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wolf classic or J&K cabinets

4 years ago
last modified: 4 years ago

I have searched the discussions and there doesn't seem to be anything recent. My two choices for cabinets are wolf classic (hanover)or J&K (either S8 or E1). Please don't discuss that these are chinese junk. I have a limited budget and we are doing the work ourselves. I have done lots of research and narrowed it down to these two. Both seem to get mixed reviews, but all that I see are several years old. Any reason to pick one over the other right now? Seems like construction of boxes is similar, J&K may have a better door, but I am looking for thoughts on things like hardware and paint finishes, ease of putting them together, customer service. I am open to other companies if they have a comparable product for a comparable price. Thanks.

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  • 4 years ago
    last modified: 4 years ago

    Neither. Unless you are at the low end of quality expectations. But at least Wolf is American made, and you won’t be waiting 6 months for the off shore containers to be offloaded. Just 10 weeks for what used to be a 3 week lead.

  • PRO
    4 years ago

    I prefer J&K...but maybe Wolf has improved over the years. Also let J&K do the assembly....they don't charge a lot and its worth it! A few hundred $?

    womack2014 thanked The Kitchen Place
  • 4 years ago

    The Kitchen Place, what is your experience with J&K quality? I’m seeing bad reviews discussing chipping paint and warping within the first year.

  • 4 years ago

    Wow, thank you for sharing that video! These are the two companies we are considering too! Thank you again.

  • 4 years ago

    The Kitchen Place, do you know how deep the bottom drawer in a 3 drawer base from J&K is? I need to decide between 3 drawer bases or regular cabinets with doors and pullout drawers. I think I would need the drawers to be at the least 7" deep to fit my pots. (And I don't want to get new pots, they are vintage stainless steel from the 70's. They don't make them like that anymore). Thanks.

  • 4 years ago

    Do we know the weight capacity of J&K’s drawers?

  • PRO
    4 years ago

    Spec book only shows the drawer front heights. And the specs differ on the different door styles. I no longer display J&K so I can't measure anything for you. Maybe someone here has them and can let you know the interior drawer height.


    Drawer fronts are 10.1875" in the S8 white shaker style.

    Spec books doesn't say what the drawer guides are or their weight capacity.

    It says all specs are subject to change without notice and images are for reference only. Also said to call J&K if you have questions. Their drawer guides can change as supply changes happen.


    My guess is the interior drawer height is probably somewhere around 6" high.


    Some J&K locations offer a two drawer base...you should check yours.







  • PRO
    4 years ago
    last modified: 4 years ago

    Spec book only shows the drawer front heights. And the specs differ on the different door styles. I no longer display J&K so I can't measure anything for you. Maybe someone here has them and can let you know the interior drawer height.

    Drawer fronts are 10.875" in the S8 white shaker style.

    Spec books doesn't say what the drawer guides are or their weight capacity.

    It says all specs are subject to change without notice and images are for reference only. Also said to call J&K if you have questions. Their drawer guides can change as supply changes happen.

    My guess is the interior drawer height is probably somewhere between 6"-7" high.

    Some J&K locations offer a two drawer base...you should check yours.





    womack2014 thanked The Kitchen Place
  • 4 years ago

    "I am open to other companies if they have a comparable product for a comparable price."

    I would suspect that IKEA Sektion Kitchens is the big kahuna among DIY kitchen cabinets worldwide. I rebuilt my kitchen using IKEA's previous Akrum cabinets.

  • 4 years ago

    I’m looking into Legacy Presidential. On a price scale of 1-6, they’re a 3 while J&K are a two. All plywood construction and rate well for quality and value.

    womack2014 thanked Amber