Just trying to gauge under what circumstances would any of you guys order cabinets flat packed. In other words, cabinets that are not assembled but packed in individual boxes that you or your people would have to assemble.
Right now we have several large clients in the UK and a few in the US that order cabinets this way, but I’m wondering if any of the smaller scale contractors would ever do this.
Ordering flat packed (depending on quantity) could save anywhere from about 8 to 20% on the overall order (however keep in mind we are factory direct and not retail so normally the prices are cheaper anyway). Shipping cabinets this way reduces the chances of damage significantly and saves a ton on shipping costs. The flat packed boxes can easily be stored (again with little chance of damage) should the project not be at a point where you’re ready to install cabinets.
On the negative side depending on labor costs and quantities you may not be able to save much. This is what I’m having trouble gauging. Maybe use a standard Kitchen size with lets say 15lf of upper cabinets, and maybe 20lf of lower (couple drawer bases too) how long would it take you/crew to assemble this? We average about 9 dollars per cabinet to assemble, I doubt anyone could assemble them any faster then that, but then the shipping comes into play with assembled cabinets.
I guess the real question would be would anyone even consider assembling cabinets at all, or is it just not worth it to you? Im sure it would be a fairly big decision to even take this task on, or would it? Lot of questions I guess, any opinions would be appreciated.
Right now we have several large clients in the UK and a few in the US that order cabinets this way, but I’m wondering if any of the smaller scale contractors would ever do this.
Ordering flat packed (depending on quantity) could save anywhere from about 8 to 20% on the overall order (however keep in mind we are factory direct and not retail so normally the prices are cheaper anyway). Shipping cabinets this way reduces the chances of damage significantly and saves a ton on shipping costs. The flat packed boxes can easily be stored (again with little chance of damage) should the project not be at a point where you’re ready to install cabinets.
On the negative side depending on labor costs and quantities you may not be able to save much. This is what I’m having trouble gauging. Maybe use a standard Kitchen size with lets say 15lf of upper cabinets, and maybe 20lf of lower (couple drawer bases too) how long would it take you/crew to assemble this? We average about 9 dollars per cabinet to assemble, I doubt anyone could assemble them any faster then that, but then the shipping comes into play with assembled cabinets.
I guess the real question would be would anyone even consider assembling cabinets at all, or is it just not worth it to you? Im sure it would be a fairly big decision to even take this task on, or would it? Lot of questions I guess, any opinions would be appreciated.
