I am a general contractor based in Carmel, Indiana, with over 22 years in business. I was recently hired as the GC for a major kitchen remodel for one of my clients, which involved stripping the kitchen down to the studs.
The client chose Cabinetry Ideas (located in Indianapolis, near her home) for the custom kitchen cabinets because of their proximity and showroom. While I typically partner with my preferred cabinet provider (Anderson Amish Cabinets), I respected her decision for choosing Cabinetry Ideas.
In my 22+ years as a contractor, I have never encountered so many errors and issues from a cabinet supplier. The problems were numerous and significant:
* two cabinets arrived with incorrect depths: one specified at 18" came in at 24", and one specified at 24" came in at 12".
* A critical dimension error on a run that was supposed to be 106.5" -- their drawings incorrectly showed 107.5", which required remaking an entire cabinet and resulted in two
filler panels being wrong. This altered the profile and appearance of the corner cooktop area.
* On the island, CAD dimension issues compounded problems, affecting a panel and three additional fillers.
Throughout the process, Cabinetry Ideas refused to take ownership for their mistakes and continued to blame their cabinet manufacture (Corsi). Resolving the issues was extremely challenging and time-consuming. It required constant coordination to keep the project on track, yet the timeline still had to be extended by three weeks due to these delays.
This experience was frustrating for me as the GC, for my trim carpenters--who had to repeatedly explain and work around the errors and most importantly the client.
I would not recommend Cabinetry Ideas. If you're considering them for custom cabinetry, I strongly suggest looking elsewhere to avoid similar headaches. I am presenting this post with factual information and I have not deviated from the issues. read more