Custom Cabinets in Meridian, Idaho
Boxes sized to the opening. Face-frame or frameless. Doors that match the rest of the house.
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This job covers
- Face-frame boxes for plaster kitchens
- Frameless plywood boxes for new plats
- Inset doors on a full-custom run
- Overlay doors with 1.5 inch reveals
Custom Cabinets in Meridian, Idaho
Meridian Quality Cabinets provides custom cabinets in Meridian by building the box to the wall when a warehouse size chart will not fit. A leftover kitchen from a 2005 production house rarely matches a warehouse size chart. We build the box to the wall.
Reach (208) 759-1616 with the town and the room. We measure before plywood is cut.
Custom Cabinets Options for Meridian Properties
Face-frame boxes for plaster kitchens
Pine and Main still hide plaster kitchens with corners that are not 90 degrees. A 1.5 inch face frame gives us wood to scribe. Mortise-and-tenon or pocket-screw frames, maple or poplar, then a 3/4 inch plywood case behind it. Inset doors sit in that frame. Overlay doors sit on it. Either way the frame hides a wall that is not 90 degrees.
Frameless plywood boxes for new plats
South of I-84 the walls are drywall on 16 inch centers. A 32mm frameless box with a 3/4 inch plywood side and a 1/4 inch back uses the full opening. Edge-banded ends, full-overlay doors, and a tight reveal. This is the European-style case. It is not a particleboard RTA kit from a flat pack.
Inset doors on a full-custom run
Inset means the door sits flush with the face frame. Hinge gaps have to be even. That is slower than overlay. People in Eagle and Hidden Springs ask for it because it reads like furniture. Beaded face frames and knife hinges are options. They add shop time.
Overlay doors with 1.5 inch reveals
Full overlay covers almost all of the frame. Partial overlay leaves a 1 inch or 1.5 inch reveal. Builder houses in Paramount and Bridgetower shipped with overlay. We can keep that look on a better box. Concealed European hinges with six-way adjustment are the usual hardware.
How We Handle Custom Cabinets in Meridian
- Walk the room with a tape and a laser. Write down ceiling height, appliance models, and which walls are out.
- Lock box construction, door style, species, and finish on a shop ticket you sign.
- Build cases, drawers, and doors in the shop. Dovetail or doweled drawers, not stapled vinyl.
- Dry-fit corners and the sink base on site. Recut fillers before we lag.
- Hang, scribe end panels, set toe-kicks, then install hardware.
- You walk the run. Adjacent trades template counters after we leave a level line.
Materials and Methods
Custom work here means a plywood case, not a printed label. We spec 3/4 inch hardwood plywood for sides, a 1/4 inch or 1/2 inch back let into a dado, and a 4 inch toe-kick. Drawers are dovetailed maple with full-extension, soft-close slides. Doors are five-piece rail-and-stile or a slab, in maple, white oak, birch, or paint-grade MDF.
Custom casework follows ANSI/AWI 0641 for fit and finish. Plywood boxes, 3/4-inch doors, dovetail or doweled drawers. Conversion varnish. Soft-close concealed hinges. Full-extension slides. KCMA A161.1 is the factory-cabinet test; custom still uses its hardware cycles as a check. Scribe. We do not build a face frame on a twisted wall without a scribe plan. Moisture in a laundry wall is a plywood box, not particleboard.
Finish is conversion varnish or a catalyzed lacquer on paint, wiping stain plus conversion on wood. Thermofoil is a different product. We name it if you ask for it. Hardware is Blum-style or equivalent: 110 degree hinges, 21 inch slides, and a 6 inch toe-kick reveal unless the slab forces a scribe.
KCMA and AWI are industry construction notes. They describe joinery and finish tests. They are not a certification of this brand. AWI custom grade is a way to talk about door gaps and finish. Ask the shop that takes the call how they build.
What Custom Cabinets Cost in Meridian
HomeAdvisor puts custom cabinet jobs at $500 to $1,200 per linear foot, with a published average of $7,420 and a common range of $2,799 to $12,928. Fixr lists custom at $500 to $1,200 per linear foot, or $12,500 to $36,000 in an average kitchen. Angi groups install labor with stock through custom from $100 to $1,200 per linear foot.
Three things move a Meridian bid. Linear feet of run. Face-frame inset versus frameless overlay. Species and finish. A 10-foot galley in a south Meridian plat is not a 40-foot Eagle kitchen with an island. We quote after a measure. We do not post a menu.
Call (208) 759-1616 when you want that measure.
Custom plywood on production footprints
Custom starts at the tape, not at a 3 inch factory chart. Odd widths, a 10-foot ceiling, an inset door, and a plaster corner are why this page exists. Most Meridian calls are still a production footprint: an L-shaped kitchen south of I-84, an 8-foot plate, and a homeowner who wants plywood cases and better slides than the builder left. That is custom joinery on a production plan. It is not an Eagle scullery unless you ask for one.
Eagle and Hidden Springs tickets add inset, stained species, furniture ends, and seating islands more often. HOA packets there can limit what faces a common walk. Bring the packet. Shop time is weeks after you lock species and finish. Hang days are short after that. Adjacent trades template counters when the run is set. We leave them a square, level line and a labeled sink base.
Laundry, mudroom, pantry, and office built-ins can ride the same custom ticket so the door profile matches through the house. 2000s plats often want a short mudroom leftover and a laundry surround more than a full butler pantry. We draw to the leftover wall, not to a magazine locker count.
We do not post a menu price. Stock and semi-custom charts stop where a wall is out or a fridge is proud. Custom fills that gap with 3/4 inch plywood, scribes, and hardware you can load. Soft-close and full-extension slides are lines on the bid.
Call (208) 759-1616 when you want that measure. Name the town, the room, and whether walls stay.
Questions
How do I get a custom cabinets estimate in Meridian?
For custom cabinets in Meridian, send photos and the town. A photo of the current run is enough to start. We measure before we cut plywood. There is no charge for that visit. Name the town and the job when you call.
Is custom the same as semi-custom?
No. Semi-custom starts from a factory size chart and trims fillers. Custom starts from the tape on your wall. Odd widths, a 10-foot ceiling, and an inset door are custom work. Stock SKUs stop at 3 inch increments.
How long does a custom run take?
Measure, shop ticket, then hang. Shop time is often several weeks after you lock the spec. Hang days are usually one to three once the boxes exist. Countertops wait until the boxes are set. Name the town and the job when you call. We quote before work starts.
Do you post a menu price for custom cabinets?
No. HomeAdvisor publishes a national custom average near $7,420, with a common band of $2,799 to $12,928. Fixr lists custom at $500 to $1,200 per linear foot. Your quote follows a measure. Name the town and the job when you call.
Is custom cabinets overkill for a south Meridian production house?
Not if you want plywood cases, odd fillers, and doors that match a laundry or mudroom. Custom is the method when factory sizes miss the wall. It is not a requirement to add a scullery you do not have room for.
Can one custom order cover kitchen, laundry, and mudroom?
Yes. One species, one finish lot, and one hinge spec keeps the house coherent. We still measure each room. A mudroom bench on a garage slab is not priced as kitchen linear feet. A leftover kitchen from a 2005 production house rarely matches a warehouse size chart.
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