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What Custom Cabinets Cost in the Yakima Valley

Cabinets are usually quoted by the linear foot, but that single number hides a lot, because a foot of painted full-custom cabinetry is a completely different thing than a foot of stock. To compare bids fairly you have to break the quote into its real parts, which is what this page does. It pairs with the broader planning a cabinet project guide, and it should make the next quote you read a lot less mysterious.

Price by tier

The ranges below are typical installed figures per linear foot for the Yakima Valley market. They move with the shop, the door style, and the wood species, so treat them as a way to set expectations rather than as a quote for your kitchen.

A typical kitchen runs roughly 20 to 30 linear feet of cabinetry, so the tier choice alone can swing the project by many thousands of dollars before you have picked a single door. That is why deciding how much customization you actually need, covered in the main guide, is the first money decision, not the last.

The line items behind a quote

A clear cabinet bid names these separately, and a vague one rolls them into one number you cannot check:

• Boxes and their material, with plywood costing more than particleboard.
• Doors and drawer fronts, priced by style and by species.
• Finish, with paint generally sitting above stain because of the extra prep and steps.
• Hardware and glides, where soft-close is standard on the better lines.
• Interior fittings, from plain shelves up to pull-outs, dividers, and organizers.
• Delivery and installation, including scribing and shimming to out-of-square walls.

What quietly pushes a quote up

Certain choices add cost without shouting about it. Taking the uppers to the ceiling adds both cabinets and the crown molding to cap them. Glazed, distressed, or multi-step finishes are extra labor on top of the base finish. Specialty storage such as a corner lazy susan, a pull-out pantry, or fitted drawer inserts each carry their own line. None of these are wrong, and some are well worth it, but knowing they are optional lets you spend where it actually improves your day.

Where to save without cheaping out

The smartest savings keep the parts you touch and economize on the parts you do not. Hold onto plywood boxes and soft-close hardware, because those decide how the kitchen ages and how it feels to use, and pull back instead on door complexity, finish steps, and specialty inserts you can add later. A simple painted shaker in a good semi-custom line often captures ninety percent of the full-custom look for a meaningfully smaller number, which is why it is the most common happy ending to a Yakima cabinet project.