Buying Kitchen Cabinets - Beginner's Guide
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- čas přidán 5. 06. 2024
- This video is based on a recent request from a subscriber to highlight some of the differences between wood and MDF/HDF cabinets. Aside from the obvious cost difference of the two products, there are some differences in their inherent characteristics as well. We will highlight some of these differences and then focus on some of the basic features in cabinet construction to be familiar with when you go to shop for cabinets. Some of these features include things like standard vs full overlay doors and drawers, drawer glides, cushion close, as well as different joinery methods for the drawers, doors, and overall boxes.
As I mention in the video, there are a multitude of things we could focus on with cabinets so this video is designed as a jumping off point to give you some of the things to look for in cabinets functions and features.
Intro: 0:00 - 1:45
Wood vs MDF/HDF and Paint vs Stain vs Thermofoil: 1:46 - 6:37
Cabinetry Construction Options with Examples: 6:38 - 10:20
Custom Cabinetry Example - 10:20 - 12:44
Review: 12:44
If you enjoyed this video let me know down in the comments section as well as hitting the like button and subscribing to see more in the future. Leave any questions in there as well, and let me know what you'd like to see any future videos on.
Thanks and Happy Remodeling!
Watching these to get overwhelmed before I have to buy them in real life and am more overwhelmed
Doing your research will hopefully take some of the stress out of the process when you go shopping later!
You are so concise. I am learning so much from your videos. Thank you!
Great video, simple and to the point. Very informative
One of the best simplest explanation of cabinets.. Im prepared for my free kitchen design on my budget.
Thanks
Great Info from your videos Robert. Nice job!
Due to the storm in Tx. We are going to have our kitchen cabinets replaced. Thanks for explaining what we need to be looking for. Storm was in February. We are just now being approved for the kitchen.
This was enormously helpful , thanks !
Thank You. Very thorough and helpful.
This was SO helpful! Thank you for the value. I can like and add so many kitchens that I love to my Pinterest board. But, when you get down to the details this video really helps with that SO MUCH!
Thanks for watching! So glad you found it helpful, thats why I make these! 😀
Good starting points for a cabinet discussion.
This was mega helpful. Being able to spend this much time learning about, and looking at ,the low to high grade cabinets helps me immediately see the difference. I feel a lot more confident going shopping now. Thank you!!
Thanks so much for watching and I'm glad you found it helpful!
Thanks for those details...im going to the kitchen design center today and you covered my question a and then some! You are correct that we start out with how things look and then get the construction side. Should be the other way around.
Glad I could help! I think it's natural to get excited about the color and style first, but sometimes it blinds people to those important details on the build quality. Good luck today!
This was very helpful! Thank you.
Thank you for providing clear instructions on the wiring. Can you do a video on changing wall light sockets with two to three switches on them?
This video is very helpful and informative. Thank you.
You're very welcome!
Super helpful. Buying cabinets has its own lingo and intricacies which you don’t think about it until you are aware of them . I feel more confident in what to ask and what I’m looking for. Thank you !
Exactly! I’m lost lol!!!
This was super informative and I learned a lot! Subscribed!
Awesome! Thanks for the love!
Excellent presentation. One additional thing I’m seeking information on is pull-down cabinets. I’ll check further.
KOB Kitchen has great all plywood cabinets. Love them! They're so beautiful
Thank you so much. My bro is putting in a new kitchen for me and Im trying to educate myself as much as I can. Very helpful!
Thank you very much. Very helpful for this video.👍😊
Thank you! it was very helpfull and simply explained.
Thank you! Very informative!
Thank you. Your video was very helpful.
Very helpful video for those of us just starting our kitchen renovation odyssey. I took copious notes.
I needed this. Thanks so much
This was great! Thank you!
You're so welcome!
Very easy to understand.
We are currently building our home and our builder used to manufacture cabinets. While he has educated me at length, I enjoyed watching your video. Very helpful to those who are like me when I started the process. It is just overwhelming to choose.
Great info…starting the looooong journey to an updated kitchen from the current “on-site custom built” (grrrrrrr!) cabinets that have disgraced this kitchen since 1984….the dismantle is going to be an interesting event…………thanks for your expertise!
You are welcome!
Thank you! Helpful info
Thank you for the amazing information:)
Excellent video!
Thank you!
Informative!
Great info, I learned a lot
Thanks! Glad it helped
Thank you Robert. Excellent presentation! We are going to be doing a kitchen remodel soon. Do you have a video or suggestions for homeowners that are in their 60s and aging in place? I have multiple sclerosis which presents the possibility of reduced motor function in hands and legs. We want to have two sinks. One accessible from a scooter or seated position and the cooktop at a seated position. Thank you!
Well done! Thank you!
Thank you too!
Excellent
Thank you!!
Thank You Your Video Is Very Helpful.
Thanks for watching! Glad it was helpful!
Thank you!
Thank you! Great help.
Thanks for watching!
Big help. Thanks
You are so welcome!
This was fantastic! Information I've seen on literally no other video, and I've watched hundreds. I'd love to see information about the "boxes" for the cabinets. My designer and the cabinet builder are giving me what seems like conflicting information, and I'm totally confused. I guess some of them have some kind of "border" (I'm sure that's not the right word) and some don't. It's something about the amount of accessible room inside the cabinet; I just don't get what they're talking about. Anyway, THANK YOU for the excellent video!
Good tips
Great video I’m looking for a white glazed kitchen cabinet what kind of material with that be
Great informative video new subscriber question for you we recently ordered some custom cabinetry made by Starr Mark in the slab style. The two options for the doors we were given where MDF and solid wood . I know those pros and cons for each of them but I’ve heard the solid wood is susceptible to warping especially on a slab style for should that be a concern we do prefer solid wood
I was hoping you would of discussed cabinet moulding options. Great video and information though👍
JTG G- I was hoping you wouldn't complain.
Now that’s what u call detail and professionalism .... I’m currently doing an extension and looking for a solid wood kitchen with quartz and I’m very particular about every tiny detail and since I’m only doing this once ... I want to get it right .... you’re such a great help .... I wish I could just get u to do my kitchen ...... everything just costs so much but I guess when u fish around u could get what u want for the best price but it takes a lot of hard work n researching .... I found u yay! .... Is there any way I can get in contact with you ? I’m struggling with details of everything .
Hey Hannah! Thank you so much for the feedback, and glad it was helpful. I am not currently in a position to do any personal consulting but if there are other details you would like more info on let me know and I can perhaps do a video on them! Also, I can't stress enough the importance of finding the right contractor to put your vision into place!
Hi !! Thanks for your reply ...... could u do a video on what type sinks are best and if we were to choose stainless steel then how to choose the right stainless steel sink that doesn’t scratch or make a loud sound. Are ceramic sinks more prone to staining or cracking ? How about gold sinks ... will they fade ?
Also if u could do a video on sink taps and the pull out water sprayer? Are they any good ? Are these newer all in one heating sink taps that give u filtered water aswel as boiling water .... are they any good ?
Also another video on kitchen islands ... what type edging should it be if we chose quarts tops , and if I wanted to fit 8 ppl on there ... what’s the best way , how much distance there should be between the island and main kitchen worktops , the height , the overhang length? Sooo many questions ... sorry
Thanks
I agree, if you could do a video on kitchen sinks. It’s daunting when you start looking at sinks. I let my contractor pick out my sink….BIG mistake. Looking to replace it now.
@cuttingroom250 what was wrong with the sink the contractor hose and what did you settle on as the replacement, thanks in advance!
Good video. Thank you.
Besides what you have taught us in this video is there anything special to look for in a high humidity, beach environment?
I think in a higher humidity environment, you may want to have a de-humidifier in addition to making sure there is proper air flow throughout. With all cabinetry there are still going to be recommendations for the humidity range and if you are somewhere like Florida, the natural humidity level is almost certainly above what is recommended. Great question to ask your supplier for those specific concerns.
Just checking to see if you'd uploaded anything new. Haven't heard from you in a while, eh? But wow, great to see your channel growing! You deserve it! =)
I've been a bit caught up at work but will hopefully be back with some more content soon! Thanks for checking in my friend and I hope to see some more videos from you as well!
@@RemodelWithRobert Thanks for having patience with me, Robert! Thunderjack and I ran into a couple of problems with the latest vid, but we're muddling our way through it! =)
Do you have a recommendation for cabinets that are going in a rental house? We want something that will hold up over time but somewhat economical. Would you upgrade hardware features and a lesser quality box?
I have made my own cabinets 20 years ago, all plywood carcass, solid hardwood frames, rail and stile doors with solid hardwood raised panels. I need to replace my kitchen cabinets, and don't have room or time to make my own. Do you know how hard it is finding a quality cabinet in Cherry that is as good as what I could make? Very! There are some decent RTA all Ply cabinets out there, none in Cherry though.
Thank you for this!
Glad it was helpful!
What's the best for high humidity environments?
Can you or what kind of paint & primer for Formica Cabinets do you use?
hi! Which cabinets do you think would be good ? Dura supreme or any other ? My contractor is insisting on Dura Supreme.
Another feature that is available is framed or frameless cabinets which makes a big difference in accessibility. Frameless has no lip at the entrance to the cabinet. I’m leaning towards getting those because I never liked trying to clean out all the little corners in there and it makes it easier to get things in and out.
What are the differences and pros/cons of going with a contractor vs having the kitchen store install cabinets/countertops?
I would generally encourage you to let the store that you are buying the cabinets through do the installation if at all possible as it will allow you to hold one party accountable if there is any miscommunication between the ordering of the cabinets and the installation team.
9:00 Drawer stapled (low quality) versus dovetail joints (higher quality)?
Budget slides or Soft-close ball bearing drawer slides?
11:25 Veneered Particleboard (easily chipped and broken) versus plywood (higher quality) carcass?
Thank you very informative. I just got a bid from a cabinet maker. A 18 x 14 size kitchen with cabinets down either side, 2 bathroom vanities. Price (drum roll) $73,000. 😳 I asked for a simple painted cabinets. Even my remodel contractor thought that was crazy! Triple what I expected.
Wow! Hopefully this video helps you when shopping for some additional options!
Very helpful details and a clear explanation, except that he doesn't explain what HDF & MDF stand for.
One point about solid painted cabinets that was made; If you go with painted cabinets verses a wood grain look with knots, and grain, and a wood stain to showcase natural wood, your painted cabinets will prbably have the joints open up due to mositure variations in your home, winter moisture/ summer humidity mositure will make the cabinets swell up and expand thus showing the raw wood inbetween. Some drawers are made p of 5 pieces, so all those joints have the possibility of opning up. I always liked stain cabinets better than painted wood anyway.
Great point. It is most visible on white cabinets too, the current most popular paint choice.
@@RemodelWithRobert I don't know how the marketing experts ever got white wood to be so accepted in the industry. Certainly, we recognize that there are cheaper wood types you can utilize to make cabinets, and the price point is less espensive. It doesn't matter because paint over wood covers any type of wood that cannot be identified, mostly by the grain pattern. That's a shame because the beauty of wood is in the natural grain, knots, stryations, etc that come alive with a stain that truly enhances the wood like a beautiful piece of furniture. How did everybody switch or change their mind? Marketing? Is it that everybody wants their kitchen choices to be marketable so when they sell the home, it's got all the best accceptable, and most popular choices in cabinetry, and other wood trim? That's a shame. I don't ever make choices for the next homeowner. This is my house. It's like a beautiful woman who dresses in a wool dress from her shoes up past her neck.Oh man, does that sound sexist, but beauty should be adorned. I love my honey colored oak cabinets. For one thing, I know it's oak, and not painted pine, at best. But there's also mahogany and cherry...oh the beautiful wood types there are what people should respect, and keep the white paint for your Chevy Impala.
Thx
Which board at the best for kichen cabinet sir???
*I am very frustrated* we are having our home built it was suppose to be done in July 17 2021 we are now in August 7 and cabinets barley arrived last week! So late ....i keep going to check and they dont even have the doors to the cabinets or the handles on yet they are so slow we are suppose to be closing next week ... Idk why they are moving so slow ...
Why did the white cabinets have the plastic piece over the duck tails? Is this good or bad? Does it lessen the quality of the drawer/cabinet?
I need to replace my current kitchen cabinet door and bathroom cabinet door. The cabinet surface crack by water leaking.
Do you know anyone who can do it?
And, in my other house , the kitchen cabinet doors are very old now. Does anyone can re-surface the entire doors?
Thanks
Lisa
what if you need to trim a foil covered cabinet ?... how does that work?
Which is better a frame or frameless cabinet?
It is so difficult in San Diego to find an honest, fair, good quality cabinet and countertops contractors. I have have had $75,000 quotes as well as $20,000. I know the cheaper ones are boxed cabinets but why custom made one are so high? Can you please give any advice?
Robert. Can I ask you a question? I have old thermofoil doors. Is it a valid option to remove the foil and have them professionally painted? Does that work?
Thank you for your video.
Lot of considerations. When you remove the thermofoil there will be an HDF or MDf core that if in good enough condition could potentially be very lightly sanded, primed, and then painted. Definitely a lot of work if the cabinets are in good enough condition for it to even be possible. Without looking at the condition of yours specifically, hard to say if it is truly worth pursuing or not.
@@RemodelWithRobert thank you. So you are saying I might consider replacing doors. Do you think that would be cheaper?
What if you are painting the cabinets, what paint finish is best? Satin or semi-gloss?
Semi-gloss for sure. It will stand up better and be easier to clean.
@@RemodelWithRobert thank you ! You have great tips!
Appreciate the support!!
What about the hinges and levers for the drawers?
One of my pet peeves are drawers that are left partially open because they tend to leave enough opening to allow dripping liquid into the contents. Is there a drawer design that automatically fully closes when it's not fully extended?
You probably want a soft close drawer. I don’t think there’s anything on the market that auto closes a door (otherwise it’ll be pulling on you every time you go to open it and get stuff out), but with those soft close mechanisms, as long as you get it close enough the drawer will always close fully. So no more 80 or 90% closed drawers.
I’ve got them on my dresser, they make a huge difference
Is Fabuwood brand, a top quality line of kitchen cabinets?.
Did you go with fabu wood and were you pleased?
Lowe’s has an installer I can use or I can hire my own. How and when do I ask my contractor to be involved with the design process and how can he quote the job if he’s not part of the purchase process? Our friends bought their cabinets from some dealer and had Olly install them. The said Olly made lots of suggestions and said how he’d have done things a little different if was purchasing. They wish they’d brought Olly into the process earlier.
Generally going through Lowes you will not get access to the installer during the design process, and it is not typical for the installer to be part of that process but the goal is to work through a company that has a good streamlined channel from the designer to the installer so that they are all on the same page in terms of how it can best be done.
@@RemodelWithRobert thank you so much. I’m currently studying the pros and cons of EverCore.
GREAT Video! I am in love with the cream custom cabinets w/glaze starting at the 10:20 mark. Can you tell me anything about the cabinet manufacturer and/or the door design name? I am trying to find that exact door. Thanks Robert!!
Hey Stefanie, thanks for watching. Those cabinets are actually custom made by our partnered cabinet maker here in Phoenix. No door name or color name on these. They have some beautiful detail! The door style is a square raised center panel design. It is a cream color with the dark glaze and some sanding work on the corners. Hope that helps
@@RemodelWithRobert Ok thanks! I will show my custom guy the video. Thanks for the info!!
The question I have is:
In Southern California most of the cabinet companies do only 12” uppers vs 15” uppers.
I’ve always had 15” but I would like someone to tell me what they think of the there 12” uppers. Are they big enough for what you need or would you spend more to get the 15” uppers?
I know the 12” are cheaper but my question is the practical difference of the two sizes.
Thank you for your time.
I have been looking at cooktops. Most require that uppers be no more than 13" deep so I think 12" is much more standard.
What about frameless vs framed? Which is better?
In my opinion, frameless cabinets are preferable for the cleaner look they provide, as well as the additional space gained from not having the separate face frame piece protruding into the box space.
You are intelligent. Lovely to find you. Is plywood a veneer type of wood? Wood is wood. Yes. Are MDF and HDF one and the same?
plywood is the construction option for the boxes and is made of layered sheets of wood instead of the MDF or HDF. MDF vs HDF is just a medium density or high density fiber. They are the same idea but the final density between the two is where the main difference lies.
Latte cabinets is that a good choice
Can you recommend any good companies?
My contractor is also really pushing MDF cabinets. Does anybody know why a contractor would do this? I was told that the finish on the MDF cabinets and the MDF itself would hold up better against dents, scratches, etc. I’d appreciate any input I can get on this topic.
HDF is trash!!!
@RosanaP did you find out why that was recommended
@@Nellopi22 I didn’t. I ended up going with a different contractor who will not install MDF cabinets. He said he didn’t know why the others were recommending MDF, but that he personally prefers solid wood. My guess is there’s a higher profit margin with MDF. An unrelated cabinet maker told me that the cabinets are easier to construct because MDF is super straight, with no warping whatsoever. A cabinet installer told me that when they screw/attach MDF cabinets to the wall, the MDF shreds and splinters. He told me to go for the solid wood/plywood instead. So, I went with solid wood.
@@rosanap.7680 where did you order your cabinets?
Thermofoil cabinets, if any moisture sits on them for an extended amount of time, like the edge, they bubble and chip. They don't clean as easily as one might think, I have white cabinets that have yellowed over the years. This is what the previous owners had installed, I'd never go with thermofoil. I'd prefer either natural stained wood or a painted wood.
Thank you! Very good video…and super cute guy! 😍😍
Great, thank you. What does hdf stand for again? What about Evercore? We’re currently making these decisions and will be meeting with Lowes to look at Kraftmaid.
HDF stands for high density fiberboard. Evercore is more or less a HDF board to the best of my knowledge though they may tout higher density than the competition. Best of luck on your project!
@@RemodelWithRobert the cabinets at my dad’s house have the thermafoil and they are peeling really bad. Do you think Evercore is not as good as the mdf or real wood? I was taking notes as I watched this like I was in class!👩🎓
Is Duraform the same as Thermofoil?
I would place Duraform in the thermofoil family and say that it is an evolved form of thermofoil cabinetry so yes, it is still thermofoil but should be a better performing version of that technology.
What hardware did you use at 10:30?
This was an oil rubbed bronze hardware our cabinet manufacturer picked. I'll have to verify what the brand was
Learned a lot but still need more info.
Can you do a video on pvc cabinets?
I will have to do some research on my end first as I don't have a lot of experience with PVC cabinets and want to make sure I am always speaking with accuracy in my videos! Thank you for the suggestion and I will definitely see what I can make down the road.
What is the style of the white cabinet at 9:50?
This is the "Downing" line from Timberlake Cabinets in color "linen"
No staples
9 layer plywood
Joined by pocket screws
If I had the money to build the type of house, I want and where.
The cabinets will be dovetail, and I'll want them to look like they could be over 80 years old.
I really don't understand why anyone would pay for custom cabinets then have them sand all the corners off. This doesn't make them look worn or used, it just makes them look like trash. Real wear on furniture and cabinets doesn't anything like what this stuff does.
You can buy a pre-fabricated kitchen and install it yourself for 1/5 of the price. I had several contractors that tried to charge me 10000 for a kitchen I laughed in their face and did the job myself. All you need is about 500 dollars in tools and 2-3 thousand in materials.
MDF???
Remodel my kitchen robert. mmmmmmm
Turn off autofocus next time. Annoying focus hunting at times. Detracts from an otherwise very good video.
Thanks so much for the feedback. I'm still learning how to shoot and get better video and audio both. I appreciate the help and encouragement!
Not a guy…
Lol