If I were to ask you to associate custom cabinets with affordable what would you say? Well, for many of us that have been around for a bit we have this idea that the phrases custom cabinets are truly that ideal place of destination for our kitchen should we have an unlimited amount of money to spend. Ironically, despite the increase in supplies, the cost of custom cabinets is decreasing and a lot of this has to do with the change to the process.
I'm writing this article because I believe in the small business. I support entrepreneurs but more importantly those with such a unique skill set that when combined with technology can offer you some of the best custom cabinets of all time. How is this possible? A lot has to do with the machines behind the cabinets. No longer do men need to hold up a large 4 foot by 8 foot sheet of plywood in order to cut with a table saw and hold a straight line. Now, they can set it down on a robotic table and allow the computer program to cut the pieces out within 1/100th of an inch in accuracy. Not only is this accurate BUT cost effective for you.
Local shop owner, Steve Oates, shared this story, "I received a phone call from a local resident. She was anxious to receive a fast quote over the phone for some custom cabinets. In particular, she was wanting a custom island to match her kitchen cabinets. According to the caller, Home Depo_ quoted her about $6,700 for a kitchen island including a non-granite countertop. After speaking with her I shared that I felt pretty sure we could probably save her at least $1,400. But I went one step further. I even included granite with her cabinets and she could choose up to 20 styles." She was surprised as I was when he shared the story.
He went on to explain that larger manufacturers leave no room for custom cabinet revisions without up charging the client. But not him. Steve said, "Everything we do is customized. Recently I went to Charlotte home and noticed the upper cabinet above the stovetop hood wasn't allowing the hood to fit properly. Since they wanted to reuse the hood.. I simply added an extra " to the width (1/8" on each side for extra space)." I asked him if there was any additional charge and he laughed. He said, "Charges? No way. That's part of the custom service they get with their custom cabinets and my price is hard to beat in Charlotte."
He shared more. "Big manufacturers do not have the capability to make cabinet changes to their standard widths, heights, etc. without charging the client a lot of money. It interrupts their process way too much and the client pays for this." I asked how this was different with LyndenCraft. Steve shared, "Everything we do is customized for the client so it makes no difference to us and that's why we could offer her a better product for less and include granite. We don't have standard cabinet parts laying around the shop for the next job. We design, manufacture and install the cabinet they want for each and every job distinctly different. There are no up charges for custom with us. I use similar equipment and software but the big difference is our service. My customers are talking to the guy that will put the information into the computer and cut out the pieces for the Master Cabinet makers to finish and assemble."
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