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Frequently Asked Questions
When ordering cabinet door sizes, you can get to the nearest 1/16-inch for the width and height. The CabinetDoors.com website will accept sizes entered as fractions (26 15/16) or decimals (26.9375). Our cutting and sizing accuracy is measured in thousandths of an inch. Thickness is measured with dial-indicators with a tolerance of 5-thousandths of an inch.
Yes, we have a minimum door size for each cabinet door style and a minimum door price for each style. The minimum door size is listed under the description on the door style page of each door we make. We also have a minimum price of 1 square foot for doors, and 1 Square Foot for 5-piece and slab drawer fronts.
We can manufacture cabinet doors over 30 inches wide, and many customers successfully use doors wider than that. However, anything wider than 26" may incur an additional shipping fee. Orders for cabinet doors wider than 26" must be processed manually via email, as they cannot be completed through the website. Please contact us at sales@cabinetdoors.com for more details.
In general, we recommend keeping door widths under 24 inches when possible because natural wood can expand and contract with humidity. On very wide doors, that movement can put extra stress on the frame-and-panel construction over time.
To help reduce risk, we design doors with panel expansion room, but for widths over 30 inches (and in some cases over the recommended range), long-term performance can be less predictable. CabinetDoors.com can build a 30" wide door, but doors at this width are not covered by warranty.
For cabinet doors over 50 inches tall, we recommend a center rail if they have cope & stick construction. A center rail helps add stability on taller frame-and-panel doors and can reduce the chance of movement over time. However, for mitered cabinet doors, a center rail is not necessary, even at larger sizes, because the miter joint itself is strong enough.
At CabinetDoors.com, we recommend installing knobs or pulls on 5-piece raised panel drawer fronts above 8" in height. If installed under 8”, the center panel on these smaller drawer fronts can become too narrow, creating a "hot dog panel" appearance that may not suit your design. For a cleaner, more functional look, we recommend slab drawer fronts for drawers under 8". Slab fronts provide a smooth, consistent surface that better accommodates hardware without compromising style.
Yes, you can order a different edge than the edges shown on the pictured doors. The edge shown on each door is typically the most popular option, but many other outside edge profiles are available. You can request PDFs of our edge options by emailing sales@cabinetdoors.com.
Yes, you can get slab drawer fronts with a different edge than the one we show. If you order slab drawer fronts along with cabinet doors, we will machine the same edge on your slab drawer fronts as your cabinet doors. However, if you are ordering only slab drawer fronts and want a different edge, clearly state in the "Additional Instructions" section of the product page order form that you want a different edge. We will be happy to email a PDF showing all of our edge choices. Just email us at sales@cabinetdoors.com and request the PDF or our edge details.
No, we don't offer glued-up slab cabinet doors and we do not make them. Glued-up slab doors are not a reliable design because they are prone to warping with changes in relative humidity.
Here’s a breakdown of common cabinet door terminology and the construction of cabinet doors.
All our doors have a finished thickness of 13/16". Traditional Cope & Stick doors may feature arches in the rails and panels, whereas mitered doors cannot. Because mitered doors are not coped, they allow greater variation in frame design, while Cope & Stick doors offer more limited frame design options. You can request PDFs of our edge options by emailing sales@cabinetdoors.com.
To order hinge boring and the hinges, click on the "Boring & Hinge Options" drop-down on the product page of the cabinet door style you plan to purchase. We offer four options:
View our diagram of the bore pattern for additional details. Please note that our standard bore pattern includes the 8mm holes. If you are using hinges that require screws for attachment, you will need to purchase the plastic inserts that fit the 8mm hole. Plastic inserts can be found on Amazon.
At CabinetDoors.com, we source high-quality wood materials selected for the best color and grain in each wood species we offer. Our doors are built to meet the standards required by high-end builders and custom cabinet shops, with tight machining, careful quality control, and finish sanding before shipping.
CabinetDoors.com uses only the highest-grade oak and offers both white and red oak. White oak is typically gray and dense, and is primarily used to make whisky barrels and truck flooring. Red oak ranges in color from deep red at the Southern end of the growing range through a light "wheat color" at the Northern end of the growing range. Our red oak comes from a subsection of the Northern range. We buy this from mills in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and Northern Wisconsin. Red oak from this region has tight growth rings due to the cold northern climate and a very light wheat color due to the local soil conditions.
We use a variety of materials, including soft maple or MDF (medium-density fiberboard), for our paint-grade cabinet doors. The frames will be poplar or soft maple. Slab drawer fronts will be poplar, soft maple, or MDF. The poplar, soft maple, and MDF take paint very well.
To sand our cabinet doors, we use Timesavers Wide Belt Sanders. We will finish sanding to 180-grit and then remove any cross-grain scratches left by the Wide Belts in the rails. 180-grit is the sanding finish most custom cabinet shops prefer and allows the widest variety of stains and finishes without the need to either "rough up" the surface or additional finer sanding. We also use hand sanding for detailing.
Painting a cabinet door won't damage it, but the paint may not age as well as you expect. That’s why our painted door construction uses paint-friendly components, like Poplar or Soft Maple for frames and MDF (Medium Density Fiberboard) for panels, both of which are known to accept paint well.
Woods with an open grain, like Oak, don't paint well because the open grain tends to paint with an Orange-peel look. With painted cabinet doors, wood will still expand and contract slightly with changes in humidity. This is normal and will occur even after the door is painted. The problem is that when the door swells and shrinks, the paint, once dry, doesn't. This can cause paint cracks at the wood joints. It doesn't mean the door has failed; it simply means the paint has dried and is no longer as flexible as the wood.
This is why we recommend choosing paint-grade, pre-primed, or pre-painted cabinet door options from CabinetDoors.com. These selections are designed and prepared specifically for painted finishes to help deliver the best long-term appearance.
Imperfections in the paint of painted doors are not considered a defect if the imperfection cannot be seen when two feet away from the door, with the door in a vertical position. This is an industry standard for painted doors.
While we offer a clear conversion varnish as a finishing option, we don’t offer any stain finishing. Our clear conversion varnish is applied to the natural wood. If you need your doors stained, order them unfinished so you can apply the stain color of your choice.
We recommend using the Sherwin-Williams Emerald Acrylic/Latex Interior Paint on the bases to ensure the color matches.
Yes, you can expect cabinet doors to expand or shrink when the humidity changes. Any wood product with a moisture content of 7% will be at equilibrium at a relative humidity of 30%. The change in door dimensions occurs when the relative humidity varies from the average 30%. If humidity decreases, the door's dimensional change will be minimal and likely go unnoticed. If humidity rises to 40% or 50%, the change will also be minimal. When humidity exceeds 70%, door dimensions will change, and the extent of the change depends on how long the humidity remains at that level.
CabinetDoors.com ships custom-made products nationwide every day, and most orders arrive with no issues. Like any real-wood product, cabinet doors can react to sudden humidity changes during transit or when moving into a new environment. That’s why we package orders carefully and recommend letting doors acclimate after delivery and finishing them promptly. Our manufacturing facility is located in Arizona’s dry climate, which helps support consistent production and reliable shipping to all 50 states year-round.
The lead time for unfinished cabinet doors and drawer fronts is around 10 business days, and 4-5 weeks for primed, painted, or clear-finished doors and drawer fronts (plus shipping).
While most internet sites quote up to 6 weeks for delivery, CabinetDoors.com will be between 4 and 5 weeks, depending on the product. Our manufacturing time is 3 weeks, depending on the cabinet door style you have chosen. Door styles with applied molding, french lite doors, or very large orders may require additional time. Delivery time is determined by UPS and the distance, typically 1-6 days. We are currently running 10 business days for unfinished doors and 4-5 weeks for painted doors, plus shipping time. These are estimated lead times and may vary due to factors such as holidays.
CabinetDoors.com ships to all states in the Continental US. We use UPS Ground for most orders and currently use FedEx to ship palletized large orders.
Yes, we do ship to Alaska and Hawaii. Our website is set up to ship within the 48 states in the continental US. For orders to Alaska or Hawaii, please send your order information to sales@cabinetdoors.com for a manual shipping quote.
Orders ship out via UPS or by freight, depending on the order. Freight orders will require a delivery appointment and a signature upon delivery. If you live in Arizona, please contact us to confirm whether we deliver to your area or if will-call is available. If will call is an option, we will refund your shipping charge and call when your order is ready. Please note, this option is only for Arizona residents—out-of-state customers will still need to choose shipping. For Arizona residents choosing will-call, please email your order information to our office sales@cabinetdoors.com to bypass the shipping charge and arrange pickup details.
For larger orders, truck shipping on a pallet can be more cost-effective than shipping many individual boxes. Palletized truck shipping is typically available for orders of 25 doors or more, and the savings usually increase as the order size grows. For large orders, we compare truck shipping vs. UPS and choose the most cost-effective option. If UPS is selected at checkout and truck shipping ends up being less expensive, we’ll refund the difference for qualified deliveries within Arizona. We only refund the difference if the order is a qualified delivery in AZ that was charged a higher shipping fee than the delivery fee.
All products at CabinetDoors.com are fully insured upon shipment. We pay for additional shipping insurance, so your package is fully covered from the moment it leaves our factory until it arrives at your doorstep. This means you're protected against shipping damages, lost packages, or theft. If anything happens in transit, just reach out to us—we’ll make it right at no cost to you.
CabinetDoors.com sells to homeowners and businesses. Whether you’re ordering for a DIY project or a professional build, you'll receive the same high-quality custom solutions that cabinet shops and home builders order, but at factory-direct prices. For bulk or wholesale orders, we also offer a dedicated wholesale site.
CabinetDoors.com accepts all major credit cards, debit cards, Google Pay, and Apple Pay. Our credit connection is encrypted for your safety and to protect your privacy. Your payment information is only used during check-out and not retained by CabinetDoors.com.
Due to the custom-made nature of each door—and the time and care invested to build every piece to the exact measurements and specifications requested—orders can’t be returned for measurement-related issues. That’s why we’re making it easier to get measurements right upfront with a dedicated measuring resource hub.
We recommend measuring and confirming your door sizes as soon as your order arrives so everything can move forward smoothly with installation and finishing. While we build to your exact measurements, door sizing is produced within allowable industry tolerances. If anything appears outside of those standards, contact us right away so we can help.
You need to inspect your cabinet doors within five days of delivery to ensure your order arrives safely, since damage can occasionally occur during transit. Carriers require that claims for damage be filed immediately after delivery, which is why we ask customers to inspect all doors and packaging within 5 days of receiving their shipment. If damage is reported after this window, we may not be able to file a claim on your behalf or provide warranty coverage for shipping-related damages.
Reporting issues within 5 days of delivery allows us to act on your behalf with the carrier. Claims submitted more than 5 days after purchase may not be eligible for warranty coverage.
If you report damage more than 5 days after delivery, carriers will often deny the claim. As a result, our shipping warranty for damage is limited to reports made within that timeframe. While we want every customer to be fully satisfied, please note that we may not be able to offer replacements or credits if shipping damage is reported outside the 5-day inspection window.
The five-day inspection rule applies only to shipping damage, not to CabinetDoors.com warranty coverage. Shipping damage must be reported and addressed within 5 days of delivery. This ensures that UPS or FedEx Freight accepts responsibility for any transit-related damage. Waiting more than 5 days may prevent us from processing a claim, leaving you responsible for replacements.
When your cabinet door shipment arrives, you’ll want to complete the following steps:
We recommend not waiting to unpack or inspect your doors, even if your project isn’t starting right away, so we can help quickly if anything needs attention and you can move forward with confidence.