Kitchen Cabinet Questions

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The kitchen consultants at Gulf Tile and Cabinetry see hundreds of current and prospective clients in our showrooms every month. Following are some of our customers’ most common questions about kitchen cabinets and design.

Q. What is the best brand of cabinet I can buy?
At Gulf Tile we carry a wide range of kitchen cabinets in prefabricated, semi-custom and custom styles from some of the nation’s leading manufacturers, including KraftMaid, Merillat and Collier Bremtown. Although choosing a quality manufacturer is important, your final cabinet selection will ultimately depend less on the brand name than it does on your personal vision, taste and budget. If you fall in love with cabinets of a certain material, finish or door style that is out of your price range or unavailable in your layout, we can assist you with finding something similar that suits your needs. Cabinets are furniture elements, designed to last for years. It’s important to choose a look that works now and into the future.

Q. What should I look for in cabinet construction?
Cabinets and drawer box construction refers to the case on which the drawers and doors are mounted, and consists of two sides, the back, the floor, and in the case of hanging wall cabinets, also a top.
Traditional cabinets include a face frame that surrounds the inset drawers and doors. On frameless or European –style cabinets the doors and drawers are mounted directly to the sides of the cabinets.
In order to meet ANSI standards, frameless cabinet should have walls, tops and floors of a minimum 5/8- to 3/4-inch thickness to prevent bowing, and are generally made from high density furniture board or plywood. Framed cabinets should have 1/4-, 3/8- or 1/2-inch panels of either fiberboard or plywoo...

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...hy you are replacing your kitchen, what you want the end result to look like, how you use the space, and approximately how much time and money you’d like to invest. If a designer isn’t asking these questions, he is not interested in meeting your needs, only his own.

Q. Why are you putting all of this information out here?
Kitchen projects require adequate information and planning to be successful. Customers who are involved and aware about the process are better able to provide more information to the designer. This information allows the designer to become a better resource to the client and ultimately results in a project that is less stressful and better meets the client’s expectations.

Please feel free to contact us if you have any further questions or comments, or call today to set up an appointment with a member of our design team to discuss your project.

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