I'm curious about them as well. It concerns me that this is brand is ONLY available through Costco, doesn't sell anywhere else. They claim to have a 100-year warranty to original purchaser. I did notice this bit: "When a claim for warpage, joint separation or wood growth is submitted, We may, at our option and after inspection, defer action for up to 12 months to allow the Product to acclimate to the installed environment." <- that seems to me to be an excessively long period to live with warpage etc.

What bothers me is that I can't seem to find any information about this company other than the little that's on the Costco site. I did a domain search on their website, and it's a GoDaddy registered site, registered to "Domains by Proxy" in Arizona, rather than the actual cabinetry company.

They say they have a long history of "of practicing sustainable manufacturing" - but I can't find ANYTHING about them. When did they start in business? Where are their cabinets manufactured? etc.

It's common for many cabinet manufacturers to ask a homeowner to allow cabinets to go through one heating cycle so the wood will have time to possibly straighten out. Think of it as not wasting a good door. You're just giving it time to acclimate and straighten out.

Regarding the Costco cabinets...I have no idea what that brand is. Probably a private label made by a larger manufacturer. Be careful about that word "custom". Ask to see full specifications on the construction. And what can be custom? Any size? Width, depth and height? Most semi-custom can do that too, these days. To me, custom means, quality materials, hardware and most of all....a really good finish.

30% off means nothing if they are jacking up the price to begin with. An example: Once had a man give me a list of cabinets and asked for the best price I could coz Lowes was giving him a deal that couldn't be beat PLUS a military discount on top of that. I gave him my regular walk-in price with the additional manufacturers 10% off sale. He said my price saved him thousands! It was a large job. He never did tell me how much I saved him...but it was an eye opener for him.

After doing some website searches and comparisons.... I strongly suspect that "Buena Vista" is actually "Ultracraft". Both are full-access cabinetry with a 100-year warranty. The reviews of Ultracraft, especially the more recent ones, are mixed - some pretty bad, to be honest. I also looked at the cabinet ratings at Main Line Kitchen Design, and they put Ultracraft frameless in price category 2 (one of the cheaper price groups) with a "C" rating for quality and value in that price category. If I was looking to do cabinetry for a flip or quick property resale, I'd consider it, but since I'm hoping to be in my home for until I eventually kick the bucket (hopefully in a few decades from now), I'm taking a hard pass on the Costco cabinets.

We are currently looking into these cabinets as well. We have talked to the designer and she said they are made in Canada so Ultracraft is out. She wouldn't give the name of the parent company though. Some Costco thing apparently.

Maybe you'll find your answer here.

https://www.houzz.com/discussions/4187242/canadian-kitchen-cabinet-options

https://www.thespruce.com/q-costco-cabinets-by-all-wood-cabinetry-1822042

Based on a Google image search, the Buena Vista cabinets are from here: https://www.norcraftcabinetry.com/Gallery. Canadian company with a parent company in IN.

These are manufactured by Norcraft Cabinetry and is the same as the Norcraft Vista series with box upgraded to plywood,

Good to know. I looked Norcraft up on Main Line Kitchen Design's ratings. With EVERY upgrade used, they end up being rated a "B" for quality and a "D" for value.

@ Dan Fandavro, Sea - did you end up going with Buena Vista from Costco? Would love to hear your reviews/feedback.

@Dan Fandavro did you go with the Buena Vista cabinets? How are they?

I'm waiting for a quote from Buena Vista, but they insisted I go with another brand they represent called 'market street'. The sales rep mentioned that it's framed vs Buena Vista's Frameless.

My first impression is that it's extremely expensive for 'semi' custom cabinets, but we'll see what how the quote comes out.

Ed how did the qoute compares?

They would not quote Buena Vista. They said they were going to discontinue the line so they weren't willing to take on new orders.

Re: Market Place Cabinetry, the brand they did quote - it's expensive. Well higher (a lot) than all the local kitchen stores I've visited. However, with 40% it came out on par with brands such as Fabuwood, etc.

Problem is - there is nothing to research on regarding Market Place Cabinetry. There is no website, no reviews anywhere, and you can't see the product. Therefore one wouldn't know how good (or poor) the quality actually is.

Interesting, i just got off the phone with a rep of tuscan hill (fully custumizable) a rough estimate for an L shapped 106 by 106 and a 66x36 inch island was around 15-22k. she refeeed to me to tuscanhillskitchenandbath.com will have info about the construction etc. lastly she mentioned that buena vista could was not an option as they dont have the inset style - but if I changed to any other style and disnt need extra custumization then buena vista could be an option that will bring the rough quote to 10-15k - couple of things she dis pride on to mentioned was the 5/8” thickness wood its used to manufacture as well as the 100yr warranty

My Kitchen is also L Shaped, around 20ft x 15ft. Quote from Market Place Cabinetry WITHOUT the Island was about 15k. That is with 40% off, so their list is price is ridiculous.

We did double cabinet stack so that it can be reached to the ceiling. We did a pantry to surround the fridge. This included all the speciality pullouts, draw inserts, etc.

I decided not to go with Market Place or Tuscan Hills (Buena VIsta not being an option for us) as the prices seems comparable to any kitchen dealer/retailer.

The warranty may be slightly better from Costco providers but not being able to see the product, see what the colors really look like ended up being the ultimate deal breaker - again because the price was the same.

Pier - I'd highly recommend visiting some of your local kitchen retailers for semi custom and custom quotes. Pretty sure brands like St. Martin (semi-custom) can match those prices, if not do better. Quality is the same as you mentioned above.

Good points! I appreciate your thoughts. I was also jist notified that there is a 21 week leadtime that reduces the cust esperiwnce for sure.

We will get quotes from Costco vendors as the local cabinet dealer wants $6000 (without installation) for four base cabinets which will be in pairs, back to back, to make an island. 1 trash pullout, 1 cabinet with door/pull out shelves, 2 cabinets with drawer stack. This is supposedly their "reasonably priced" standard - not custom AT ALL - cabinet line. Costco vendors, I'm sure, will be much more reasonable than that.

I am looking at them too! Does anyone else handle them or is it strictly a Costco item?