Can't answer your question but most cabinets now are chipboard clad in some kind of veneer. They will not tolerate water. My 1950s kitchen cabinets were solid wood with plywood bottoms. I just modified and painted them. IMO, granite may be trendy but it's a poor material for a countertop. Expect to replace a lot of dish and glass ware.
> -----Original Message----- > From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Dan > Penoff via Mercedes > Sent: Monday, March 23, 2020 8:11 PM > To: Mercedes List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > Cc: Dan Penoff <d...@penoff.com> > Subject: [MBZ] OT - Kitchen Cabinets > > Yeah, this is waaaay off topic, but I’m reaching to find anyone with some > experience in this area… > > First: > > I am an accomplished woodworker who has built and installed kitchen cabinets > of my own design and making in both my and other’s homes. These were solid > hardwood raised panel cabinets built with European hardware of the highest > quality. In other words, I have a pretty good idea what makes a good cabinet > and what makes a fair cabinet. > > We are preparing to replace the kitchen cabinets in the home we recently > purchased. It’s got the original builder’s quality spec grade cabinets that > were > put in when the home was built in the late 1990s. I’m not making any > significant changes and will, for the most part, retain the same layout. Other > than a few changes, like replacing a desk with more cabinets and installing an > over the oven/range microwave, the new cabinets will be the same > dimensionally. This is good because they’re all common sizes. I’ll also be > having > granite countertops installed on top of them, but that’s a whole ‘nother job. > > I do not have the resources to build my own. Period. The basement full of > woodworking equipment I had when living in the GWN is long gone and can’t > be replicated. This resigns me to consumer grade cabinets, which isn’t > necessarily a bad thing. Here’s what I’m finding: > > RTA cabinets - essentially knocked-down cabinets with the finished face > frames assembled but the cabinet itself not. These come flat and have to be > assembled by the installer. The less costly way to go, as you’re providing > some > of the labor and they’re easier and less costly to ship. > > Preassembled cabinets - just what they sound like - the cabinets and face > frames are assembled and shipped, ready to install. More expensive than RTA, > but labor saving. > > There are loads and loads of online retailers selling cabinets, both RTA and > preassembled. Prices are very similar. Specs are much the same as are designs. > So the question begs, which way to go (RTA vs. preassembled) and what makes > one retailer better than the other? I swear these guys must be using all the > same tooling or manufacturer, as the variations in designs are minimal, if > that. > In other words, everyone has the same products for the most part, from what > it seems. > > My expectations are low. I know short of hiring a custom cabinetmaker I’m not > going to have the quality of cabinets I once made, but I’m OK with that. And I > don’t want to invest a ton of money in this, either, which is another reason > for > foregoing a custom cabinetmaker. > > So has anyone out there bought cabinets online, if so what type, from whom > and are you happy with them? > > Thanks, > > -D > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
