Losing my mind over cabinets...

last year

I really need some help here... very stressed. We have a large kitchen + dining room + 9ft bathroom vanity + laundry room that we are doing cabinets for. Our contractor was hoping to have them within the next three to four weeks. We have gone to multiple kitchen cabinet stores near us, and all of them constantly dicked us around for three weeks now. We finally got one fully designed yesterday (it's Diamond cabinets from a dealer), and while it looks great, the quote is about $55k. As far as I know, we aren't needing crazy custom sizes. The only weird thing is that we need a custom panel for the fridge (which Diamond offers), but if we can get hold of the exact paint, our contractor is a good woodworker and can make panels.

We don't need absolutely amazing cabinets - we just want full overlay shaker, and we want it to be delivered without crazy issues.

We've already considered IKEA but they are constantly out of stock of boxes and hardware. We are looking at Fabuwood but while they've apparently to the US now, I see a ton of terrible reviews mixed with a ton of great reviews, and feel very unconfident about what to expect.

Can anyone suggest a solid cabinet company that has a relatively quick lead time? Is Wolf decent? Assembled would be ideal but at this point, anything goes.

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Helen

last year

I am not lacking sympathy but surely you realize that no quality cabinet line will have cabinets delivered within the next four weeks. That would be unrealistic even befor the pandemic but is completely fantastical now.

Your budget for cabinets may be unrealistic for the size and scope of your project. As I recall Diamond is a midlevel brand commensurate with Kraftmaid although I think both lines have different levels of quality and cost of course.

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artistsharonva
last year
Here's some links to brochures of decent full overlay cabinets.

Wolf - https://www.wolfhomeproducts.com/wolfclassic

J&K - https://www.jkcabinetry.com/pages/jk-cabinetry-catalogs

Shiloh - https://www.shilohcabinetry.com/education/resources

I don't care for the construction material shortcuts with the Fabuwood, but here's the link to help you research since it was mentioned. https://www.fabuwood.com/

When looking at brochures. To save you time, look for the construction details. Good quality cabinets proudly show diagrams of the material details. If you run into any brochures filled with mostly photos of pretty cabinets, it's usually subpar material. Avoid thermofoil cabinets, they peel. Avoid MDF box construction they begin to crumble around hinge screws over time. Ask your contractor for his opinion on the construction & materials as well.

Hope this info helps relieve some stress, so you can enjoy a nice new kitchen soon :)
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Quality cabinets are on a 16-26 week lead time. 55K is about average for that much cabinets, at a medium price level like Diamond. Or it could be low, for a "huge" kitchen.

Other brands that are in a similar medium price point would be Kraftmaid, Durasupreme, and Showplace. Only the Shiloh brand above is considered a medium quality cabinet. The others are builder grade.
dan1888
last year
Medallion is a decent mid-level cabinet option. Medallion Cabinetry - Kitchen Cabinets and Bath Vanities | Inspired by You
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Kristin Petro Interiors, Inc.
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I don't think there is any way to get quality semi-custom or custom cabinets in 3-4 weeks. The lines I work with are over 14 weeks. You'll need stock cabinets, but you have to make sure your kitchen is designed for stock cabinets as their sizes and options are very limited. J and K is about 2-4 weeks. They have two Shaker doors, white and gray.
sushipup2
last year
From reports here, Ikea supplies are constantly changing. One week, a 36 wie base will be out of stock, and the next week it's a 24 pantry cabinet. People report that they put in their orde rand then get it piecemeal, but generally have all within a month's time.
Jen K (7b, 8a)
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I'm just here to slow clap 'constantly dicked us around'. It's a highly underrated and underused phrase. I'm sorry you're going through this.
Blair
last year
Wolf is junk I cancelled my order with them after reading all the horror stories and went with an Amish cabinet company
lharpie
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Im sitting here wondering what contractor thinks 3-4 weeks is a realistic time frame to get cabinets in… even several years ago it was 6+ for anything i was looking at. and it took going back and forth on design for a couple weeks.
lindyhopper25
last year
We ordered Kraftmaid cabinets for a smaller kitchen. We were told it would take up to 12 weeks, and the cost is $17K. So your timeline is unrealistic, and price you were given sounds about right. Like previous post, I have my doubts about a contractor who thinks cabinets can be ordered and delivered in 3-4 weeks.
When was the last time this contractor did a kitchen?
elizabeth_eclectic
last year
My Bertch and Christiana Cabinets took 20 weeks +. It is indeed a tortuous wait. I’m sorry, hang in there!

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