During the 13 years I was an
active builder and remodeler
in northern Pennsylvania,
my company did a lot of jobs
that required
custom cabinetry.
Crooked
old farmhouses, tight project budgets,
and long lead times often made using
factory cabinets impractical, so we came
up with a way to build quality cabinets
and other casework on site using common
tools and rookie carpenters. We
used the same techniques to build
everything from kitchen cabinets to
built-in shelf units and even freestanding
furniture pieces. By building the
basic carcasses on site, then ordering the
drawers and doors from a local shop, we
were able to cut both costs and lead
times, as well as gain flexibility for oddball
sizes and configurations that