"As long as they look pretty, that's all I care about..."

If this is what you're thinking when making your cabinet purchase then let's take a minute to think about what happens to the cabinet over time. Doors and drawers will be open and shut hundreds, maybe thousands of times during the life of your kitchen. Heavy loads are likely to end up in the drawers and on the cabinet bottoms, not to mention the wear and tear on the finish. The way to combat this normal wear is to build the cabinet to stand up to much more than the average wear.

Most cabinet companies are producing sub-standard cabinet boxes to cut production costs.  Most cabinet boxes are constructed out of "furniture board" which is a thin pressed board that doesn't stand the test of time.  Furniture board doesn't hold screws very well and it disintegrates if it gets wet.

The cabinet box or "carcass" as it's called in the business, has the job of supporting the drawers and shelves full of pots and pans, dishes, silverware and some things that you may have forgotten about for years. This is the part of cabinet that is not dressed up with fancy moldings, or stains and most of it isn't even visible, but it is critical to the strength and durability of the cabinet.

Old Colony Cabinets starts with a cabinet box that is made from 1/2" hardwood plywood.  The back, sides, top and bottom of the cabinet is constructed with 1/2" plywood.  All five sides are joined together using our patented connection system that prevents them from coming apart.  This results in a square and very strong box.

Don't settle for less.  You don't want to be replacing your new cabinet five or ten years from now.  Buy a cabinet that will stand the test of time.  Buy an Old Colony cabinet.