Just hire these guys: https://peacockhome.com/collections/kitchen-collections/refectory
and spend as much as your house is worth on a kitchen! Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 23, 2020, at 9:29 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > Lowe’s and HD have like 3 grades of cabinets to order, price reflects the > case and hardware quality. Doors and drawer fronts tend to look the same, > might be the same. > > A friend bought some a few months ago. I went to Lowe’s with her and the guy > in the cabinet desk kinda walked her through it. She picked the best ones, > they were not particularly cheap but seem pretty good. > > She had this dumbass install them, a guy her dad uses, and he did a fairly > poor job. I too have built a lot of cabinets and I walked in and immediately > could see how poor his installation was. A shame after she spent the money. > > --R > Sent from iPhone > >> On Mar 23, 2020, at 8:41 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> >> wrote: >> >> Most of the better cabinets are solid wood doors/face frames and “A” grade >> plywood cabinets. Yes, there are ones out there that are particle board but >> they’re typically the really low end stuff. >> >> We had granite countertops in our last house and really liked them. I can’t >> recall breaking anything on them in the near 10 years we had them. Beat the >> heck out of these awful Formica countertops we currently have. Ugh. >> >> -D >> >>>> On Mar 23, 2020, at 8:35 PM, Scott Ritchey via Mercedes >>>> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>> >>> 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 >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________ >> 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 > _______________________________________ 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
