Ward Abbott wrote:

> We have done rough in and ready to select a kitchen. This is all new
> constuction.
>
> I have looked at KraftMaid at 10,000., Kemper at 10,000. and
> Aristocraft at 5,000. We are trying to look at apples for apples,
> i.e. identical cabinet configuration.
>
> What do you believe would make a good cabinet installation?

Shop around and visit the local kitchen cupboard companies. When I did my
kitchen I found local company that offered solid oak frames and inserts
for about 75% the best price I had found for veneered cupboards. Unlike
the other places which charged an extra 30% for installation, this
company's prices included installation. We arranged a date, I tore out
the old cupboards to nights before the scheduled installation date and
constructed the bulkhead. The installation grew arrived promptly,
installed everything properly and were finished before noon. All I had to
do was to cut the whole for the sink and install that.