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The fronts of our certified cabinets are precision-cut and use pocket-screws on a specialized table for a tight, consistent fit. |
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Close-up of the pocket-screw system to hold the front together. |
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The entire cabinet is constructed using hot cabinet glue with pre-grooved panels and fronts. The entire box is then held square with clamps. We do not use 'cleats' to build cabinets, typically found in very low-end cabinets. |
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Extra strength is added at base cabinet corners. |
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Extra strength is also added behind the overhead cabinets. |
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Colony Homes cabinets are built as components. This means longer countertops will sit on multiple individual cabinets, rather than one long cabinet. This extra strength means longer-lasting countertops. |
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Many of our homes include 75-pound ball-bearing drawer guides as an option. Others may also offer ball-bearing guides, but often use lower-end 40-pound or lighter guides. |
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Our kitchen drawers are full-length - 20" typically. This is longer than most, and allows you more flexbility in organizing your drawers. |
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Colony Homes uses 3/4" adjustable shelves with finished edges in our overhead cabinets. This is a heavier-duty shelf, the can be adjusted to fit your plates, glasses, and anything else. |
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Colony Homes uses 3/4" adjustable half-shelf in the kitchen base cabinets. This allows you to accommodate cereal boxes, pitchers. or anything else you would store below. |
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We use hidden hinges on many of our cabinets. |
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Our base cabinets include a recessed toe-kick for ease of working. |
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Our cabinets are heavy. They are built to last. A typical maple overhead cabinet - before doors are even attached - weighs over 30 pounds. |
All Colony Homes cabinets are built to the rigorous Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturers Association. This KCMA label is the same as you'll find in many of the best store-purchased or custom-built cabinets. If your kitchen is important to you, then why would you want an inferior cabinet?
Simply put, our cabinets are heavier, stronger, and squarer. We even build them with dovetail construction. Our cabinets need to pass many tests, including:
Our cabinets are regularly (and randomly) tested by authorized third-parties. In addition, our KCMA Certified cabinets offer the following: