How to Save Thousands on Cabinetry Cost

[Cody Caswell]

The days of using Kitchen and Bath companies for the cabinets and countertops in your flips are over. There are just too many options available to go directly to the supplier!

Companies like DL Cabinetry and J&K Cabinetry ship RTA cabinets nationwide for a fraction of the cost of Kitchen and Bath companies. Plus, there are so many retail outlets where you can shop for countertops almost directly from the quarry. You just need the labor cost to install both of these - but even combined with the labor cost, it makes so much more sense to do it this way.

Kitchen and Bath companies are a wonderful resource for homeowners, and I'm sure some out there give super fair prices to investors! However, we've found that for the most part, shopping directly with these suppliers will save you so much money. They're pre-finished RTA, and it's usually only ~$100-150 per cabinet to install. VERY affordable!

Quartz is a little tricky, but for the most part, a slab of Calacatta will cost somewhere around $750-$1,250 depending on the grade and thickness. After the labor cost to install, it's so much cheaper to go this route rather than using the Kitchen + Bath company for materials and labor. At the end of the day, they're usually buying the products from the same outlets that you can!

Our goal for the projects we flip and the projects we design for other investors is to figure out how to get the same look at a fraction of the price. Curious to see what everyone else sees around the US. Is this accurate for your area as well?

[Cody Caswell]

Quote from @Alan F.:

In CA it is a violation of CSLB business and professions code 7159(d)(5) to execute residential time and materials contracts. I. E. Licensed contractors supply materials and subsequently warranties.

Also how would a flipper comply with assembly bill 968 if they supply materials?

 The flippers we personally work with in California have not run into this issue (as far as I'm aware). Also - lots of flippers allow their contractors to order materials but direct them to the supplier they want them ordered from!