Custom Kitchen Cabinets in Delaware County, PA

In a small kitchen, stock cabinets waste space in two ways. They come in fixed widths, so the leftover gets covered with filler, and they come in fixed depths, so a narrow room ends up with a narrower aisle. Building to the room recovers both. Where we usually find storage:

• No filler strips. Every run is built to the wall-to-wall dimension, so the last few inches become part of a cabinet.
• Shallow cabinets where depth hurts. A 12- to 15-inch-deep pantry wall, or scaled-back base cabinets, can easily rescue a tight aisle from feeling cramped.
• The corner. A blind corner or lazy Susan can utilize empty space where no one can reach.
• The toe kick. Add shallow drawers in the kick space for baking sheets, trays and cutting boards.
• Above the refrigerator. A deep cabinet that actually reaches the front of the fridge, instead of a shallow one you need a ladder to use.
• To the ceiling. Uppers that stop at a soffit leave a foot or more of wall doing nothing.
• Narrow pull-outs. A 6- or 9-inch pull-out beside the range for oils and spices, in a space a stock cabinet line would fill with a panel.

Appliance sizes matter as much as cabinets. An 18- or 24-inch dishwasher or a counter-depth refrigerator can give back a cabinet's worth of space. We'll talk through your options when we measure, before you buy anything.

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A lot of Delaware County kitchen projects don't need a full gut. If the plumbing, electrical, and layout are staying put, new cabinetry is the change that makes the room feel new. It's a shorter, less disruptive project than a remodel. The old cabinets will come out, the new ones go in, and your fabricator will template new counters off the installed boxes.

When the project does need more, like a moved sink, new circuits, or a wall coming out, we coordinate plumbers, electricians and contractors we've worked with for years, so you have one point of contact. We design, build, finish and install the cabinetry ourselves.

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Pricing is the same on both sides of the county line. Custom cabinetry generally runs $600 to $1,200 per linear foot. Small kitchens have fewer linear feet, so the total is often lower than people expect. Most kitchens take 2 to 6 months from first contact to finished, nearly all of which is shop time. The tear-out and install usually take just days, so your kitchen is usable for most of the project.

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Will a custom pantry cabinet fit through my rowhome's front door?
If it won't, we build it in sections that we put together in the kitchen. We measure the pathway before anything is built.

Is custom worth it for a really small kitchen?
Surprisingly, more so than for a large one. Small rooms are where stock sizes and filler strips waste the highest share of your space.

Do I need a permit to replace kitchen cabinets in Delaware County?
Generally not, if walls, plumbing, and electrical don't change. Each of the county's 49 municipalities runs its own permits, so check with yours if the project goes further.

Do you really come out to Delco from Honey Brook?
Yes. The measure, the install, and the adjustments are all done by our own people.

Can you work on a second-floor or basement kitchen?
Yes. It's the same planning as any tight access. We measure the route, size the cabinets to fit, and schedule the carry.