Apollo Beach Custom Cabinets designs, builds and installs custom cabinets for homeowners across Apollo Beach, FL. Cabinet quotes are almost always expressed per linear foot, which is convenient for estimators and confusing for homeowners. A linear foot is one foot of wall covered by cabinetry — and whether that foot contains a drawer bank, a blind corner or a plain door cabinet changes the real cost enormously.
Here are the 2026 ranges, then the things that actually move a quote.
The three tiers
Stock cabinets — roughly $100 to $400 per linear foot
Pre-built in fixed sizes, usually in 3-inch increments. Fast, cheap, and fine in a rental or a straightforward layout. Where they fall down is filler: any wall that is not a multiple of 3 inches ends up with a blank strip of matching panel, and awkward walls collect several.
Semi-custom — roughly $150 to $700 per linear foot
Standard boxes with real choices: door style, finish, interior fittings, some size modifications. This is where most full kitchen remodels land, and for the majority of Apollo Beach homes it is the sensible tier.
Custom — roughly $500 to $1,200 per linear foot
Built to your dimensions in your material. Worth it when the room has a genuine constraint — an angled wall, a nine-foot ceiling you want used, a peninsula that has to land exactly on a window line — or when you want a species or finish that nobody stocks.
Installation
Installation usually runs $40 to $80 per hour, or $50 to $300 per linear foot depending on complexity. Crown moulding, light rails, inset doors, stone counters that must be templated after install, and any floor that is out of level all push that number up.
A flat, square kitchen with overlay doors installs quickly. A 1970s house where no wall meets another at 90 degrees does not. Our kitchen cabinet installation estimates are based on a site visit rather than a square-foot formula, because the difference between those two kitchens can be several days.
Refacing as an alternative
Refacing — new doors, drawer fronts and veneer on the existing boxes — typically comes in at $5,000 to $13,000 for a standard kitchen. That is a fraction of a full replacement and it makes sense when the boxes are solid and the layout works.
It does not make sense if the boxes are particleboard that has swelled at the sink, if you want drawers where there are shelves, or if the layout is the problem.
What a whole kitchen comes to
A full kitchen remodel, cabinets included, generally falls between $15,000 and $60,000. Cabinets are usually 30 to 40 percent of that. The spread is mostly layout changes, counters and appliances rather than the cabinets themselves.
Five things that move a cabinet quote most
1. Drawers versus doors
A drawer bank costs more than a door cabinet of the same width — more hardware, more parts, more assembly. It is also the upgrade people are most glad they paid for.
2. Ceiling height
Running cabinets to a nine or ten foot ceiling adds a stacked row and usually crown. It adds real storage, and real cost.
3. Finish
Painted costs more than stained in most lines because it requires more preparation and more coats. A specialty colour or a glaze adds more.
Interior fittings
Pull-out waste bins, spice racks, tray dividers, blind-corner units and soft-close everything are individually modest and collectively significant. It is common for fittings to add 10 to 15 percent.
4. Demolition and disposal
Removing old cabinets, hauling them away, patching drywall and dealing with whatever is found behind them is real labour. Old tile backsplash removal in particular can surprise people.
5. Plumbing and electrical moves
Moving a sink or adding outlets for under-cabinet lighting brings in other trades. If the layout stays put, this line disappears entirely.
Where it makes sense to spend and where it does not
Spend on: drawer boxes and slides, hinges, the sink base, and anything you open ten times a day. Save on: interior finish grade of cabinets nobody opens, decorative end panels on runs you cannot see, and glass doors you will later fill with mismatched glassware.
For storage-heavy spaces outside the kitchen — a laundry room or a garage — the same logic applies but the finish grade matters far less.
Frequently asked questions
How long does a cabinet order take?
Stock can be days. Semi-custom is commonly four to eight weeks. Custom is eight to twelve, sometimes more for specialty finishes.
Is it cheaper to buy cabinets myself and hire an installer?
Occasionally, but you own every measuring error and every missing part. Most of the savings evaporate on the first return trip.
Do custom cabinets add resale value?
Kitchen work generally returns a meaningful share of its cost, though the layout and condition matter more to a buyer than whether the boxes were custom-built.
What is the cheapest way to make old cabinets look new?
Paint plus new hardware, if the boxes are sound. Refacing if the doors are the problem. Replacement if the boxes are.
Get a number for your kitchen
Ranges are useful for planning and useless for deciding. We measure, price the actual configuration, and break out cabinets, fittings and installation separately. Call (813) 922-3358 for an estimate.
