{"id":2447,"date":"2017-05-06T02:03:04","date_gmt":"2017-05-06T02:03:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rtacabinetstore.com\/blog\/?p=2447"},"modified":"2026-07-31T15:27:56","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T15:27:56","slug":"save-money-installing-kitchen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rtacabinetstore.com\/blog\/save-money-installing-kitchen\/","title":{"rendered":"Save Money by Installing Your Kitchen Yourself"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>If you are like the vast majority of us, you have a finite amount of cash resources, and don\u2019t want to waste your hard earned cash, which can be put to better use somewhere else.&nbsp; We here at RTA Cabinet Store understand that, and we agree!&nbsp; This is why we have put together installation kits for those who don\u2019t have all the materials needed to install their own kitchen.&nbsp; We know that saving on installation costs can be huge, and the time spent isn\u2019t all that much, considering what you save!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3><strong>The Installation Kits<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>There are three different types of installation kits.&nbsp; When hanging your kitchen cabinets, you will obviously need screws.&nbsp; You will also need some shims, and, let\u2019s be honest, unless you are perfect (and who is?) you will most likely need a touch up stick.&nbsp; That covers the basic kit, and is great for those who have their own toolkit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Deluxe Installation kit includes everything from the Basic, but also has some stain, a high quality tape measure, and some wood glue.\u00a0 The Ultra Premium Installation kit has just about everything you will need for a DIY installation.\u00a0 Everything from the Deluxe Kit, but also knob and pull templates, some quick clamps, face frame screws, a countersink bit, a magnetic torpedo level, and a heavy duty toolbox.\u00a0 This kit is for a serious installation, and contains pretty much every non-normal item (normal being screwdriver, hammer, drill motor, etc.) you will need, and at 50% of the cost of purchasing them separately, as well.\u00a0 It\u2019s a no-brainer when installing RTA kitchen cabinets if you don\u2019t have most of those items lying around.\u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3><strong>Make the Most of It<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Spending a few bucks on a kit made to install your RTA kitchen cabinets is much better and cheaper than going to the store and trying to get everything piecemeal.&nbsp; That being said, make sure you ask RTA Cabinet Store\u2019s professional design consultants which kit would be right for your DIY install when you get your $500 kitchen design consultation for free.&nbsp; They would be happy to provide a customized design for your kitchen, the answers to your questions, and more. Get started <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rtacabinetstore.com\/free-kitchen-design-help\">here<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We all love the term \u201csave money,\u201d but oftentimes it\u2019s not all it\u2019s cracked up to be. However, installing your RTA kitchen cabinets yourself can really make a huge savings difference!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":5623,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[2271],"amp_validity":null,"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rtacabinetstore.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2447"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rtacabinetstore.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rtacabinetstore.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rtacabinetstore.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rtacabinetstore.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2447"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.rtacabinetstore.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2447\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6116,"href":"https:\/\/www.rtacabinetstore.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2447\/revisions\/6116"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rtacabinetstore.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5623"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rtacabinetstore.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2447"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rtacabinetstore.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2447"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rtacabinetstore.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2447"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}