subject: Introduction To Remodeling Or Building Vancouver Cabinets [print this page] Vancouver cabinets are always going to be the most expensive things in a kitchen to have remodeled. Since they are a major investment, you are going to have to get a really good head start with your research sifting through the hundreds of options you are going to have to make. There are ways to save some money in the process of remodeling your kitchen with Vancouver cabinets, so read on to get your gears turning about getting the job done and keeping a few more dollars in your pockets at the same time.
First of all, if you have existing cabinets right now that are of pretty good quality and they work just fine, the most affordable option for you is going to be to re-staining them or painting them. However, another alternative is refacing. This involves installing a new veneer on the exteriors of the cabinet box and replacing the drawer fronts and doors. This however needs to be done only by a professional. The process really is much faster than installing all new cabinets, even though it sounds like quite a lot of work. It is faster because the Vancouver cabinets remain intact and everything is done right in the house. When you are dealing with an endeavor like this, the drawer fronts and the doors are what make up the biggest part of the expenses, about 70% of it.
However, if you do not want to take on the task of refinishing or refacing, then new ones are in order. Are you going to go with custom ones or stock cabinets? It should be noted right off the bat that sometimes the custom ones run from two to five times the price of stock designs, and it will take much longer to get them in and installed too. There is a choice that takes the middle ground, which are semi-custom cabinets. These are made to your size requirements, but the finishes, designs and hardware is not going to be available in as many choices. They are still less costly than the fully customized ones, however.
Stock Vancouver cabinets are the most affordable of the options. They are already made and are available in standard sizes. In the past, these had a reputation of not being very high quality, mainly just because of the quality of the materials that were used. However, manufacturers do use solid wood for the doors and frames, and the better Vancouver cabinets are going to feature solid plywood cabinet boxes.
