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Custom Vs. Stock Cabinets The style and layout of your kitchen cabinets define your kitchen's look and function. When remodeling your old kitchen or designing a kitchen for a new house, you need to consider your options. You will want to allocate a good portion of your kitchen-design budget to your cabinets. One of the first decisions that you will need to make about your kitchen cabinets is whether you want to buy stock or custom cabinets.
Stock Cabinets
Stock cabinets are built according to common sizes and configurations. They are usually the most affordable cabinet option. However, stock cabinets can be extraordinary and expensive. Today, stock cabinets range from about $75 per lineal foot for basic, low-end models to more than $250 per lineal foot for high-end models. Stock cabinets are available for immediate delivery, in most cases. This is perfect for people who are trying to fix up and sell homes, house flippers and those remodeling kitchens over the weekend. Many local home-improvement stores have mock-up kitchens with standard configurations of stock cabinets so you can see what they look like together. Once you've purchased stock cabinets, you can assemble and install them yourself. Stock cabinets will not fit every kitchen. If your kitchen is odd-shaped, or if it has unique dimensions, you may not be able to create the kitchen-cabinet configuration that you want by using stock cabinets. Also, your selection is usually limited to what your local home-improvement stores carry, and once purchased, stock cabinets can be difficult to assemble and install. If you have never installed cabinets before, it's a good idea to hire a contractor. Custom Cabinets If you can afford them, custom cabinets are well-worth the investment. Custom cabinets allow you to customize the size, shape, hardware and special features of your cabinets. If you have an odd-shaped kitchen, need to make special accommodations for accessibility, want to incorporate new technology and toys into your kitchen's design or want a unique layout, custom cabinets are the way to go. Custom cabinets can be designed to fit the style of your home and the motif of your kitchen and are fabricated and installed by professionals who guarantee that the final result will look great. While custom cabinets are beautiful, durable and functional, they are much more expensive than stock cabinets. Custom cabinets can range in price from $300 to $1,200 per lineal foot. Because your cabinets are customized, it will take more time for them to be designed, fabricated and delivered. You can make up some of the time by having them professionally installed.
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