Menards Unfinished Oak Cabinets By sarah81 on - Updated Oct 15, 2011
When I bought my house it had no kitchen! The prior owner was in the middle of remodeling the house when he got sick. I was on a very limited budget for finishing the work on the house, so I shopped around to find the best deals on everything. I found that Menard's unfinished oak cabinets were the best deal for the kitchen. They are a great cabinet at a great price! I bought 6 wall cabinets and 5 base cabinets for a total of $806. The cabinets can be bought right off the floor, so I didn't have to wait for an order to come in. The only downfall is that there is a very limited selection of sizes and only one style of door to choose from. I was able to put together a kitchen design that worked with the sizes they had. The only thing I had trouble with was the sink base. One size was too big and the other too small, so I bought another base cabinet that was the size I needed and removed the drawer and reattached the drawer front to the cabinet and I had a perfectly sized sink base!
The doors and front framework are solid oak, but the rest is constructed of particleboard. They sell oak panels separately that can be attached to the sides of the cabinets that are visible to hide the particleboard, and so the sides can be stained to match the rest of the cabinet. Although the construction of the cabinet is particleboard, they are surprisingly sturdy. The drawers open and close smoothly on metal drawer glides.
My parents and I installed them, with no problems. I had one door that had a defect in the wood. I removed the door and took it back to the store, they exchanged it out with another cabinet, no problem. I stained the cabinets and they look beautiful!
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Menards Unfinished Oak Cabinets Purchased at: Menards Price: $806
Great deal! Menards does have good prices!
I have never heard of Menards but I like the idea of finishing your own woodworks! :D
Wow, I hope you got a great deal on the house if it had no kitchen. This is the most important feature in my house for me. I'm glad you were able to fiish it yourself and it seems like you got a great price on them too. I bet you are proud that you did it yourself.
It's always great to hear how someone got a product that works well and looks great while on a budget. I'm really glad these are working out for you, and it sounds like they look really nice.
Wow, a house without a finished kitchen --- bet you got a deal :) Glad you were able to finish it up on a budget. Sounds like it turned out very nice
A house with no kitchen...what a challenge. These seem like they are a great price. I was looking around for new cabinets and could not find anything nearly as affordable. I will have to check out Menards
Now you have a kitchen with beautiful cabinets! You got a fabulous price for six cabinets!!!!! Enjoy them!
Not having a finished kitchen gave you the opportunity to have it just like you wanted. I think you did a great job of piecing everything together. I'm glad they exchanged that one that was defective. I wish you had a picture so we could see your beautiful cabinets.
Thats sounds amazingly cheap. You must have really searched high and low for these...good job :0)
What a great price on the cabinets, and how nice that you didn't have to wait on delivery.