16 to 20k is typical lowes, I hope you didn't go with them. Give Highland Cabinetry a call, they will take care of you. More on reddit.com

Hard to know here but I install a lot of cabinets in new homes from many different manufacturer and all are on the affordable end (aka not custom). Some of these issues seem like they could be from the install but I'll be honest ......you don't get much for what you pay for with cabinets these days. The fit and finish on many of the cabinets I've installed is bad. Lots of damage out of the box, warped doors, blotchy paint , poor construction, warped face frames. Hard to know what in this picture is from poor install/handling and what was like that on arrival. However when I unbox cabinets I inspect them all over and photograph and text pictures of any damage or oddities to the GC and cabinet supplier before I install. In the case I do mess something up I usually fix it at at the end as well as give the cabinet a quick clean. This kind of thing should be what happens regardless of what you paid for the cabinets or to install them. More on reddit.com

4.5 baths for 40K is actually a price in the ball park. sure you can do your whole house from ikea for half that, but you will be building it and installing it yourself. if you are a carpenter and have all the tools, sure its easy to build yourself, but I wouldnt down play the cost and skill it takes to make custom cabinetry. it is a cost to the house, it is a lot of material and labour. The markup is probably in the range of 20-30% which is pretty average for trades. go with custom and its a simple stress free process, go Ikea, and you will be having a pain in the ass, but if you want to put sweat equity into the build to save money then thats okay too. you get what you pay for. More on reddit.com

I’ve done four IKEA kitchens now. I can’t believe that’s true, but here we are… I love the boxes and the inserts and the flexibility of the pieces. That being said, a few caveats: I would recommend getting white doors only, as we have very visible white gaps behind our blue doors and we’re now trying to prime and paint the boxes to match the doors (eye roll). The first three kitchens had white doors. In our third kitchen, we got custom (white) doors from Scherr’s, which was a great choice and elevated the look. That was a good call. We also had a situation where the whole kitchen was built, but one door was on a mysterious back order so it was about three months without one corner cabinet door. Islands can be tricky - just keep that in mind if it’s relevant to you. Also, would highly recommend building your kitchen with one planner then reviewing with a different one to get two sets of eyes on it. More on reddit.com