Every decision in a room — and what each one costs you.
A room is far more than its cabinets. Water, air, light, power, doors, windows, surfaces, furniture — each is a decision, and each one changes how the room works, what it costs and how it looks. Here is the whole set, shown three ways, so the trade-offs are visible before anything is built.
Pick options above and your spec assembles here — the choices, their cost direction, and where ALUMAX prices each one.
Comparisons
The options, side by side.
Numbered so you can point to one.63 comparisons — 38 with named options · 25 visual referencesThese are concept comparisons — looking at one chooses nothing and prices nothing. Quoting one needs your choice, the room it is for, and an ELS check against the specification.
Design intent — subject to feasibility and site measurement; any variation is agreed with you before work continues.
Concept renders — a design render, not a photo. Shown to compare options for one decision.
A fully handleless look with a continuous horizontal line, and the strongest choice where circulation is tight.
Watch out
The aluminium channel collects dust and grease and must be wiped along its length; a door out of alignment telegraphs down the whole rail.
Cost and scope2
Cost effect
Higher than any pull — the profile, its end caps and the fabrication all add.
Scope effect
Sets a continuous rail across the run, so cabinet heights, filler panels and the profile finish must all coordinate before fabrication.
Integrated edge pull
Best for
A quieter line than a bar pull while keeping a real finger grip.
Watch out
The lip collects grease directly under the hand — the first place a wet kitchen shows wear.
Cost and scope2
Cost effect
Slightly above a bar pull.
Scope effect
Needs consistent door gaps across the run or the shadow line reads uneven.
Integrated J-pull
Best for
A handleless front with nothing to catch on — fingers hook into a J-profile cut into the door's top edge, so the line stays flush without a channel in the carcass.
Watch out
The recess collects dust and grease and needs wiping. On base units the grip is at the top edge and on wall units at the bottom, so the two feel different in use.
Cost and scope2
Cost effect
Above a bar pull; below a gola channel, because nothing changes in the carcass.
Scope effect
The profile is cut into the door at fabrication, so the front material must take a machined edge, and the choice cannot be reversed once the fronts are made.
Bar pull (surface-mounted)
Best for
Everyday kitchens where a confident grip matters more than a flush line — and the easiest handle to replace later.
Watch out
Protrudes into circulation; in a galley it catches sleeves and pockets. Screw centres are fixed, so a later swap is limited to the same drilling.
Cost and scope2
Cost effect
The reference point — the least expensive of the four.
Scope effect
Fixes door drilling at carcass stage; changing your mind after fabrication means new fronts.
Pending recordThe comparison is usable now; the supply and ownership record follows with your specification.
Supply and installation confirmed with your specification.