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How much are new kitchen cabinets?

10 years ago

Does anyone know a breakdown of what to expect for the cost of new cabinets? Are there any guidelines like 5 ft of cabinets would be this or 10 feet of cabinets would be about that?



Comments (8)

  • 10 years ago

    There is quite a broad spectrum of prices. Are you looking for cheapest possible option or custom made, exotic wood, hand finished? Basic cabinets or all lower drawers, pantry cabinets, drawer organizers? It's kinda hard to give any kind of answer without more info on what you're looking for.

  • 10 years ago

    This doesn't exactly answer your question, but I found this discussion (from 2012) very interesting... White Painted Shaker Cabinet Pricing Comparison

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    10 years ago

    Only big box stores talk about funning foot prices and they're VERY misleading as EVERYTHING is extra! I have an 11 x 15 ft kitchen with lots of cabinets, upper and drawers lower. I used Shiloh cabinets and my cost for the cabinets themselves was $18,500 for painted Shaker cabinets/drawers - no island. I would describe Shiloh as top of mid-level/bottom of upper-level cabinets.

    When one asks how much a kitchen costs, it's a bit like asking how much an automobile costs: are you talking about Nissan Versa which is just under $13,000 or are you talking about a million dollar rare car or somewhere in between? I once read that you can assume that you will want a kitchen that is equivalent in quality to what you drive. I knew I was then in big trouble as I drive an Audi! But I got my kitchen at the price I could afford by keeping the same footprint, not replacing floors (new hardwood put in 13 years ago), keeping my appliances (stainless and looking good), not replacing lighting (had pots and under cabinet lights put in 13 years ago - reused). I also reused my countertops, integrated Corian sink, Perrin & Rowe faucet.

    So the answer is "it depends"....

  • 10 years ago

    One thing you could do to answer your basic question is to go to Home Depot and have them draft up a plan. Take your measurements with you. Last I heard the kitchen people at HD don't work on commission, so you don't have to feel bad about taking up their time knowing that what you're mapping out isn't actually what you're going to do. You can even tell them what you're doing and they'll help you out. It's all done on computer and it isn't difficult for them to plan a kitchen in Cabinet A, get a price, then price the same thing (more or less) in Cabinet B. As you do this you'll be thinking about lower drawers, super susans, trash pullouts, and other things that drive up the cost. Don't forget to add in stuff like finished ends, fillers, toe kicks, and top molding.

    This isn't the kitchen you're actually going to go with, but it will give you an idea of what you're talking about. It's a reality check. If the numbers are in the manageable range for you, you can move on to seriously considering what you want in your kitchen and how you want to put it together. You could go back to HD or approach a local kitchen company or a local cabinet maker. Do read Live Wire Oak's last paragraph again. The other costs involved are real and the advice about finding the "right" professional is spot on. We've done 2 kitchens in the last 5 years (much to our surprise we moved) and our cabinet costs were more like 75% of the total, but we did a lot of the work ourselves.

  • 10 years ago

    It's like asking "how much does a vehicle cost"?


  • 10 years ago

    It's like asking "how much does a vehicle cost"?

    I was going to use the same analogy. It's really too broad a question. I can get you a full kitchen, with new appliances, for 20K, up to 300,000K.

  • 10 years ago

    Have you considered buying a used cabinets? That's where you can really drive your costs down