Cabinet Quote
Apr/18/08 08:36 AM
We have now gotten 2 separate quotes for cabinets. One of which we pretty much knew we were going to go with before we’d received the quote (based on our architect’s recommendation). Both quotes are presented in drawings of what the cabinets will look like.
One quote we got was just the measuring stick for our cabinet quote. It was from Lowe’s and they worked up a quote for us based on their Craft Maid line. All in all it was just ok, and they had left out 2 distinct features that I had requested.
Doug Smith of Smith Cabinet Shop also gave us a quote. This guy came HIGHLY recommended by our architect. I have to say at our first meeting I didn’t see anything that seem to set him apart. BUT, when we got the quote I was so damn impressed I wanted to call the guy right then and ask him if there was some sort of mistake, because it seemed too good to be true. They were EXACTLY the way I wanted them, and he’d made a suggestion in the drawings that showed a different door option than one that I described to him. His option added to the eclectic feel the we were looking for AND it reflected the design of our downstairs closet doors. Wow, this guy was good. On top of that his quote for both the living room AND the kitchen were a solid $2,000 less than what Lowe’s wanted for just the kitchen alone. If I get a chance I’ll post the drawings.
The only drawback is, that we hear he may have some delivery issues. One person that I know used this guy for his cabinets and although he was happy with the quality, he had received the cabinets a full 2 months late. He does however admit that he went to him extra early and presented it as having plenty of time. If Doug is truly an artist, similar to myself, then he has to work by deadlines, the tighter the deadlines the better the work. Our architect assures us that you will encounter this sort of thing with nearly every cabinet maker out there, so if you are going to have to endure it, you might as well get some quality cabinets out of it.