Steve B.
RTA Kitchen mostly flawless
We purchased Gramercy White RTA cabinets for a small kitchen in our beach house. One sentence review would be "Excellent service, easy ordering, fun DIY project.". I would order again. Our cabinets were delivered on a pallet promptly and on-time. The delivery crew was great and put the products exactly where I wanted them. They took time to review each box for damage. Packing is dense and may be heavy to lift. It may be impractical to open each box at delivery time. Each package was sufficiently protected and no items were damaged. The first cabinet had me looking twice at the simplistic stick figure assembly directions. They are little help but thankfully not needed once a DIY person gets past the first cabinet. Always start with the cabinet front and the rest piece together easily. A few downsides. You want to make sure the boxes are stored in a dry place. Our beach home garage is damp from the high water table and the boxes got soft while waiting. The packing should still protect the actual wood but don't take a chance. The side panels are plywood with metal click together joints. Three brackets had one screw come loose in each bracket. I had to Gorilla glue the entire bracket and remaining screws in place. The screw would not grab the wood in these cases. Speaking of glue, I did Gorilla glue many of the panels in addition to using the screws and brackets. This may not be needed but seemed reasonable to me. Plus I want these to last and didn't want joint separating due to moisture. I'd recommend this step. We saved over $1700.00 on an L shaped 12x12 kitchen remodeling. The savings are worth the extra effort to assemble the cabinets yourself. We also ordered several glass door fronts which give an upscale look without the upscale price. All of our glass was less than one glass door at a Big Box store. Overall the experience was great. This is our first time purchasing RTA cabinets anywhere and I would ordered again. My friend who owns rental property uses KCK RTA products often and I can see why. We are a middle aged couple with professional office jobs. We are handy and can do most home improvement jobs ourselves. If you are considering these cabinets and are somewhat handy I'd say go for it. At most you'll probably need a drill with screw bit head, a coping saw, a box knife, a standard screw driver and some wood glue.