "CLASSIC-FS-C | TOPOS" ??:

but i don't like the wider gap in this island:

is the wider gap the "handle groove" you mention? And is it optional, or are the two styles from different ranges?

So confusing! :D
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Jonathan
2 months ago
Just part of the customisation. So tell your designer what you prefer.
Jonathan
2 months ago
last modified: 2 months ago
Classic Is a lacquer finish on the doors and topos is a wood veneer.

The kitchens you like looks a lot like mine which means Contino. In turn this means a handle groove just under the worktop to open the cupboard doors. If you have have drawers or pullouts your options for opening the lower drawers are either another handle groove or touch opening- both are possible. It sound like you prefer touch opening but you could have a handle groove in the same colour as the doors to help create a seamless look.
Holly Bean thanked Jonathan

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