purchasing hardware

[Cecil Truchon]

Hello to all,

I'm new to the board. I joined because i'm considering redoing my kitchen and thought I could get good advice here! I'm thinking of a complete make over. I'm looking to purchase my hardware online. I found www.hardwareattic.ca (http://www.hardwareattic.ca) . They have the complete line of Blum hardware and pretty much everything I would need to complete this project. As a bonus, shipping is only 20$ for orders over 100$.

So my questions are:

1.Has anyone here ever done business with hardwareattic. If so, any comments?

2. Any comments on Blum hardware?


Thanks in advance for you comments.

[John Kain]

Check out Lee Valley.

You would be hard pressed to find many unsatisfied customers.

[Art Mann]

I would endorse Lee Valley also. I am just not sure they ship to Canada and whether the price would be favorable.

[Ralph Dobbertin]

I would endorse Lee Valley also. I am just not sure they ship to Canada and whether the price would be favorable.

They are Canadian

[Jeffrey Makiel]

I've used Blum, Hafele-America, Hettich, Mepla and Knapp & Vogt. I found all of them to be pretty good, and pretty much the same. But I'm only a hobbyist and perhaps a pro cabinet maker will chime in with more hardcore experience.

I would guess that Blum is probably one of the earlier hardware companies that gained popularity when Euro-style hardware and the European 32mm cabinet system became popular in the US. I reckon that's about 30 years ago?

For hardware like knobs and door pulls, I used Interknobs.com about a year ago when re-doing my kitchen. They will mail you sample knobs or pulls to help you make a live choice, and then you mail them back. Their selection is huge.

-Jeff :)

[Mike Goetzke]

I have used cshardware.com . They require a $50 minimum but when ordering slides that's easy to do. Their house brand ball bearing full extension slide are about 1/2 the price of others. You do need to buy the screws separately.

Good luck on the project.

[Cecil Truchon]

Thank you for your response,

I've delt with Lee Valley before (they would not be my first choice)however the prices at www.hardwareattic.ca (http://www.hardwareattic.ca) are much cheaper especially on bulk purchasing, and basically for the same product.

I'm pretty set on hardwareattic, I'm just curious how they are for shipping time and service. I know they ship anywhere in North America for a max of 20$ (in Canadian funds!)

[Sam Shank]

These guys have excellent prices too.

http://ahturf.com/

[Paul Wingert]

www.wwhardware.com (http://www.wwhardware.com) is a good place to buy as well. The only problem is that their website isn't the greatest, and I don't think they send out full catalogs anymore. But you can get a good price if you are willing to buy a full box of brass knobs, hinges, or whatever. (Volume discount for full box orders).. Knobs are typically boxes of 10. I think hinges are boxes of 25 or 50.

[Jim Becker]

Woodworker's Hardware that Paul mentioned is where I recently did business for the first time. I was extremely pleased with them and their prices are very good on the Blum hinges I purchased compared to many other sources.