Home Improvement, Kitchen Cabinets- Recent Changes in the Industry Are Making Them More Affordable


by GARY NEALON - Date: 2008-10-23 - Word Count: 567 Share This!

With changes in the economy and housing market, the cabinet business is now making new kitchen cabinets more affordable to a wider range of people. The key to finding these better kitchen cabinets is to shop online and use the right type of kitchen cabinet searches. I will explain what I found, how I save thousands of dollars and what a internet search is and how it can help you find things quickly.

As I started searching, I was seeing a lot of "industry" words being thrown around, like stock cabinets, rta cabinets, frameless, etc.... and here I thought the cabinet business was pretty cut and dry. I quickly learned that the un-assembled or RTA cabinets were a better buy than assembled cabinets. These kitchen cabinets or bathroom vanities are frequently referred to as "RTA kitchen cabinets or RTA bathroom vanities". Simply put - if you choose to assemble your own kitchen cabinets, you will save a good deal of money. So now that you learned what an RTA kitchen cabinet or RTA bathroom vanity is, the next question you might have is the quality of this product. It is a good question and very pertinent in today's building industry. Let's face it; there is a lot of junk being sold that should not be put into your house. Stores like Home Depot and Lowe's sell very low quality kitchen cabinets and bathroom vanities. (I know you might say, they have some nice stuff, but the quality stuff they do sell is over four times the cost of good RTA products). So avoid these stores and read on.

Shopping online is fast becoming the preferred method of choice when it comes to home improvement shopping. Of course you cannot buy lumber or drywall online, but your kitchen cabinets, lighting, bathroom supplies, and bathroom vanities can all be purchased online for about thirty percent less than buying from a big box retail store. Your next question could be: How is this possible? You probably have been overwhelmed with advertisements from Home Depot and Lowe's.. correct? These stores want you to believe they have the best prices. It is simply not true. Yes, buy lumber from them, these super store buy in bulk and can give a good price, but the super stores cannot compete with online pricing for RTA kitchen cabinets and bathroom vanities. A big reason for this is because the online stores have less overhead and small costs for advertising. Think of the amount of commercials you see for the super hardware stores, this massive advertising budget is directly subsidized by the higher retail prices that you were going to pay. Shopping online automatically gives you a better price on kitchen cabinets and bathroom vanities.

So when you're online-- expedite or quicken your search by using "keywords". These words are phrases like "RTA kitchen cabinets". Easier words will get you directly to the sites that will save you money. Typing in a phrase like kitchen cabinets will get you too may results and will not get you to the money saving RTA kitchen cabinets.

Remember, avoid retail, shop online, and use smart keywords and you should be on your way to saving money in your kitchen or bathroom. For more kitchen cabinet articles and wood cabinet facts, check out this website. This is also a great resource for finding wood cabinets at 30-40% below retail prices


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