Advice with upgrading an old house

[Clifford]

AN,

Thanks. Have you used City Cabinet Center ? How is their price compared to Home Depot ?

[an]

[quote=Clifford]AN,

Thanks. Have you used City Cabinet Center ? How is their price compared to Home Depot ?[/quote]
I did use city cabinet. Their quality seems above average at the very least. I don’t know what is the quality of HD’s cabinet but City Cabinet’s box is made with thick plywood instead of mdf and you have a lot of choices of wood for the door. Since you know HD’s quality, you can just go to City Cabinet and see if the quality is the same or not. Hard to compare price, since I didn’t get a quote from HD, but they were cheaper than other places I got quotes from.

[an]

[quote=Clifford]AN,

Thanks. Have you used City Cabinet Center ? How is their price compared to Home Depot ?[/quote]
I did use city cabinet. Their quality seems above average at the very least. I don’t know what is the quality of HD’s cabinet but City Cabinet’s box is made with thick plywood instead of mdf and you have a lot of choices of wood for the door. Since you know HD’s quality, you can just go to City Cabinet and see if the quality is the same or not. Hard to compare price, since I didn’t get a quote from HD, but they were cheaper than other places I got quotes from.

[an]

[quote=Clifford]AN,

Thanks. Have you used City Cabinet Center ? How is their price compared to Home Depot ?[/quote]
I did use city cabinet. Their quality seems above average at the very least. I don’t know what is the quality of HD’s cabinet but City Cabinet’s box is made with thick plywood instead of mdf and you have a lot of choices of wood for the door. Since you know HD’s quality, you can just go to City Cabinet and see if the quality is the same or not. Hard to compare price, since I didn’t get a quote from HD, but they were cheaper than other places I got quotes from.

[an]

[quote=Clifford]AN,

Thanks. Have you used City Cabinet Center ? How is their price compared to Home Depot ?[/quote]
I did use city cabinet. Their quality seems above average at the very least. I don’t know what is the quality of HD’s cabinet but City Cabinet’s box is made with thick plywood instead of mdf and you have a lot of choices of wood for the door. Since you know HD’s quality, you can just go to City Cabinet and see if the quality is the same or not. Hard to compare price, since I didn’t get a quote from HD, but they were cheaper than other places I got quotes from.

[an]

[quote=Clifford]AN,

Thanks. Have you used City Cabinet Center ? How is their price compared to Home Depot ?[/quote]
I did use city cabinet. Their quality seems above average at the very least. I don’t know what is the quality of HD’s cabinet but City Cabinet’s box is made with thick plywood instead of mdf and you have a lot of choices of wood for the door. Since you know HD’s quality, you can just go to City Cabinet and see if the quality is the same or not. Hard to compare price, since I didn’t get a quote from HD, but they were cheaper than other places I got quotes from.

[UCGal]

[quote=AN][quote=Clifford]LuckyInOC,

Thanks for replying. I have a question for you:

– You suggested installing the cabinets before putting in tiles. What’s wrong with putting tiles in first & installing the cabinets on top of the tiles ?[/quote]
You don’t want to install first because it’ll cost you more than it need to be. Since the cabinet need to be screw/nail to the ground, it would crack/break the tile underneath anyways. If you have expensive tile, hired someone to install your tile, and have a lot of cabinets, it would be quite a bit of wasted money.

Check out these guys for good quality at reasonable price: http://www.citycabinetcenter.com/%5B/quote%5D

Our cabinets aren’t screwed into the slab. We discussed back and forth whether to tile under the cabinets and decided to compromise… we tiled under the dishwasher- but the storage cabinets have just slab underneath.

Our cabinets are attached to the wall, but not the floor. Both for our house and for the granny flat we just built.

[UCGal]

[quote=AN][quote=Clifford]LuckyInOC,

Thanks for replying. I have a question for you:

– You suggested installing the cabinets before putting in tiles. What’s wrong with putting tiles in first & installing the cabinets on top of the tiles ?[/quote]
You don’t want to install first because it’ll cost you more than it need to be. Since the cabinet need to be screw/nail to the ground, it would crack/break the tile underneath anyways. If you have expensive tile, hired someone to install your tile, and have a lot of cabinets, it would be quite a bit of wasted money.

Check out these guys for good quality at reasonable price: http://www.citycabinetcenter.com/%5B/quote%5D

Our cabinets aren’t screwed into the slab. We discussed back and forth whether to tile under the cabinets and decided to compromise… we tiled under the dishwasher- but the storage cabinets have just slab underneath.

Our cabinets are attached to the wall, but not the floor. Both for our house and for the granny flat we just built.

[UCGal]

[quote=AN][quote=Clifford]LuckyInOC,

Thanks for replying. I have a question for you:

– You suggested installing the cabinets before putting in tiles. What’s wrong with putting tiles in first & installing the cabinets on top of the tiles ?[/quote]
You don’t want to install first because it’ll cost you more than it need to be. Since the cabinet need to be screw/nail to the ground, it would crack/break the tile underneath anyways. If you have expensive tile, hired someone to install your tile, and have a lot of cabinets, it would be quite a bit of wasted money.

Check out these guys for good quality at reasonable price: http://www.citycabinetcenter.com/%5B/quote%5D

Our cabinets aren’t screwed into the slab. We discussed back and forth whether to tile under the cabinets and decided to compromise… we tiled under the dishwasher- but the storage cabinets have just slab underneath.

Our cabinets are attached to the wall, but not the floor. Both for our house and for the granny flat we just built.

[UCGal]

[quote=AN][quote=Clifford]LuckyInOC,

Thanks for replying. I have a question for you:

– You suggested installing the cabinets before putting in tiles. What’s wrong with putting tiles in first & installing the cabinets on top of the tiles ?[/quote]
You don’t want to install first because it’ll cost you more than it need to be. Since the cabinet need to be screw/nail to the ground, it would crack/break the tile underneath anyways. If you have expensive tile, hired someone to install your tile, and have a lot of cabinets, it would be quite a bit of wasted money.

Check out these guys for good quality at reasonable price: http://www.citycabinetcenter.com/%5B/quote%5D

Our cabinets aren’t screwed into the slab. We discussed back and forth whether to tile under the cabinets and decided to compromise… we tiled under the dishwasher- but the storage cabinets have just slab underneath.

Our cabinets are attached to the wall, but not the floor. Both for our house and for the granny flat we just built.

[UCGal]

[quote=AN][quote=Clifford]LuckyInOC,

Thanks for replying. I have a question for you:

– You suggested installing the cabinets before putting in tiles. What’s wrong with putting tiles in first & installing the cabinets on top of the tiles ?[/quote]
You don’t want to install first because it’ll cost you more than it need to be. Since the cabinet need to be screw/nail to the ground, it would crack/break the tile underneath anyways. If you have expensive tile, hired someone to install your tile, and have a lot of cabinets, it would be quite a bit of wasted money.

Check out these guys for good quality at reasonable price: http://www.citycabinetcenter.com/%5B/quote%5D

Our cabinets aren’t screwed into the slab. We discussed back and forth whether to tile under the cabinets and decided to compromise… we tiled under the dishwasher- but the storage cabinets have just slab underneath.

Our cabinets are attached to the wall, but not the floor. Both for our house and for the granny flat we just built.

[NotCranky]

I went to city cabinets recently. The prices are good and they have at least three grades and several options.They can deliver and install,if you want installation, pretty fast These are ready to assemble cabinets RTA but they don’t allow customers to assemble the brands they carry. You can buy RTA cabinets all over the internet and have them shipped to a local freight warehouse,business or residence.

I would have pulled the trigger on the cabinets I need from city but they use plastic clips to assemble them and I don’t mind saving a few bucks assembling them either. Maybe the clips are fine, I don’t know, but I want rabbited (type of joinery), glued and nailed cabinets not cams or clips. One other thing that can vary with the expensive cabinets is the finish. Some of the cheap stuff will wear off fast. This is what I was told by a dedicated kitchen remodeler friend. I am not sure if that applies to city cabinets.

http://onlinecabinetsdirect.com/ for my budget/quality balancing act I am looking at these. 13 cabinets for a small galley kitchen plus a few pieces of trim are $2800 delivered to house. That is about the same as what city cabinets bid for what looked about the same but had the clips.I didn’t verify the finish.These online cabinets also have soft closing drawer slides. City and some of the online stores are definitely better priced than the big box stores.

I wish I could find the style I want in stock somewhere in town.Has anyone seen RTA’s with glue and pin construction? Bought cabinets online? They actually look pretty good for the dough. I will probably go ahead and order them from this online store.

After reading about Waiting Hawks Ikea cabinets I think I’ll stop by there first.

[NotCranky]

I went to city cabinets recently. The prices are good and they have at least three grades and several options.They can deliver and install,if you want installation, pretty fast These are ready to assemble cabinets RTA but they don’t allow customers to assemble the brands they carry. You can buy RTA cabinets all over the internet and have them shipped to a local freight warehouse,business or residence.

I would have pulled the trigger on the cabinets I need from city but they use plastic clips to assemble them and I don’t mind saving a few bucks assembling them either. Maybe the clips are fine, I don’t know, but I want rabbited (type of joinery), glued and nailed cabinets not cams or clips. One other thing that can vary with the expensive cabinets is the finish. Some of the cheap stuff will wear off fast. This is what I was told by a dedicated kitchen remodeler friend. I am not sure if that applies to city cabinets.

http://onlinecabinetsdirect.com/ for my budget/quality balancing act I am looking at these. 13 cabinets for a small galley kitchen plus a few pieces of trim are $2800 delivered to house. That is about the same as what city cabinets bid for what looked about the same but had the clips.I didn’t verify the finish.These online cabinets also have soft closing drawer slides. City and some of the online stores are definitely better priced than the big box stores.

I wish I could find the style I want in stock somewhere in town.Has anyone seen RTA’s with glue and pin construction? Bought cabinets online? They actually look pretty good for the dough. I will probably go ahead and order them from this online store.

After reading about Waiting Hawks Ikea cabinets I think I’ll stop by there first.

[NotCranky]

I went to city cabinets recently. The prices are good and they have at least three grades and several options.They can deliver and install,if you want installation, pretty fast These are ready to assemble cabinets RTA but they don’t allow customers to assemble the brands they carry. You can buy RTA cabinets all over the internet and have them shipped to a local freight warehouse,business or residence.

I would have pulled the trigger on the cabinets I need from city but they use plastic clips to assemble them and I don’t mind saving a few bucks assembling them either. Maybe the clips are fine, I don’t know, but I want rabbited (type of joinery), glued and nailed cabinets not cams or clips. One other thing that can vary with the expensive cabinets is the finish. Some of the cheap stuff will wear off fast. This is what I was told by a dedicated kitchen remodeler friend. I am not sure if that applies to city cabinets.

http://onlinecabinetsdirect.com/ for my budget/quality balancing act I am looking at these. 13 cabinets for a small galley kitchen plus a few pieces of trim are $2800 delivered to house. That is about the same as what city cabinets bid for what looked about the same but had the clips.I didn’t verify the finish.These online cabinets also have soft closing drawer slides. City and some of the online stores are definitely better priced than the big box stores.

I wish I could find the style I want in stock somewhere in town.Has anyone seen RTA’s with glue and pin construction? Bought cabinets online? They actually look pretty good for the dough. I will probably go ahead and order them from this online store.

After reading about Waiting Hawks Ikea cabinets I think I’ll stop by there first.

[NotCranky]

I went to city cabinets recently. The prices are good and they have at least three grades and several options.They can deliver and install,if you want installation, pretty fast These are ready to assemble cabinets RTA but they don’t allow customers to assemble the brands they carry. You can buy RTA cabinets all over the internet and have them shipped to a local freight warehouse,business or residence.

I would have pulled the trigger on the cabinets I need from city but they use plastic clips to assemble them and I don’t mind saving a few bucks assembling them either. Maybe the clips are fine, I don’t know, but I want rabbited (type of joinery), glued and nailed cabinets not cams or clips. One other thing that can vary with the expensive cabinets is the finish. Some of the cheap stuff will wear off fast. This is what I was told by a dedicated kitchen remodeler friend. I am not sure if that applies to city cabinets.

http://onlinecabinetsdirect.com/ for my budget/quality balancing act I am looking at these. 13 cabinets for a small galley kitchen plus a few pieces of trim are $2800 delivered to house. That is about the same as what city cabinets bid for what looked about the same but had the clips.I didn’t verify the finish.These online cabinets also have soft closing drawer slides. City and some of the online stores are definitely better priced than the big box stores.

I wish I could find the style I want in stock somewhere in town.Has anyone seen RTA’s with glue and pin construction? Bought cabinets online? They actually look pretty good for the dough. I will probably go ahead and order them from this online store.

After reading about Waiting Hawks Ikea cabinets I think I’ll stop by there first.

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