RTA Cabinets Unlimited Review:Tuscany and Warwick

When we were investigating RTA (ready to assemble) kitchen cabinets, we found a lot of information on company websites. However, when we tried to find out the experiences of homeowners, like us, there was very little information. Moreover, the reviews we did find were sometimes tied with companies so that it was hard to know what were advertisements and what was actual consumer experience. So for the record, I want to explain that I have no connection with RTA Cabinets Unlimited -which is a division of Custom Service Hardware-( http://www.rtacabi.net) or any other cabinet manufacturing company. I am a 50 year old housewife who has done many home renovation projects but has limited experience in building anything out of wood. Many homeowners looking to purchase RTA cabinets may have much more experience than I have, so my successful assembly of 31 RTA cabinets should encourage anyone that RTA cabinets can work for you.

• Choosing RTA Cabinets over pre-assembled

When we decided to remodel our kitchen, we initially thought we’d return to Home Depot and use the same light maple shaker style cabinets we’d used in our remodeled bathrooms. However, I also liked the IKEA cabinets I’d seen, and these had good reviews in Consumer Reports. Unfortunately, none of the IKEA styles really seemed to match the Mediterranean style of our house. Additionally, I read some consumer reviews of IKEA which indicated that their cabinets were difficult to put together. My own experience with IKEA furniture confirmed that, as well as made me concerned about quality. Somewhere along the way in my internet research, I discovered RTA cabinets. I’d never liked the fact that my Home Depot cabinets seemed so cheaply built with laminate insides and no shelves in some of the base cabinets. After watching some RTA assembly videos, I decided I could probably do it.

• Choosing RTA Cabinets Unlimited over other companies

We did extensive research before choosing RTA Cabinets Unlimited. We looked at all the choices at our local Home Depot and Lowes as well as investigating at least 30 RTA companies. In the end, we decided that the most important criteria for choosing a company was the type of cabinet style they offered and their customer service. RTA Cabinets Unlimited had two cabinet choices we liked, Warwick Walnut and Cherry Tuscany (which has been discontinued, but is replaced by a maple cabinet which has a similar cinnamon color stain). We like the fact that RTA Cabinets Unlimited allowed us to order cabinet doors to see if we liked them. Some other companies offer this or you can also order a small cabinet. The doors were not expensive and were well worth the price because it enabled us to see how well the company serviced their orders, test the quality of the cabinets, and also see how those cabinets would look in our house. In addition, I found that having those doors was very helpful in making other decorating decisions because I could carry them with me to check the color against paint and drapery choices.

• RTA Cabinets Unlimited has Excellent Quality Cabinets

After sending an order for thousands of dollars of cabinets, I began to worry. What if they aren’t as high a quality as I’ve been led to expect? What if they don’t look like the pictures? With RTA Cabinets Unlimited, I got cabinets that were even more beautiful than I expected and very solidly built. As I put them together, I was even more convinced that RTA cabinets are the best bargain around. For about half of what I paid for my Home Depot bathroom cabinets, I was able to get adjustable solid wood shelves (my Home Depot cabinets didn’t even come with shelves) and deep drawers (about twice as deep as the drawers in my previous kitchen). In addition, because of the low cost of the RTA cabinets, I was able to afford some of the design features I wanted, like corner cabinets, a lazy susan and base drawer cabinets. I also was able to afford to use Pantry cabinets in my laundry room, craft room and living room as permanent storage areas. The pantry cabinets offered far more storage in these rooms than traditional furniture and also serve as a beautiful accent to each room. Some of these cabinets hold heavier items like books and appliances. Particle board shelves might warp, but the solid wood shelves on these RTA Unlimited Cabinets have held up beautifully for two years now.

• RTA Cabinets Unlimited has Excellent Customer Service

One of the best things about this company is their excellent customer service. As soon as I made my first email contact asking a question, I was assigned James as my customer service representative and given both his email and phone number. Whenever I needed help, James was quickly responsive and he either knew the answer or was willing to find someone who could help. He helped me with some design decisions by giving me some photos of other customer’s projects. James called me frequently throughout my assembly process to make sure I was doing all right and to find out if I had any questions. He was particularly helpful to me when I was trying to decide whether I needed to buy a nail gun. I had never used one before and was concerned about how to do it. James reassured me that using a regular hammer and finishing nails would work just as well to hold the Warwick Walnut pantry cabinets together while the glue dried. He also suggested using wood clamps, which were not in the instructions but which made much of my assembly easier.

• RTA Cabinets Unlimited has a Unique Selection of Cabinets at a Low Price

Many companies seem to offer the same basic maple and oak cabinets. The stains were often yellowish or brown. After researching over 30 RTA cabinet companies as well as looking at every kitchen remodeling brochure we could find, we’d decided that what we really wanted was cabinets which were not oak or maple and which had a distinctive look. In particular, I wanted a reddish tone of cabinet to match the Mexican Tile we planned to put on our kitchen countertops and theSaltilloon our floors. RTA Cabinets Unlimited had many unique styles and a greater range of colors of wood. Other companies offered unfinished cabinets that you could stain yourself, but these tended to be more expensive. RTA Cabinets Unlimited offered upscale styles at some of the lowest prices we found on the internet.

• We Recommend RTA Cabinets Unlimited

RTA cabinets offer a fantastic opportunity to remodel your home at a reasonable price. Overall, our experience with RTA Cabinets Unlimited was very positive. I would recommend them to other RTA cabinet purchasers. Provided you are prepared to design your own kitchen and make sure you have the correct measurements, you will find ordering, shipping and assembly of these products to go smoothly if you choose RTA Cabinets Unlimited. While there were a few minor flaws in or order, such as somewhat warped boards in a couple of the pantry cabinets, none of these flaws affected my ability to assemble the cabinets and none are visible in the finished product. Since reviews of RTA cabinet companies are so limited on the internet, I’d encourage you to write a comment if you have used RTA Cabinets Unlimited or any other company so that other buyers will have information to help them make their decision.