Cheap Kitchen Cabinets

[ironpony]

Lowes in Kingston, NY (about 1 3/4 hours away) has Hickory in stock....if I go with Lowes, I was thinking of renting a truck to pick them up rather than pay for delivery if I order local.....plus I can actually pick out each Cabinet in Kingston....you know how the Hickory Cabinets have many variations. and being in stock saves 20%, plus I have a coupon for an additional 10%

I agree being able to pick out Hickory is a plus. Seeing the picture of the kitchen, I think it would be very cost effective. I have custom built Hickory in my kitchen,16x16 and I used the Lowes hickory in the pantry 5x16 to save a few bucks.

 

[firefighterjake]

No Hickory ??

Oops . . . sorry . . . I missed that crucial point in the original post. And yeah, after looking at the website you are correct . . . no hickory cabinets.

 

[Ehouse]

My original plan, was to get some of that thin Pine Beadboard meant for walls....glue them to the doors and frame it out....then try to see if I could strip the Cabinets back down to the raw wood (I believe also Pine)......my thought is that would be a rustic look....but the Wife doesn't agree, so new it is

I totally hear you!

 

[mass_burner]

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I don't know, I'm not seeing much not to like there. You can wonders with new paint/hardware/pulls. Also, consider the totality of the kitchen, when you put the updated natural wood cabs in, how are the appliances going to look? How are the counter tops going to look. In a way, our recent remodel was easier cause we did a complete gut of worn 1956 cabs and appliances (wife was down to 1 working stove element on the '56 Thermador)

 

[altmartion]

I recently remodeled a rental property I own. I did 12 feet of bottom cabs and 12 feet of top abs, minus a small window. including the counter top with a 90deg cut and splice( that they did) and including the double ss deep sink with faucet for just under $1200. as mentioned, craigslist always has some.

 

[billb3]

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Except for the microwave being a bit low ( I really don't like microwaves over the stove - but when counter space is short ... ) I like what's there.

 

[Beer Belly]

We've been thru 5 Kitchen Designers, and the Wife just wanted to be done with it, so we went to Lowes, picked out Cabinet, and placed the order. We went with a small upgrade....Shenandoah Grove Square Hickory Spice....there was $300 manufacturer discount, plus a free Garbage pull out (we took an offer of a free Sink Base instead), and a Lowes 10% discount....the upgrade also gives real wood fronts/doors, and draws.....dove tail joints, and soft close feature, but still pressboard body .......but we did get my Wife one Cabinet (corner) with a glass door so she can display stuff....in all, we saved about $800, and best of all, the search is over. To be honest, I was surprised when she went with the Spice finish, she was always drawn to the natural......maybe the Spice finish will go better with the Oak flooring we are also doing (biggest part of the whole project). Thanks, everybody, for all your input

 

[ironpony]

Put in some hickory flooring and leave it natural, looks great with the color variation and wears like steel. Also do not worry about the press board sides, the only way they will get damaged is to get them soaking wet. 30 years in kitchens have seen very few come apart.

 

[Beer Belly]

The rest of the house is Oak, so we were doing it to match....otherwise, the Wife would do wide plank flooring....gonna be a heck of a job ripping up the flooring to get the new hardwood to meet the level of the old.....just hope that it's not screwed and glued

 

[Beer Belly]

Put in some hickory flooring and leave it natural, looks great with the color variation and wears like steel. Also do not worry about the press board sides, the only way they will get damaged is to get them soaking wet. 30 years in kitchens have seen very few come apart.

30 years of Kitchens ????....then you have now become my "answer man"....never hung a cabinet, and may have questions when we get closer to doing it

 

[maverick06]

I have used ikea for my house when i redid the kitched back in 07, its great. Cheap, works wonderfully well, and has held up with no problems including having 2 kids. Butcher block counters are very nice too.

the tip i used was, when assembling the cabinets, let your wife do it (she built the cabinets, i hung them). When they were built she didnt just use the provided fasteners (whiharesuppose to be good) but she also wood glued all the joints, I think this was a big help in making it work so well.

i had posted to a thread about it a while ago.... if you want more details PM me.

 

[Beer Belly]

I have used ikea for my house when i redid the kitched back in 07, its great. Cheap, works wonderfully well, and has held up with no problems including having 2 kids. Butcher block counters are very nice too.

the tip i used was, when assembling the cabinets, let your wife do it (she built the cabinets, i hung them). When they were built she didnt just use the provided fasteners (whiharesuppose to be good) but she also wood glued all the joints, I think this was a big help in making it work so well.

i had posted to a thread about it a while ago.... if you want more details PM me.

Looks good. I figure "how hard could it be to install cabinets".....measure up from the highest point of the floor for the uppers....level line across....a piece of 1x2 (example) to set the uppers ontop of instead of holding the weight.....plumb, and level....make sure the faces are smooth, and you're off to the races.....right ?

 

[ironpony]

Looks good. I figure "how hard could it be to install cabinets".....measure up from the highest point of the floor for the uppers....level line across....a piece of 1x2 (example) to set the uppers ontop of instead of holding the weight.....plumb, and level....make sure the faces are smooth, and you're off to the races.....right ?

Basically, start in the corner. clamp face frames, predrill and screw together. might have to shim backs to get straight line on fronts. patience, look at everything twice, do not be in a rush and you will be fine. the corner cabinet will be the hardest but it is the key to everthing else being straight.

 

[Beer Belly]

Basically, start in the corner. clamp face frames, predrill and screw together. might have to shim backs to get straight line on fronts. patience, look at everything twice, do not be in a rush and you will be fine. the corner cabinet will be the hardest but it is the key to everthing else being straight.

Once the corner is set, I've seen two scenerios.....one is putting the rest of the cabinets together off the wall, then lifting and putting them up as one unit....second is, one cabinet at a time (which is likely what I'll do)

 

[Ehouse]

Please the eye before the level.

 

[Seasoned Oak]

Once the corner is set, I've seen two scenerios.....one is putting the rest of the cabinets together off the wall, then lifting and putting them up as one unit....second is, one cabinet at a time (which is likely what I'll do)

I do this all the time.My method: Build a shelf from scrap wood 2x4s ect. Build it the size of the bottom of ALL the cabinets & fasten it to the wall with screws under where the cabinets will go. Step 2. Set all the assembled cabinets on the shelf just as they would look when installed. Step 3 Fasten all the face frames together using clamps and screw the face frames together. (IF you dont you will get gaps in the face frames,if not now ,later.) You will need to pre drill the wood and carefully size the screw so as not to be too long and whatever you do ,make it straight so you dont go out thru the front frame with the screw. Step 4 with the whole cabinets assembly tight against the wall, shim the places where you have gaps,top and bottom(and there will be gaps) so when you do the final fastening to the wall you have equal support along the wall and you wont rack the cabinet out of square or pull the fronts apart. Fasten the bottom too not just the top. When all the cabinets are fastened you can dis-assemble the shelf.
Tips.
With this method even small cabinets with no studs behind are supported.
Remember not to put 300lbs of dishes and glassware or canned goods in top cabinets .You would be surprised how many people do this.
There is no heavy lifting involved with this method as the cabinets are set up one by one.Theres no way even with helpers you can hold the whole assembly in place without a shelf while shimming and fastening fronts and leveling.
I can do a whole kitchen by myself with this method.

 

[ironpony]

Please the eye before the level.

agreed....... it has to be pleasing to the eye most important.

 

[maverick06]

for what its worth, the ikea cabinets arent mounted to the wall. you have a metal railing that is hung to the wall, and the cabinets are hung from it. That insures that they are all uniformly mounted/level. It was actually really easy! The walls and my cienling are neither flat nor perpendicular, but it worked amazingly well! Very easy. Not sure if others use the same system, but its easy. The bottom cabinets are sitting on a wood rail you mount, then have legs up front, again, very very easy.

BUT I did buy mine a few years back (07... maybe 06, i forget) who knows what the product line looks like today.

 

[Ehouse]

for what its worth, the ikea cabinets arent mounted to the wall. you have a metal railing that is hung to the wall, and the cabinets are hung from it. That insures that they are all uniformly mounted/level. It was actually really easy! The walls and my cienling are neither flat nor perpendicular, but it worked amazingly well! Very easy. Not sure if others use the same system, but its easy. The bottom cabinets are sitting on a wood rail you mount, then have legs up front, again, very very easy.

BUT I did buy mine a few years back (07... maybe 06, i forget) who knows what the product line looks like today.

Google French Cleat

 

[Seasoned Oak]

for what its worth, the ikea cabinets arent mounted to the wall. you have a metal railing that is hung to the wall, and the cabinets are hung from it. That insures that they are all uniformly mounted/level. It was actually really easy! The walls and my cienling are neither flat nor perpendicular, but it worked amazingly well! Very easy. Not sure if others use the same system, but its easy. The bottom cabinets are sitting on a wood rail you mount, then have legs up front, again, very very easy.

BUT I did buy mine a few years back (07... maybe 06, i forget) who knows what the product line looks like today.

Sounds like a good system for the DIY installer. The metal railing can then be fastened to the wall studs every 16".

 

[ironpony]

for what its worth, the ikea cabinets arent mounted to the wall. you have a metal railing that is hung to the wall, and the cabinets are hung from it. That insures that they are all uniformly mounted/level. It was actually really easy! The walls and my cienling are neither flat nor perpendicular, but it worked amazingly well! Very easy. Not sure if others use the same system, but its easy. The bottom cabinets are sitting on a wood rail you mount, then have legs up front, again, very very easy.

BUT I did buy mine a few years back (07... maybe 06, i forget) who knows what the product line looks like today.

this is the same way they would hang the old metal cabinets

 

[Beer Belly]

for what its worth, the ikea cabinets arent mounted to the wall. you have a metal railing that is hung to the wall, and the cabinets are hung from it. That insures that they are all uniformly mounted/level. It was actually really easy! The walls and my cienling are neither flat nor perpendicular, but it worked amazingly well! Very easy. Not sure if others use the same system, but its easy. The bottom cabinets are sitting on a wood rail you mount, then have legs up front, again, very very easy.

BUT I did buy mine a few years back (07... maybe 06, i forget) who knows what the product line looks like today.

I've seen a video on this set up....the upper rail has studs that slide along it so you can bolt the Cabinet to it

 

[billb3]

for what its worth, the ikea cabinets arent mounted to the wall. you have a metal railing that is hung to the wall, and the cabinets are hung from it. That insures that they are all uniformly mounted/level. It was actually really easy! The walls and my cienling are neither flat nor perpendicular, but it worked amazingly well! Very easy. Not sure if others use the same system, but its easy. The bottom cabinets are sitting on a wood rail you mount, then have legs up front, again, very very easy.

BUT I did buy mine a few years back (07... maybe 06, i forget) who knows what the product line looks like today.

The base cabs I started putting together Monday had 4 plastic adjustable feet for on the bottom, one for each corner -except adjacent cabs they expect you to share on a common base cab wall.

 

[Stax]

More kitchen pictures please.

 

[Beer Belly]

More kitchen pictures please.

Some of these pictures were taken during our try at repainting White (EVERYTHING was Green)....new hardware, Counter Top and Sink, Backsplash, and Pendant Light.....but this is pretty much as it looks today.....we went with the single Pedant Light, not the chandelier thingy
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