On Fri, 02 Nov 2007 14:05:13 -0000, Chuck wrote:

Has anyone here done a serious cost
comparison?


Fifteen years ago I built my own cabinets, solid oak faces and plywood
everywhere else. Wood and hardware run about $1600, and I bought
about six thousand dollars worth of tools, saw, shaper, jointer, etc.
My estimates for what my wife wanted ran from $11,000 to $$18,000.
By building ourselves we got exactly what we wanted, and way cheaper.
Of course we had our kitchen tore apart for almost seven months as I
had to do the work on weekends and at night. That's a big minus!