You can do a google search for RTA (ready to assemble) cabinets. I know there are some that are much better than others. I can say that I purchased a whole kitchen full of RTA for a rental house. They were so much nicer than I expected and really quite nice. I purchased them from Lily ann cabinets and they were super nice to work with. I purchased the Arlington White ones which were much more cream than white. I modified them a bit by adding extra crown, etc. Given that they were real wood versus particle board I was happy. Now, I know there are much higher quality RTA than what I purchased, but I was happy and would not hesitate to buy from these guys again when I need new cabinets for a home. I will say that I did not use them for my own home, I went custom built as I wanted a certain look, but I still considered using them. I love the Cherry Shaker ones, really gorgeous.

Here is a link that might be useful: RTA cabinets

Because we were living in CA and remodeling in FL, we couldn't use a local custom guy, nor did we find what we wanted in the traditional cabinet companies (30" deep lower cabs with 27" Blum soft-close). And the Kitchens forum led us to Scherrs and we couldn't be happier.

After reading all the nightmares on this forum, one of the best things about them is that they did all that KD stuff to ensure that cabinets wouldn't bang together and that the refrigerator doors would open all the way - in other words, they calculated all the spacing and fillers and stuff like that. We just sent them the overall layout, specs for each cabinet, and model numbers of the appliances we had chosen.

They came back to us with beautiful 3D CAD drawings and super detailed instructions to put everything together. We did get the mixed-hardwood drawer boxes complete (it's an option to put them together yourself, but as I recall, it only saves you a few bucks and not worth the aggravation as I have no idea how to put dovetail pieces together).

Even with shipping from ND to FL, it would have cost us twice as much to get the customized Omega cabinets, for example.

I've been thinking about these guys because they were so great to work with and if you saw the national news last night, Minot is being evacuated for flooding.

Here is a link that might be useful: Scherrs

splais,

I am looking for the same things as you: RTA, but high quality. Like c9pilot, I am interested in Scherr's. I bought a "sample cabinet" from them; they sell these for about $160 (IIRC), and it allows you to get a sense of the quality. They use only 3/4" material, and they offer plywood as an upgrade. I bought one of these, and it seems very, very well constructed to me.

Like C9, I am thinking about them because of the flooding in Minot. I went so far as to ascertain their absolute elevation (from google maps and USGS), and compare that to reports of the flooding. So far, it seems that they will stay dry. Of course, many of their employees likely won't.

It seems to me that *most* of the companies that make *quality* RTA cabs do not sell to homeowners, only to pros.

There have been a smallish but substantial number of threads about RTA cabinets. Here is a quick way to find them:

Here is a link that might be useful: RTA threads on GW

A few folks on here have used Conestoga Wood products with good success. They have two cabinetry lines. The issue of QUALITY is very subjective. Many people have Ikea kitchens, which is an RTA product, but despite good reviews from Consumer Reports, a good warranty and excellent functionality there will always be those who can not accept them as being a QUALITY product.