Shopping For Wholesale Cabinets

Everybody knows that wholesale cabinets are considerably cheaper than buying retail, but not everybody knows the difference between the various types of cabinets that are available. It seems like for every person who had a good experience with assembling installing their own cabinets, there are just as many people who have horror stories from dealing with the wrong supplier or buying the wrong type wholesale kitchen cabinets. There are differences between the various ready-to-assemble cabinets that are on the market and if you know what you are looking for, you can make sure your experience is a good one.

 

Different Materials Used in Wholesale Kitchen Cabinets

            Whether you are talking about custom, stock, or RTA cabinets, the materials used for the construction of the cabinets is the most important selling point. People are always worried about whether or not the door is made of real wood, when it is more important to know what the cabinet box is made of. Almost all of the cabinets on the market are going to have solid wood doors and face frames (if not, that should be a red flag!!). Where they differ will be what they use for the box and the back panel. There are a wide variety of materials that are used by manufacturers, including- plywood, fiberboard, particle board, MDF, and solid wood.

 Plywood or Solid wood are going make the strongest cabinet box. There are several problems that may occur if you buy a kitchen cabinet that uses particle board or fiberboard with a veneer cover. If the material gets wet, as a kitchen cabinet often does, fiberboard and particle board tend to swell or buckle. Both materials also have a tendency to break or split around screws and nails. Screws will have a tendency to lose their grip because the material is made of shredded wood or paper and does not have the solid mass of a plywood or solid wood material. For a strong, long lasting cabinet, make sure that the cabinet box is made of plywood or solid wood.