Kitchen Cabinets-Tips For The Right Cabinets
With the number of home sales dropping, and the tighter restrictions in the mortgage industry, many homeowners are finding it harder than ever to sell their homes and upgrade to a larger home. Because of this trend, Kitchen Cabinet renovation projects are on the rise as homeowners are finding ways to make their current homes more livable, while adding value to their home at the same time. The easiest way to add value and create the feel of a new home, is to renovate your kitchen Click here to contact us to start your renovation today.
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Cabinets:
In a kitchen renovation, the kitchen cabinets represent the largest expenditure in your remodeling budget. Since they are the centerpiece of your kitchen, many of the other decisions about your kitchen will be based off of your cabinet choice. Your countertop, appliance, and hardware, read more about hardware here, decisions will depend on the style and layout of your kitchen cabinets.
Before looking at cabinets, it is important to come up with a target budget and a basic floor plan or layout. It is important to accurately calculate all of the expenses involved with your project. Renovating your kitchen is likely a challenging project for the average homeowner to do on your own. Alliance Cabinets & Millwork has a team of professionals who are willing to assist you with your project, contact us today. This could save you a significant amount of money by using a Alliance Cabinets & Millwork.
There are several factors that are going to affect the cost of your cabinets: cabinet brand, construction, wood type, and features. It is important to research all of your options. What you will find is that a higher price doesn’t always correspond with higher quality, and some of the lesser-known cabinet lines will actually have a stronger construction.
There are however, a few general kitchen cabinet buying tips that may help you in your kitchen cabinet research.
Kitchen Cabinet Wood Choices
Whether you are buying custom-made cabinets, Semi-cabinets, we will all offer a wide range of wood choices. Solid hardwood cabinets, such as Cherry, Maple, Birch, Hickory and Oak typically cost much more than laminate or veneer finished cabinets.
Frameless (European-Style) Kitchen Cabinets
Frameless kitchen cabinet construction is becoming increasingly popular today as frameless kitchen cabinets are considered to be more contemporary. With frameless cabinets there is no face frame. The kitchen cabinet doors attach
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directly to the sides of the cabinet and are secured with screws. The advantages of this type of construction, is that there is wider access into the cabinet space and the hinges are completely hidden. This is our main form of cabinet construction.
Kitchen Cabinet Finishes
There are many Kitchen cabinet finishes to choose from when using natural woods. Cabinet finishes include stain, paint and glazing options. In addition there are my types of distressing techniques that can also be employed on kitchen cabinet surfaces. Some options include Rasping, Antiquing and Rub-through. There are also many types of laminates that you can choose from.
Kitchen Cabinet Quality
If you plan on living in your home for many years, do not skimp on your kitchen cabinets. They are constantly used and abused, and only the sturdiest will stand the test of time.
The best kitchen cabinets employ solid frames, doors and drawers and are fully self-contained (closed backs), with reinforced corners. As I mentioned before, it is important to look for cabinets that have a plywood box versus particleboard or fiberboard. This is why it is important to look at all of the cabinet lines that are available. Click here and see our completed projects.
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