You can get kitchen cabinets with a 1 year warranty, 5 year warranty, a warranty that is the life of the buyer and even a limited lifetime warranty. Now what do all of these mean? Well first of all it depends on where you live. In some states a lifetime warranty is stated as 5 years, 7 years or 10 years. There is a time limit. Second when some warranties say life of original consumer this time limit is applied. All small print matters, what you might think is covered in a warranty actually might not be. You have many mechanisms that are involved in cabinet construction, so you need to make sure the most important ones are covered. The hinges, the drawer guides, the finish and the doors and drawer fronts. A lot of companies warranty is a repair then replace warranty. So you will have to try to repair it first before even a possibility of replacing. Which if you take the time to be trained this usually can be done majority of the time. So here is the part for you to complain. The manufacture will replace the parts but you will either have to install them or pay someone to install them. Most manufactures do not pay for the labor part.
With warranties written to help the consumer but also to cover the manufacture it helps if you do your homework upfront. In other words know what you are buying. The way the cabinets are built, where they come from, the mechanisms used inside and the process of the finish. If all of these are done with high quality, than it relieves the stress of not knowing what to expect. It takes care of the risk factor. Bigger warranties cost money compared to the risky warranties. Relaying back to the lowest price is not always the best price.
The kitchen cabinets can be the most expensive portion of your kitchen renovation make sure you are covered by the warranty. If you have to spend more money to get a better warranty it is worth it.
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