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The cabinet ordering process at Cabo Cabinet Group follows a specification driven workflow built for trade volume. You provide detailed cabinet specs for your project, Cabo confirms those specs and pricing, production runs approximately 30 days once the spec is locked, and finished cabinets ship under seven days by land to your US job site. Total timeline from confirmed spec to cabinets on site runs about five weeks. Every box ships branded with your company name, not Cabo's, because you are ordering wholesale volume for your own projects or clients.
Why It Matters
Understanding the ordering process helps you schedule construction phases correctly and avoid delays that cost money. Cabinets often sit on the critical path between rough in and finish trades. A five week total timeline means you can sequence framing, mechanical, drywall, and cabinet install with confidence. The spec confirmation step is where you lock in exactly what you need: framed or frameless boxes, RTA or assembled, door styles in shaker, slim shaker, slab or thermofoil, painted or stained finishes, soft close hardware. Getting the spec right the first time means no surprises at delivery, no missing pieces, no wrong sizes holding up your install crew.
For developers running multiple projects or builders working on apartment buildings, this process scales. Cabo's capacity is roughly 8,000 apartment units of cabinetry per month, around 200 shipping containers. That volume capability means your order does not get bumped or delayed because the factory overbooked.
How It Works
The process breaks into four clear stages:
- Specification and quoting: You send cabinet requirements for the project. A unit typically runs six to 40 cabinets depending on the layout. Cabo works from your drawings, schedules, or cabinet lists. You specify box construction, door style, finish, and hardware. Cabo provides pricing based on volume and spec.
- Spec confirmation: Before production starts, both parties confirm every detail. This is the gate. Once the spec is confirmed, the 30 day production clock starts. Changes after confirmation push timelines, so this step is critical.
- Production: Cabo manufactures to your exact spec in the 700,000 square foot factory in Mexico. Approximately 30 days in production. All cabinetry is CARB Phase 2 and TSCA Title VI compliant, meeting US formaldehyde emission standards without requiring additional steps from you.
- Delivery: Finished cabinets ship by land from Mexico to your US job site in under seven days. Each box carries your brand, your name on every carton. For comparison, ocean transit from Asia adds 45 to 90 days to any timeline, which is why proximity matters for projects on tight schedules.
What to Specify in Your Order
A complete cabinet order to Cabo includes these decisions:
- Box construction: Framed or frameless. Framed cabinets have a face frame, traditional in US residential work. Frameless is full access European style, more common in modern multifamily.
- Assembly: RTA, ready to assemble, or fully assembled. RTA reduces shipping cube and cost but requires assembly labor on site. Assembled cabinets go straight to install.
- Door style and finish: Shaker, slim shaker, slab, or thermofoil doors. Painted or stained finishes. Different styles carry different price points and lead times, but all fit within the standard 30 day production window when specified clearly.
- Hardware: Soft close is standard in multifamily and rental projects because it reduces cabinet wear and noise complaints. Specify hinge and slide requirements up front.
- Quantity: Total unit count and cabinet count per unit. Cabo's National Accounts program serves the highest volume buyers, those running hundreds of units per year across multiple projects. Partnerships develop over years, not single orders.
Cabo is a pure cabinet and vanity manufacturer: kitchen cabinets, bathroom vanities, closet systems. The ordering process does not include countertops, sinks, or other surfaces. Plan those elements separately with other suppliers.