Editorial Policy
A cabinet quote is a five-figure decision. These are the rules we hold ourselves to when we publish a number you might act on.
Every number is sourced or it doesn't run
We don't invent statistics, and we don't round a guess into something that looks researched. When you read a cost figure, dimension, lead time, or percentage here, you should be able to trace it to a named source: published cost data, manufacturer pricing, or a cabinet shop quoting real work.
Each guide ends with a "Where these numbers come from" section naming those sources with links. If a claim has no source behind it, it doesn't get published. We would rather leave a gap than fill it with something plausible.
When a number can't be verified
Sometimes a widely-repeated figure can't be traced to its primary source before publication. Two things happen: the draft carries a visible [VERIFY] flag on that figure, and it doesn't merge until an editor either confirms the figure against the original or cuts it.
Nothing reaches this site still wearing that flag. It's an internal marker, and its whole purpose is that unverified numbers can't quietly become published ones.
Ranges, not false precision
Cabinet pricing varies by region, shop, and season. We publish ranges because ranges are what's true, and we say what moves a project to the top or bottom of one. A single confident number would be easier to read and more likely to mislead you when a contractor puts a quote in front of you.
Where a source's range disagrees with another's, we say so rather than averaging them into a figure nobody reported.
Corrections
When we get something wrong, we fix the article and say what changed. We don't silently edit a number and leave the page looking as though it always said that.
If you find an error, especially a cost figure that doesn't match what you were quoted, tell us. Real quotes from real projects are the best correction we can get.
Dates mean what they say
An article's date is the day it was published, never a date scheduled ahead to look fresh. When we substantially revise a guide, the date moves and the change is a correction, not a re-release. An automated check blocks any page carrying a future date from reaching the site.
Links, and what happens when they rot
Sources go offline. Every outbound link on this site is verified before publication and re-checked on a schedule afterwards. When a cited source dies we replace it with an archived copy or a different source for the same claim.
We won't quietly delete the claim and keep the conclusion. If the evidence is gone, the sentence it supported changes too.
What we don't do
- We don't sell leads. We don't collect your project details and pass them to contractors who paid for them.
- We don't publish sponsored guides. No shop, manufacturer, or brand has paid to appear in or shape an article on this site.
- We don't invent authors. Guides are published under "Cabinetshop.com Editors": no manufactured expert personas, no fake bylines.
- We don't publish empty pages. No city pages, "near me" pages, or craftsman listings until there are real craftsmen behind them.
Questions
If something here doesn't match what you see on the site, that's a bug in our work and we want to hear about it.