instock cabinets

[Scott R.]

Does anyone have any stories, good or bad regarding instock cabinets from lowes or home depot.?
Im leaning towards the instock "American Classics" white cabinets from Home Depot, our lowes now requires there cheap white cabinets to be special ordered.
Prices seem to run about $1600 for cabinets alone, not including trim, crown, end panels, toe kicks, ect.

Im scared to put out $2000 for cabinets and then not being able to install them or them looking like crap, either because of the install or the quality of instock cabinets. It's a small old house, cabinets have to be replaced, but im also not willing to spend $5000+ on custom cabinets. I do most of my own work on my houses, am very handy just have never experienced leveling cabinets and stuff like that. Any advice!? dont want this to turn out like my sewer line replacement plan! :)

U shaped kitchen, laminate countertops would be used, if it matters.

[Marc Freislinger]

Just a tip for hanging the upper cabinets that I didn't see anyone mention:

Hang a 2x4 at the height you want the bottoms of the cabinets. Make sure it's level. You can then rest the cabinet on the board while you hang it. Makes installing them solo a lot easier. First, loosely screw the cabinet into the studs. Then, like someone else said, make sure the fronts line up, and screw them together. Then, if needed, install shims and tighten the cabinet to the wall.