Kitchen cabinet recommendations

[G-ZUS]

I am looking to get a new kitchen shortly. Does anyone on Beyond do kitchen cabinets or can recommend one they've had good experience with?

[ExtraSlow]

What end of the budget spectrum are you thinking?
Ikea has some pretty good cabinet options, and cabinets are going to be one of your largest expenses.

I have no contractor recommendations, unless you want bottom of the barrel cost for rental house or similar.

[G-ZUS]

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What end of the budget spectrum are you thinking?
Ikea has some pretty good cabinet options, and cabinets are going to be one of your largest expenses.

I have no contractor recommendations, unless you want bottom of the barrel cost for rental house or similar.

Will have a look at Ikea's selections. Always thought they were bottom of the barrel for some reason. Im looking for something on the cheaper end of the spectrum but not bottom of the barrel

[ExtraSlow]

Well, you won't find cabinets cheaper, so in that sense they are bottom of the barrel, but in my opinion they are decent quality if they are installed well. The other items in the kitchen, like backsplash, flooring, appliances and coutertops (if you don't use IKEA counters) will have a big impact on how it all looks in the end.

[realazy]

I've looked into this in the past, Ikea cabinet boxes and hinges/slides are actually good quality. The hardware is actually all blum. If you are okay with their limited sizing which means you may have to use more filler pieces, they are a great option.

There are places online (not sure about locally) where you can order custom doors for ikea boxes to give you a more custom look.

[speedog]

I currently sub to Woodcraft Kitchen Cabinets, I really don't much about their pricing but they can do some quite economical stuff to much higher end as well. Components/hardware can really start to inflate a kitchen's cost - the sky's the limit with that stuff.

[Lex350]

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Will have a look at Ikea's selections. Always thought they were bottom of the barrel for some reason. Im looking for something on the cheaper end of the spectrum but not bottom of the barrel

They aren't very good cabinets. Look at things like the hardware but more specifically the drawer construction....cheap.

[mr2mike]

Cabinet solutions maybe?
If you go Ikea, get ALL the cabinets at the same time. If one is backordered, there is a chance they never get it and you're stuck with a mis-matched cabinet. Happened to someone I know.

[bjstare]

When we bought our house, it had an Ikea kitchen. It was garbage. The hardware was worn out, drawers and doors were poor quality. The only redeeming quality is the price (granted that obviously counts for a lot). When we redid our kitchen, the cabinets were done mostly by dreamspace interiors and we're very happy. They won't be competitive with Ikea prices though.

[dj_rice]

Happy wife = happy life. Spend a little more and get better quality and it'll pay back in long run

[ExtraSlow]

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Cabinet solutions maybe?
If you go Ikea, get ALL the cabinets at the same time. If one is backordered, there is a chance they never get it and you're stuck with a mis-matched cabinet. Happened to someone I know.

If you go ikea, wait for the kitchen event. I believe they do it twice a year. It's worth it.

[Lex350]

I have had clients use these guys quite a bit:

https://www.denca.ca/custom-cabinets...-kitchens.html

[vengie]

Currently using "New Look Cabinets" to do an overhaul of our kitchen.
We are mid-project so I can't speak to the finalized work, but the customer service back and forth has been fantastic so far.

[triplep]

You should get multiple quotes, you will be surprised at the difference in costs. Stay away from Home Depot and Lowes.

We got quotes from Zen Living and Albert Cabinet Manufacturers (I believe). The guy that did our quote at ACM, was made when I told him his quote was higher then the Zen Living. He said if he knew he was competing with Zen Living, he wouldn't have bothered to give me a quote because there is no way he could have beat their prices. Depending on your time frame, I think Zen offers a 10% discount or something like that if you are willing to wait to get your cabinets made in China and shipped, as opposed to getting them made in house. We did have a bit of issues using Zen, the guys that came to measure, measured everything opposite, and I would say that 70% of our cabinets were remade twice, as we were using existing counter tops and what the designed didn't work, second time was because they messed them up again. All in all it took longer than expected, but for the price I was happy. Also, they ended up running a bead of caulk from the cabinets from the ceiling and a couple months later the cabinets started to drop and ripped apart the ceiling so they had to come in and put on a crown molding piece to cover the separation. They originally wanted me to pay $500 to get this fixed, but after talking to the owner about all the issues we had, they fixed everything for free.

I would use them again if I was looking for cabinets, even with all the issues experienced.

[speedog]

I used to sub to Zen, quality control has become an issue with their product since they moved their manufacturing overseas. Pricewise they are very competitive but knowing what I do I, I look to other cabinet companies in Calgary as there at least 150 of them. Word of warning, stray away from Calgary Custom Cabinetry - the owner there rips both his customers and his subs off.

[bjstare]

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You should get multiple quotes, you will be surprised at the difference in costs. Stay away from Home Depot and Lowes.

We got quotes from Zen Living and Albert Cabinet Manufacturers (I believe). The guy that did our quote at ACM, was made when I told him his quote was higher then the Zen Living. He said if he knew he was competing with Zen Living, he wouldn't have bothered to give me a quote because there is no way he could have beat their prices. Depending on your time frame, I think Zen offers a 10% discount or something like that if you are willing to wait to get your cabinets made in China and shipped, as opposed to getting them made in house. We did have a bit of issues using Zen, the guys that came to measure, measured everything opposite, and I would say that 70% of our cabinets were remade twice, as we were using existing counter tops and what the designed didn't work, second time was because they messed them up again. All in all it took longer than expected, but for the price I was happy. Also, they ended up running a bead of caulk from the cabinets from the ceiling and a couple months later the cabinets started to drop and ripped apart the ceiling so they had to come in and put on a crown molding piece to cover the separation. They originally wanted me to pay $500 to get this fixed, but after talking to the owner about all the issues we had, they fixed everything for free.

I would use them again if I was looking for cabinets, even with all the issues experienced.

Good lord, they must have been cheap. Any single one of the issues you had would be a motivator for me to spend more and get someone else, let alone all of them combined

[speedog]

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Good lord, they must have been cheap. Any single one of the issues you had would be a motivator for me to spend more and get someone else, let alone all of them combined

Cabinets just shouldn't drop and certainly any caulking the Zen people should have used shouldn't have ripped apart the ceiling unless it was silicone - silicone will easily tear things apart once it's set up.

[Lex350]

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You should get multiple quotes, you will be surprised at the difference in costs. Stay away from Home Depot and Lowes.

We got quotes from Zen Living and Albert Cabinet Manufacturers (I believe). The guy that did our quote at ACM, was made when I told him his quote was higher then the Zen Living. He said if he knew he was competing with Zen Living, he wouldn't have bothered to give me a quote because there is no way he could have beat their prices. Depending on your time frame, I think Zen offers a 10% discount or something like that if you are willing to wait to get your cabinets made in China and shipped, as opposed to getting them made in house. We did have a bit of issues using Zen, the guys that came to measure, measured everything opposite, and I would say that 70% of our cabinets were remade twice, as we were using existing counter tops and what the designed didn't work, second time was because they messed them up again. All in all it took longer than expected, but for the price I was happy. Also, they ended up running a bead of caulk from the cabinets from the ceiling and a couple months later the cabinets started to drop and ripped apart the ceiling so they had to come in and put on a crown molding piece to cover the separation. They originally wanted me to pay $500 to get this fixed, but after talking to the owner about all the issues we had, they fixed everything for free.

I would use them again if I was looking for cabinets, even with all the issues experienced.

You call that "a bit of issues"? Hell no, not worth the price. They sound incompetent to me.

[ExtraSlow]

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Good lord, they must have been cheap. Any single one of the issues you had would be a motivator for me to spend more and get someone else, let alone all of them combined

I'd hope they were half the price of ikea for all that shitshow. Jesus fucking christ.

[suntan]

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Cabinets just shouldn't drop and certainly any caulking the Zen people should have used shouldn't have ripped apart the ceiling unless it was silicone - silicone will easily tear things apart once it's set up.

The cabinets just wanted to go back to their home country.