An apartment cabinet specification is a one-page document that fixes ten things: scope, board, finish, hardware, doors, benchtop, compliance, packing, inspection and payment. Write it before the quote. Without it, two factories quote different products and the prices cannot be compared.
One page, ten clauses, each measurable.
Name the board grade, not just the standard.
Name hardware or an approved equal with published ratings.
Every clause should be checkable at inspection.
Write it before the quote, not after.
1. نطاق
State what is included: kitchen, wardrobe, vanity, laundry, and any loose furniture. State what is excluded: benchtop, splashback, appliances, installation. Ambiguity here is the most common cause of a quote that looks low and lands high.
2. The ten clauses
| # | بند | متطلبات |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | مجال | Rooms and items included and excluded |
| 2 | مجلس | CARB P2 or E0, 18 mm, HMR in wet areas |
| 3 | نهاية | Lacquer or melamine, sheen and colour |
| 4 | أجهزة التبخير | Named brand or approved equal, cycle rating |
| 5 | الأبواب | Style, thickness, edge banding |
| 6 | الفوق | Quartz or laminate, edge profile |
| 7 | الضوابط | Standards, certificates, labelling |
| 8 | التغليف | Export standard, carton, label |
| 9 | تفتيش | Scope, timing, acceptance |
| 10 | الدفع | Deposit, balance, retention |
Each clause should be checkable. If a clause cannot be checked at inspection, it is a preference, not a requirement.
3. Board and finish
Name the board grade and thickness, and the finish system with sheen. A specification that says melamine without a sheen can receive gloss when matte was intended. The دليل مواد الذبيحة و مبادئ السلوك دليل تشطيبات الأبواب تغطية الخيارات.
4. المعدات
Name a brand or an approved equal with published cycle and load ratings. That keeps competition in the tender without losing the performance requirement. The دليل مواصفات الأجهزة lists the six fields to include.
5. Doors and benchtop
Specify door style, thickness and edge banding; benchtop material, thickness and edge profile. These are the visible items and the ones most often substituted, so name them precisely.
6. Compliance and packing
Name the standards, the certificates and the labelling requirement. For packing, name the carton spec, the moisture barrier and the label content. A specification that stops at the product and ignores the pack will still produce damage claims.
7. Inspection and payment
State the inspection scope, timing and acceptance criteria, and the payment schedule with retention. The inspection clause is what turns the rest of the document from a wish list into a requirement.
8. Using the template
Copy the ten clauses into a one-page document, fill each with a measurable requirement, and attach it to the RFQ. Ask each factory to confirm compliance line by line, not with a single yes. That response is what makes the quotes comparable.
9. قائمة مراجعة قبل الالتزام
قبل التوقيع، تأكد من ستة أمور: جودة اللوحة، طراز الجهاز، نظام التشطيب، معيار التعبئة، نطاق الفحص، وجدول الدفع. يجب توثيق كل منها كتابيًا، وليس عبر مكالمة هاتفية. تُحوّل قائمة التحقق من عرض الأسعار هذه الأمور الستة إلى مقارنة موجزة في صفحة واحدة.
10. الأخطاء الشائعة
الخطأ الأكثر شيوعًا هو مقارنة سعر المصنع بالتكلفة النهائية بعد الشحن. ثانيًا، إغفال تكلفة الفحص في الميزانية. ثالثًا، دفع المبلغ المتبقي قبل الموافقة على الفحص. يمكن تجنب كل هذه الأخطاء بتحديد نطاق العمل كتابيًا وإجراء فحص ما قبل الشحن.
11. كيفية قياس الغرفة
قِس كل جدار عند ثلاث نقاط: الأعلى، والوسط، والأسفل، واستخدم أصغر قياس. نادرًا ما تكون الجدران مربعة تمامًا، وانحناء بمقدار ١٠ ملم على امتداد ثلاثة أمتار يُغيّر نوع الحشو. قِس السقف عند كل زاوية، وسجّل مواقع المقابس الكهربائية، والمشعات، وأنابيب الصرف الصحي قبل الرسم. يوفر المسح الدقيق وقتًا أطول من الرسم السريع، ويحتوي دليل القياس على ورقة قابلة للطباعة.
الأسئلة المتكررة
Why write a specification before the quote?
Because the quote is only comparable if the specification is fixed. Without it, two factories quote different boards, hardware and finishes and the prices cannot be compared.
كم من الوقت ينبغي أن يكون؟
One page is enough for most apartment projects. Ten clauses, each with a measurable requirement, beat a 20-page document nobody reads.
What board grade should I specify?
CARB P2 or E0 for general use, HMR in wet areas. Name the grade, not just the standard, because a certificate can name the factory without naming the board.
Should I name a hardware brand?
Name a brand or an approved equal with published ratings. That keeps competition in the tender without losing the performance requirement.
Who writes the specification?
Usually the project manager or the buyer, with input from the installer. The factory can comment, but should not write it, because the specification is the buyer requirement.
How does the specification link to inspection?
Every clause should be checkable at inspection. If a clause cannot be checked, it is a preference, not a requirement.
