01-04-2016, 09:01 PM
Current cabinet project has me in need of twelve identical cabinet doors. Dimensions are 13 15/16" wide x 18 3/8" tall. The project designer (LOML) wants them in a "Shaker style". Picture some plain jane S4S boards (probably pine or poplar) for the rails & stiles, with a sheet of 1/4" something (either ply or MDF) for the panel. About the simplest cabinet door I can think of.
I'm getting quotes of $25-$30 a door unfinished. That's going to be $350-$400 in doors alone. All the material for the cabinet boxes didn't cost me $100.
So at what point do you consider making the doors yourself? The quantity tells me to shop it out. And while I've never made doors before, the style tells me that I can do this.
I've always been able to get and MDF door to suit my needs before. But this time, I think I need a real door.
I'm getting quotes of $25-$30 a door unfinished. That's going to be $350-$400 in doors alone. All the material for the cabinet boxes didn't cost me $100.
So at what point do you consider making the doors yourself? The quantity tells me to shop it out. And while I've never made doors before, the style tells me that I can do this.
I've always been able to get and MDF door to suit my needs before. But this time, I think I need a real door.