By Valmont Custom Cabinetry · Published September 12, 2026 · No prices in the guides
Why there is no price list on this site
A price per foot has to assume a door, a box, a finish and a wall that is square. Change any one and the number is wrong. Valmont quotes from drawings instead, so each line matches something you can point at: this run of base cabinets, this tall unit, these three appliance panels. The first call is where budget and brief are checked against each other, before anyone draws.
The decisions that move the number most
Two rooms of the same size can carry very different quotes, and the reason is almost always somewhere in this list. Each item below adds hours in the shop rather than material on a shelf, which is why a quote tracks the work more closely than it tracks the floor area of the room.
- Length of run and number of boxes. Every box is a set of parts to cut, edge, drill and assemble. Boxes drive the quote more than square footage does.
- Door construction. A painted five piece door, a slab, a veneered slab, solid wood and fluted fronts are five different amounts of shop work.
- Species and sequence matching. Running a veneer or a grain in sequence across a wall means selecting and cutting in order, with more offcut.
- Tall units and ceiling height. Taking cabinets to the ceiling adds a second tier of boxes, doors and hinges, plus scribes at the top.
- Integrated pulls. A routed or rail pull is machined into the door and finished, so the labour lands in the shop rather than in a hardware line.
- Appliance panels. Fridge, dishwasher and hood panels are made to the appliance, which is why model numbers are asked for early.
- Interior fittings and lighting. Drawer dividers, pull-outs, waste units and wired lighting each add parts and shop time.
Site conditions and install access
The room decides part of the price before a single box is built. Walls out of square, floors out of level, a bulkhead over the run, an old duct in a corner: each one turns a straight run into a scribed one. Valmont measures for this at step one and draws it in, so the fitting is priced rather than discovered on install day.
Access matters too. A tight stair, a service elevator with a booking window, a narrow corridor or a walk-up all change how the boxes arrive and how many people carry them. Stone tops sit on the same critical path, since they are templated after the boxes are set and installed later.
What people worry about that barely moves it
Colour is the most common worry and it changes almost nothing. A painted door is a painted door, whatever the code on the tin. Soft-close is standard on the hinges and runners Valmont uses, so it is not an upgrade to argue over. Most hardware sits at the small end of the quote, and swapping a handle late is one of the cheapest changes you can make.
How to read an itemized quote
An itemized quote reads as a scope, not a total. Each line should name a run or a unit, the box material, the door type and finish, the hardware, and anything fitted inside. Read it next to the elevations. If a line on the page has no drawing behind it, ask which wall it belongs to.
- Runs and units listed by room and wall, matching the elevation numbers.
- Box material and edge treatment stated once, with exceptions called out.
- Door construction and finish per unit, including appliance panels.
- Hardware: hinges, runners, pulls, and any lift or corner mechanism.
- Interior fittings, lighting and any wiring the electrician has to provide.
- Stone tops: supplied by whom, templated when, installed when.
- Delivery, install and the site conditions assumed, with HST on its own line.
How to compare two quotes line by line
Put the two scopes side by side before you look at totals. Count the boxes on each. Check the door construction word for word, since painted five piece and painted slab are not the same build. Check whether tall units go to the ceiling or stop at a bulkhead, and whether the panels for your appliances are in or out.
Then check who does what. Is the stone in one quote and not the other. Is the lighting supplied or only allowed for. Is the install included with the scribes and adjustments, or dropped off at the door. A shorter quote is usually a smaller scope, not a better price.
Getting a number you can plan around
Kam Oveisy is both the designer and the builder, so the person who measures the room is the person who prices it. Valmont cuts, edges and finishes every box, door and drawer front in its own shop in Richmond Hill and dry-fits the job before delivery. Send the room and the brief, and the quote comes back itemized against drawings you can hold to.