Comparing and Pricing Kitchen Cabinets
Perhaps no other component of your kitchen creates a greater impact than your kitchen cabinets. The appearance of your cabinets determines the style, coloring and overall tone of the whole room.
Kitchen cabinets can run in price from relatively inexpensive to very expensive indeed, depending on their quality and how much you are willing to spend. If you are looking to remodel your kitchen then you might wonder what the best way is to price and compare different kind of cabinets.To determine what cabinets you can afford, start by deciding your budget. Approximately half of your total remodel budget should be devoted to the cabinets. Measure the length of your cabinets carefully with a tape measure, writing down each measurement as soon as you take it. Count two feet for corner sections with rotating shelves, and tall cabinets like pantries as worth twice their width. Add up the total to get the linear feet of cabinetry that you need. Cabinets are usually priced according to linear foot, so if you divide your footage by your budget that will give you an idea of how much you can afford to pay per foot. Don’t forget to take into account the price of hardware and installation, if you are planning on paying for them to be installed.You can check out cabinet choices at your local home improvement store. You can also find specific cabinet vendors online and get quotes from them. If you have a friend with particularly beautiful kitchen cabinets, ask her who she bought hers from. Make a list of the cabinet features that you want, in order of importance. The material used the height of the cabinets and their design and finish will all make a difference to the total price. Examine all your options before you make a decision.