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Cabinets guides for the decisions ahead
Reviewed guides and preparation checklists for understanding the work before requesting service.
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- Decision guideCheck a cabinet certification claim in the KCMA directoryWhat the Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturers Association seals cover, what they do not, and how to look up a company instead of trusting a badge.
- Decision guideFind the composite-wood formaldehyde label on a cabinetWhat the federal TSCA Title VI finished-goods label shows on cabinets, where CARB says it can sit, and what the label does not tell you.
- Decision guideKnow when cabinet work becomes plumbing or electrical workFlorida does not license cabinet installation itself, but a sink, dishwasher or outlet change turns a cabinet job into licensed, often permitted, trade work.
- Decision guideUnderstand deposits on a permitted cabinet contractWhat section 489.126 says happens after a large initial payment on permitted residential work, what it does not cover, and how to plan the remodel timeline.
- Decision guidePlan cabinets for humidity and flood riskEPA moisture guidance, one manufacturer's humidity advice, and FEMA's rating of cabinet materials below the base flood elevation.
- Decision guidePlan removal and reinstallation safety: older paint and range bracketsWhen EPA's lead-safe renovation rule can reach cabinet removal in pre-1978 homes, and why a range anti-tip bracket belongs in the reinstallation scope.
- Decision guideUse planning references for layout and reachWhat the ADA kitchen standards and the NKBA planning guidelines cover, and why neither is a code requirement for a private single-family kitchen.
- Preparation checklistVenice and Sarasota cabinet quote checklistA decision file to complete before comparing cabinet quotes: jurisdiction, layout changes, trades, certification and label checks, payments and records.