BluePrint Cabinets vs Kitchen Creations in Fredericton
By Lewis Vandervalk, BluePrint Cabinets
If you’re comparing BluePrint Cabinets and Kitchen Creations for a kitchen in Fredericton, the biggest difference is the way the two companies approach cabinetry.
Kitchen Creations is an established Fredericton cabinet manufacturer offering custom cabinetry, design, delivery and installation.
BluePrint Cabinets takes a different approach. We supply ready-to-assemble cabinetry with free 3D kitchen design, plywood cabinet boxes and a supply-only model that lets you control assembly and installation.
In short: Kitchen Creations offers a more traditional custom cabinetry and installation process, while BluePrint Cabinets offers a standardised RTA cabinet system with transparent pricing and a different cost and labour model.
Neither approach is right for every kitchen. Here’s what we’d compare before deciding.
BluePrint Cabinets vs Kitchen Creations: Quick Comparison
| BluePrint Cabinets | Kitchen Creations | |
|---|---|---|
| Cabinet model | RTA / standardised sizes | Custom manufactured |
| Manufacturing | Not manufactured locally | Manufactured on site |
| Cabinet boxes | 5/8″ plywood | Confirm for your specific project |
| Drawers | Solid-wood dovetail | Confirm for your specific project |
| Design | Free 3D design | Complimentary 3D drawings |
| Installation | Supply only | Installation offered |
| Sizing | Generally 3″ increments | Custom cabinetry |
| Fredericton showroom | Yes | Yes |
Custom Cabinetry vs RTA Cabinets
Kitchen Creations has operated in Fredericton since 1992 and manufactures cabinetry on site. The company also offers complimentary computer-generated 3D drawings and its own delivery and installation services.
BluePrint Cabinets isn’t a fully custom cabinet manufacturer.
Our cabinets come in defined sizes, generally in 3-inch increments, and arrive flat-packed and ready to assemble.
That’s an important difference.
If your kitchen requires unusual dimensions or completely bespoke cabinetry, a custom manufacturer offers flexibility that an RTA system may not.
But plenty of kitchens can be designed effectively around standardised cabinet sizes. For those projects, BluePrint Cabinets gives homeowners another way to get a professionally designed kitchen without using the traditional custom manufacturing and installation model.
Compare What’s Actually Inside the Cabinet
Don’t compare cabinets based only on the door style.
Ask what the cabinet box, back, drawers and hardware are actually made from.
BluePrint Cabinets’ standard cabinet construction includes:
- 5/8-inch plywood cabinet boxes
- 5/8-inch plywood backs
- 3/4-inch solid birch face frames
- Solid-wood dovetail drawers
- Full-extension soft-close drawer slides
- Soft-close hinges
- Lifetime warranty on our hardware
You can see the construction for yourself at our Fredericton showroom.
When comparing another cabinet product, ask the same questions about the specific cabinetry being quoted.
Both Companies Offer Kitchen Design
Kitchen Creations offers complimentary computer-generated 3D drawings as part of its design process.
BluePrint Cabinets also provides a free kitchen layout and 3D rendering before you order.
Bring us rough measurements, appliance dimensions, photos, builder plans or an existing kitchen design. We’ll work through the layout with you before you commit to the cabinets.
Installation Is a Major Difference
Kitchen Creations offers delivery and installation as part of its service.
BluePrint Cabinets is supply-only.
You can assemble and install the cabinets yourself, have your contractor do it, or hire an independent installer. If you need one, we can point you towards local installers we’ve worked with, but you hire and deal with them directly.
For homeowners who want their cabinet company involved through installation, that’s an important distinction.
For DIYers, contractors or homeowners who already have trades lined up, separating cabinet supply from installation can provide more control over the project.
Compare Total Project Cost
Don’t compare two numbers until you know what each includes.
Consider:
- Cabinetry
- Design
- Assembly
- Delivery
- Installation
- Countertops
- Hardware and accessories
- Removal of the existing kitchen
- Plumbing and electrical work
- Other renovation work
A cabinet-supply price and a custom manufactured-and-installed kitchen aren’t necessarily quoting the same scope.
Compare BluePrint Cabinets and Kitchen Creations in Person
Kitchen Creations operates from 65 Woodside Lane in Fredericton.
BluePrint Cabinets is located at: 103 NB-105, Fredericton, NB E3A 8P8
Our Fredericton showroom is open Monday through Friday from 9 AM–4 PM, with no appointment required.
If Kitchen Creations is already on your shortlist, come see BluePrint Cabinets too.
Open the drawers. Look at the plywood box. Try the hardware. Bring your measurements and let us prepare a free design.
Then compare the construction, design, customisation, installation model and total project cost for yourself.