Before You Buy Best Quality RTA Cabinets

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Before You Buy Best Quality RTA Cabinets
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About

• Ready-to-assemble kitchen cabinets offer
  homeowners an option to save money on kitchen
  remodelling.
• The cabinets are delivered in a flat pack along
  with all the hardware needed for assembly.
  Because you do the assembling yourself, you can
  cut costs significantly.
• Before you start shopping for new kitchen
  cabinets, it pays to take some time to learn more
  about RTA cabinets.

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What Are RTA cabinets?

• The ready-to-assemble name explains these
  products in a nutshell. When you order RTA
  cabinets, all of the parts have been cut to size,
  holes have been drilled where they needed, and
  any finishes you requested have been applied.
• Then the parts are stacked and wrapped. You can
  bring them home from the store or have them
  shipped to your home.
• You then face the job of assembling and
  installing the cabinets. They should have
  instructions included, but these may be mostly
  drawings, diagrams, and steps with minimal or no
  written explanations.

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Where to Buy RTA Cabinets

• You can find RTA cabinets at some big-box stores
  Home Depot , but a much broader selection,
  including some of Best Quality RTA Cabinets ,
  is available online.
• Buying at a store allows you to interact with the
  staff, who may be able to help explain the
  difference in the cabinets available and give
  advice on your layout.
• These types of services may also be available at
  online stores, with some sites having the ability
  to create a custom layout and see photorealistic
  renderings of the room.

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Getting Good Quality RTA Cabinets

• Like pre-assembled cabinets, ready-to-assemble
  cabinets cover the full spectrum of quality, from
  poor to very good. You can buy RTA cabinets that
  are every bit as strong and attractive as
  anything you find in a kitchen showroom. But you
  also need to be able to recognize inferior
  quality. Avoid stapled particleboard drawers,
  integrated rail drawer guides, and doors made of
  veneered particleboard or medium density
  fibreboard.
• The features of a quality cabinet include
• Solid wood drawers with dovetail joinery
• Full-extension drawer guides
• Doors that have a solid wood frame, with panels
  either of solid wood or plywood

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Assembling RTA Cabinets

• Ready-to-assemble cabinets have become so popular
  in part because they are so easy to put together.
  Most products need nothing more than glue, wood
  dowels, and screws, all of which should be
  supplied with the cabinets, along with clear
  instructions.
• Cabinets, drawers, and doors are predrilled for
  attaching hardware and hinges. Often the only
  tool you will need for assembly is a screwdriver.
• However, you may want to refer to online videos
  showing how your cabinets can be assembled. A
  review of these can help prevent common assembly
  mistakes.