I’ve seen factory cabinets out-of-square, no glue in the joints, given a finish that flaked off under gentle pressure or began to break down under normal household cleaners, the list goes on and on.

Typically in an inflationary recession like we’re having now, all companies will be under extreme pressure to reduce costs. (The alternative is raising prices which often results in quick loss of customers.) So consumers need to be very much on guard against cheapened materials and/or methods in an industry like cabinets.

Kraftmaid and Bertch are big players who tend to be high on quality historically.