I am considering a kitchen remodel with new cabinets. Home Depot and Lowe's carry the standard names. I have been told about Sunco cabinets. Anyone have experience with them as to quality, finish, installation?
Home depot and Lowes carry entry level cabients. Look for more solidly constructed cabinets that have solid wood/particle boards backs (not hanging rails!) and thick corner brace of wood/particle board (not a rail or plastic corner). Don't be swayed by color or style of the doors. Make sure you are looking at the construction. This may not be the fun part of choosing a cabinet but if you are going to stay more than a few years you don't want to have problems. Also, don't let them do the installation either. They sub out all of their jobs and you will run into problems.
I would look for a cabinet that has solid lumber face frames and doors/drawer fronts. Most low end cabinets use particle board with a veneer even for the doors and faces. Also try to find a cabinet with solid lumber drawer boxes or at least plywood. The drawers take the hardest beating in kitchen cabinets and are usually the first component to fail. Look for cabinets with glides on each side of the drawer, not a single center mounted glide. If possible (and if it fits your budget) I would look for a cabinet constructed from plywood, rather than particle board. They are tough to find, but a few companies still make them. If the cabinets you buy do not already have them, install a 3/4 thick solid lumber hanging rail in the top of the wall cabinets to run the installing screws through.Don't depend on running screws through the cabinet backs. Wall cabinets carry a lot of weight and you don't want the screws pulling through or pulling the backs loose from the rest of the cabinet. Lowes/Home Depot will sell you higher end cabinets, but do not stock them.
Posts: 216 | Location: Annville, PA | Registered: 03 July 2006
Sunco cabinets are 100% all wood, no particle board is used in the construction of the cabinets. Drawer slides have a 100# rating/capacity.I think they you can consider them.
