New Trend in Remodeling – Ready to Assemble Kitchen Cabinets

Ready to assemble kitchen cabinets are the new trend in the home remodeling industry and over the recent years, these products has been increasingly popular. Originally, they were created for customers who are on a budget, looking for more affordable, cheaper products. Nowadays, almost everyone purchases RTA furniture and we have analyzed what are the benefits of this type of products when it comes to kitchen cabinets.

Obviously, one of the most important advantage of ready to assemble kitchen cabinets is the cost, since the price place a huge part in many customers’ shopping decisions. Basically, RTA kitchen cabinets cost approximately 25% of the conventional custom products’ market price. Furthermore, a vast majority of RTA furniture are produced overseas where the labor is cheaper. Finally, these products are packed in compact boxes, thus occupying less space in a warehouse and lowering their shipping and operational costs.

But, what about the quality of RTA kitchen cabinets? Actually, we can see that there is an obvious quality improvement in these products and today, most ready to assemble kitchen cabinets are made with solid wood frames and doors, drawer box and center panels. There are the same modification you can see on traditional kitchen cabinets: door hinges, soft-closing drawer slides, plywood body boxes etc. Still, the quality of RTA kitchen cabinets can vary a lot depending on the manufacturer, the product design and mass production management. When it comes to do-it-yourself skills it requires, manufacturers are constantly upgrading RTA products to provide more detailed assembly instructions, better fastening systems and quality finishes.

The time between the purchase and the delivery of kitchen cabinets is also important reason why RTA products are hugely popular in the home improvement industry. On average, your ready to assemble kitchen cabinets will be delivered in less than 2 weeks, while you have to wait for traditional custom made kitchen cabinets more than a month.