re: Pre-fab cabinet companies

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In this area, custom cabinet shops are everywhere. I find it hard to believe you can get a pre-fab set of similar quality than from a custom builder.

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I found it hard to believe at first too, but the facts are the facts.

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What exactly are you asking for, and what are you being quoted? In terms of materials and details?

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I'm asking for solid wood constructed cabinets, soft close hardware, shaker style cabinets with dovetail joints on the drawers (no stapled corners). Custom cabinet shops are coming in at "double" the cost of some of the best prefab cabinets.

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For the paint, are you asking for some specialty finish? For new construction, the cost to paint the cabinets as part of the house is pretty incremental. Unless there’s a specialty finish or color, etc.

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Nothing fancy. Plain jane white on the perimeter and olive on the island in the kitchen. Whites in the bathrooms. I'm the GC and the best price I've found is $100 per linear foot on cabinet painters.