On Sat, 13 Oct 2007 22:22:34 -0400, "MiamiCuse"
wrote:

In fact I want it to be even thicker than that. He told me he does not have
a supplier for it, but I see it everywhere even at Lowes and Home Depot. My
thought is if this is custom, shouldn't the door style be cusotm too? I
cannot imagine a simple door like that is hard to make.

Second, I wanted all drawers to be a flat panel - no rail. Whether it is a
4" deep drawer or 14" deep drawer - all drawers no rail. He said the deep
drawers comes with rails, so here is another issue.

I think there must be quite a few cabinet makers here, if you cater to
custom cabinetry, to what degree do you customize?

It sounds to me as though you've already found that your guy can not
or will not customize to your specs. My suggestion would be to keep
looking. If you still want the guy to do the carcasses, look for a
door company on your own. Honestly, for the right price, someone will
build those doors for you.
Depending on your location you might also find a specialty shop that
will build and finish the cabinets to your specs. We have a couple
specialty kitchen shops in this area and we're not a large city. Both
are known for their high prices but also have a good reputation for
quality. I'm sure you could also find a cabinet shop that would build
the boxes and doors for you but might not finish or do the
installation. If you want to be your own contractor, these shops
should save you money.

Second question is, how would a customer be able to see the final color,
texture, construction etc...of a cabinet? Do you do a sample? Do you take
them to a previous client's home to visit? How do you do it (if there is
not a show room).

We have painters follow us so I don't really have to deal with the
finish end. Normally they will pick up samples of the material we use
and work out color and finish style for approval by the customer.

As far as looking at the type of construction of the boxes, we would
take (or send) a customer to any number of jobs to see our product.
Any company should be able to do the same and give you references.


Mike O.