Anyone ever use the pre-assembled cabinets from Home Depot?

[Matt Romano]

I'm leaning towards using the Hampton Bay off the shelf cabinets (White) that Home Depot sells.  I am well aware, that they are of much cheaper quality than other options.  But, thats the whole point, its for a rental, I'll be able to have a full set of base cabinets for less than $900.  Cant really beat that!  Just wondering if anyone has had good luck with them in rental units, or what your thoughts on other options may be. thanks as always! 

[Cara Lonsdale]

The white ones from HD SUCK!  They appear ok at first, but then they peel because the coating on them is not paint.  It's almost like a laminent.  And that is VERY painful for me to say because I LOVE HD, and go there for almost all of our rehab projects.

However, if you are leaning toward the White cabinets, I would suggest that you compare to Lowes.  Their white shaker cabinets have a painted finish, and look better long term.  We just finished a very small kitchen with the Lowes cabinets.  I have attached some pix.  We added some hardware, and it turned out great.  We got all kinds of compliments, and rented the property out at top dollar with multiple offers (FYI).

Now, I am ONLY speaking to the WHITE cabinets because of the finish type that HD uses for their white cabinets.  Their other finishes are painted, so if you choose a stain, then HD is right back in the game.  Their darker stains are really pretty.  We did the cognac in another rehab project, and it looks really rich and pretty.

Both HD and Lowes offer their cabs at 20% off serval times throughout the year, so check for the sale.  And since they price match each other, if 1 of them is doing the sale, and you want cabs from the other,  then just take it to the other one and have them price match the sale.

Also, HD offers unstained cabinets if you want to pick the stain, or paint them yourself.  FYI.  

Lastly, if you plan on spending $1500 or more, take your "shopping list" to the pro desk and have it run through the "bid room".  This is where they can offer further discounts for you on the project.  So add in your appliances, light fixtures and anything else you plan on buying for the project and run it through the bid room altogether for the deepest discount.

Best of luck!