Paint Doesn’t Hide Problems — It Reveals Them Every cabinet shop has seen it. A door looks fine raw. It sands well. Primer goes on smoothly. Then weeks or months later, the phone rings: “I can see lines in the paint.” “The shaker looks soft now.” “Why does this door look different than the others?” Paint doesn’t hide imperfections — it magnifies them . And when paint fails visually, the root cause is almost always door construction , not the coating. For painted cabinetry, on

When cabinet shops search for the best MDF cabinet doors in Canada , the first instinct is often to compare prices. Square-foot rates, discounts, and “cheapest per door” offers usually dominate the conversation. But experienced shops learn quickly that price is the least important factor  when choosing a cabinet door manufacturer. The real cost of cabinet doors isn’t what’s on the invoice — it’s the time lost fixing problems, the labor wasted sanding poor edges, the delays ca

Introduction: Price Matters — But It’s Not the Whole Story One of the most common questions cabinet shops ask is: “How much do MDF cabinet doors cost in Canada?” The honest answer is: it depends . Across Canada, MDF cabinet door pricing can range widely — from very cheap, high-volume production to premium, CNC-manufactured doors built for consistency and performance. If you’re only comparing price, it can be confusing. Two doors may look similar on paper but behave very diffe