Office Cabinets: Prefabricated Or Custom?

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Office Cabinets: Prefabricated Or Custom?

8 November 2017
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Investing in cabinets for your office is a big decision. That is, you need to make a lot of big decisions when it comes to choosing the right type of cabinet for your particular usage. When it comes to offices, some owners are more worried with utility than they are with style. They want something durable and functional, more than they want something that looks amazing. Of course, this isn't the case with every cabinet system. This article explains the most important difference between prefabricated and custom cabinet systems as they relate to usage in office settings.

Custom Cabinets in an Office

Custom cabinets are often deemed unnecessary in an office environment. They are almost always more expensive and they need to be professionally installed. They use more stylish woods and they can be stained or painted any color. They are considered to be the more stylish option. However, all of this might be wasteful in an office setting. If you just want plain, white, mainly square cabinets in your office, it is probably a waste of money to invest in custom cabinets.

Custom cabinets can be useful if your office building as a unique floor plan or oddly shaped walls. A prefabricated system works best in square rooms with flat walls. When you do installed a boxy prefabricated system in a room with rounded or unique walls, you end up wasting a lot of space. So, having a custom cabinet might be very well worth it in some rooms.

Prefabricated Cabinets

If you are mainly looking for a cabinet system that is durable and functional, prefabricated cabinets work great. These no-frills cabinets usually have understated styles and neutral colors. But, since most offices have bland designs, these plain cabinets will fit right in. Prefabricated cabinets are always going to be much cheaper than custom cabinets. They are also made with a modular design which makes it possible to handle your own installation. If you want save some money on the project, you or your employees, can handle the build and installation.

Prefabricated cabinets come in a wide range or prices. There are super cheap systems that use mostly composite woods. There are also high end products that use only the finest hardwoods, and all the same materials that are used on custom cabinets.

In the end, the decision comes down to your budget for the project, as well as the layout and style of your office. Contact a company, like J And M Interior Specialties Inc, for more information.