There are many variations on kitchen cabinets and bathroom vanities. Prior to getting involved in renovation projects, I thought the obvious choice would be to go to a super store like the local Lowes or Home Depot. They advertise low prices on name brand cabinets, but I thought maybe I should do some research before I invest thousands into my new kitchen. I was getting a new floor, appliances, paint for the walls, counter tops, and the big ticket item would be the kitchen cabinets. I started getting involved in renovation projects, so I thought I could do most of it myself, but my first step was to make a budget and go from there.

Everything was in line with what I expected except for the cost of cabinets. I found that shopping online and comparing prices on kitchen cabinet websites showed much better pricing than retail stores. It caught be by surprise. I associated Big Box retail stores with savings and good pricing. But here were kitchen cabinets online and the prices were thirty to forty percent lower. I figured the higher priced cabinets they were selling had to be a better quality, but I was surprised to find that that wasn’t the case. The biggest surprise came from RTA Cabinets. They were not all what I remembered knockdown furniture to be, and they had higher quality materials than most of the name brand cabinet lines. Read the rest of this entry

When we decided to renovate the kitchen, we quickly realized that kitchen cabinets are expensive. There are a large amount of choices ranging from your average cabinet on the store shelf to the RTA – ready to assemble cabinets that are becoming more popular. Keep in mind, there is an equal amount of junk cabinets that are over priced. So how do you find a good cabinet at a fair price?

We found various kitchen cabinet web sites and then stumbled across RTA cabinets. While laying out the kitchen ourselves, it became apparent that we could easily assemble the cabinets as well, so it then became an easy decision to choose RTA Cabinets.

Everyone is accustomed to going to a hardware store and paying high prices for kitchen cabinets. Now, you can go online, order cabinets, find a much larger and better selection, and have the kitchen cabinets delivered to your door. Another nice feature is that these cabinets are actually made of better material than the cabinets you would buy at Home Depot, IKEA, or Lowes. The preceding stores use wood faces (the door of the cabinets), but the rest of the cabinets are made of cardboard or particleboard. It sounds strange to say cardboard for a kitchen cabinet but these stores are selling cabinets that are made of high grade cardboard.

On the other hand, RTA cabinets are made of solid wood faces and solid Read the rest of this entry

Ready to assemble (RTA) kitchen cabinets are modular kitchen cabinets that are available in industry standard sizes of 3″ increments the same as pre made kitchen cabinets available at your local home improvement center, or kitchen cabinet outlet.

Ready to Assemble (RTA) cabinets have the same quality of material and hardware components as pre made (if not better), and look identical to the kitchen cabinets you see at your home improvement center. The biggest difference is the material used for the sides of the cabinet- most ready-to-assemble (RTA) cabinets use plywood, whereas the pre-assembled cabinets you would get at a home supply center are made of particleboard or fiberboard.

These cabinets come in a wide selection of designs from contemporary to rustic and more in between with choice of color finish. You can even choose the type of drawer guides and pulls, or knobs you prefer to match your decor or taste. In recent years, many manufacturers have even started adding some custom options, such as crown molding, valances, plate racks, and wine racks, so that you can add a customized look to your kitchen.

Advantages of (RTA) Ready To Assemble Kitchen Cabinets

A) By assembling the cabinets themselves, a home owner can eliminate a significant portion of the cost associated with pre-built and custom cabinets, which would be the labor associated to the assembly.

B) Since (RTA) Ready-to-Assemble cabinets are packed to minimize space during shipping, transportation Read the rest of this entry