FAQs

ABOUT US

  • RTA stands for Ready To Assemble. It means that the product you purchase will come in pieces ready to be put together.

  • We utilize local manufacturers’ over-capacity. We buy their overstock at a deeply discounted rate and pass the savings onto our customers.

    1. By removing the labour costs of assembling cabinets, the price of the product drops significantly.

    2. Sourcing locally keeps transport costs down.

    3. No bulky packaging. The average price of a typical retail cabinet is 20% more expensive due to specialized cardboard packaging.

  • In order to keep our prices so low, we do not have any margin to offer discounts. You are already guaranteed to be getting our best price, right off the bat. No haggling necessary.

  • Due to the a’la carte nature of our product, individual item prices do not accurately reflect the final price of a complete unit. Therefore we are not able to provide a price list. We are happy to produce an estimate for units that you need which will include all the items necessary to build and install each unit.

PRODUCTS

  • Like most professional Canadian cabinetmakers, we make our cabinet boxes out of TFL Board, not plywood.  In the production of European style residential cabinets, advanced Canadian Thermally Fused Laminate Board is a superior product to plywood  in almost every respect.  This is especially true when compared to Asian import plywood which is poor quality, environmentally questionable and very susceptible to humidity changes.  Canada makes the most advanced TFL Board in the world.  It is strong, light weight, dimensionally stable, superior at holding fasteners and edges, environmentally friendly, and has a far more durable face than plywood.  It is also made under much stricter production standards and at far greater volumes than plywood, making the price more economical.  The face layer of plywood breaks down and scratches easily and that residue ends up on your dishes, whereas the face of TFL Board is far more scratch, water, heat and chemical resistant.  This is the most important factor in the ultimate performance of kitchen cabinets.

    Under Canadian Architectural Millwork Standards,  it is not considered acceptable to lay up fine laminates or veneers on plywood due to the instability of plywood cores that cause problems like wrinkling, projection and delamination. 

  • Most Asian manufacturers lack access to the technology and proper forest products to produce Advanced TFL Board, therefore it is cheaper for them to use their low tech domestic plywood manufacturers, than to import Advanced TFL Board. Naturally they try to market this by asserting the common old school misconception among people outside our trade, that plywood is a superior product.   And perhaps it was in 1965.  But not now.  Except in very specific applications, Canadian TFL Board is absolutely a superior product for residential cabinets.

  • That is true. All of the cabinet sides come universally drilled to accept hinge mounting plates on either side of the cabinet. Therefore, each cabinet has the possibility to swing either left or right.

  • We offer handle drilling jigs for purchase.

  • Our premium soft-close drawer boxes do not utilize a drawer box front. On shaker style doors, the 1/4” center panel is not thick enough to mount a handle to. To ensure the longest life possible, we highly recommend installing the handles on the top rail of drawer faces.

  • In stock items can be purchased and loaded in the same visit.

    Custom orders take up to two weeks. We will reach out as soon as the order is ready for pick up.

  • An average 10’x10’ kitchen will fit in the back of a pick up truck. Some elements are 8’ long or longer and may stick out the tailgate of a regular sized truck bed.

    Smaller vehicles or larger orders may take more than one trip. Or a larger vehcile.

SERVICES

  • We do not provide comprehensive design services. We have no drawing programs and we do not offer in home measurements. The customer is encouraged to obtain their own measurements and finalize their own design. Our knowledgeable staff can assist with final details and suggestions, however; the customer maintains responsibility for the design.

  • We do not offer delivery or install services at this time. If you need help sourcing a contractor, our friendly staff can assist.

  • For items purchased from stock, payment is due in full at the time of purchase.

    For custom orders under $1000, payment is due in full at time of signing.

    For custom orders $1000 and over, a deposit of 50% is required at signing, with the remaining 50% due prior to pick up.

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