Kitchen & Bath: Profiting From Frameless Cabinets

Frameless, or Euro-style, kitchen and bath cabinets burst onto the scene in the mid-1980s and were predicted to take over the kitchen and bath industry. That never happened, but today frameless cabinets account for one-third of all kitchen and bath cabinets sold. As a small custom remodeler, I pitch frameless cabinets to my kitchen and bath customers, building at least one custom kitchen a year. Their simplicity and flexible hardware make them an ideal complement to a contractor’s shop. And with simple equipment and outsourcing of doors and drawers, custom frameless cabinets can be a real profit center for the custom remodeler. 32mm System You may have heard the term “32 millimeter” used in association with frameless cabinets. This refers to