OURS: Proudly made in Australia from locally made products to Australian Standards. Our board stocks are from sustainable plantations for ongoing environmental management of resources.

Australian made board must meet low E1 or E0 chemical and toxicity levels to be considered safe. 

Higher level boards will "off gas" in time, releasing potentially harmful chemicals into the air - the air you and your family breathe everyday.

THEIRS: Often imported to avoid stringent Australian Standards for chemical components in board stock.  The greener the board, the more formaldehyde content in the resins.

OURS: We have the ability to customise the cabinets to fit your space.  Every piece we produce is made to your size and specification.  No more mucking about with out-dated & messy panels as infills.  Have your cabinets designed the way you want.

THEIRS:  Catalogue cabinets that are designed to fit a shipping container, rather than your space.

OURS: You can easily source & replace components for your flatpack layout if things should go wrong. Especially important if you haven't made allowances in your design, and things don't quite go to plan on site.

OURS: Unlimited colour palette - it's your home, so you should decide what materials you use. Whilst we do have standard finishes, because we are Custom Flatpack, we work with almost any material and brand available in the Australian market.

Custom Flatpack is a fully fledged kitchen manufacturer - the difference is you save $$$ by assembling & instaling it yourself.  

THEIRS: Limited colour palette decided by a purchasing officer.It makes it easier for their supply chain, but you get the same kitchen as everyone else.

OURS:  We make all of the cabinets ourselves, and with many years of experience, we know our product and technicals back to front.

Not just salespeople, our staff are knowledgeable in the design, manufacture and installation of your kitchen, so we'll guide you with components, layout and material selections that we know will work the way you want you kitchen to.

THEIRS: Many chain stores just have shelf products, with minimal staff training who have to be jack of all trades, rather than kitchen specialists.

OURS: Custom Flatpack uses quality hardware & fittings that have been thoroughly tested for longevity and ease of use in the real world.

We use proven brands you know and trust such as Laminex, Polytec, Hafele, Grass and Salice.  Brands that have been around for generations.

THEIRS:  Inferior hardware & fittings that are made to a budget, rather than a purpose.

OURS:  All of our carcass units are manufactured using 16mm moisture resistant (HMR) board.  This includes the cabinet backs and drawer bases.  All cabinet backs are manufactured from a single piece, giving greater structural integrity to larger cabinets.

All of our wall cabinets have a solid 16mm back, giving greater ability to fix to your wall in any location, rather than a small batten fix method that is expected to carry not just the cabinet weight, but everything inside it.

THEIRS: Thinner 3mm white masonite backing sheets that do nothing more than cover the hole.  Cabinet backs for larger cabinets are often created from multiple panels connected together with plastic cover strips, which is fantastic in reducing the carton size for the importer, but does nothing for strength and stability.

OURS: Our cabinets are quickly and accurately assembled with a mortice-and-tenon joint and screwed for extra strength.  This joint creates a "locking" tab that makes parts alignment faster on site, saving you time and money.  The trick of getting an accurately installed kitchen is having accurately assembled cabinets to begin with.

THEIRS: Typically just butt jointed and screwed together, or uses inferior plastic cams to rely on structural integrity.