Software · Ripsawn

Custom Cabinet Estimator

A custom cabinet estimator should price real jobs fast: configure cabinets, set your rates, and send a proposal in minutes.

Ripsawn is built for shops that quote kitchens, vanities, and built-ins without a multi-week CAD rollout first.

Custom cabinet estimator in Ripsawn with cabinet types, rates, and a priced proposal.

What a custom cabinet estimator should cover

Estimating custom work means more than a single square-foot guess. You need line items that match how you build.

  • Standard cabinet types you can size and spec
  • Your material and labor rates
  • Overhead and margin in the same total
  • Fast repricing when the customer changes a finish
  • A branded proposal with clear line items

If the tool cannot hold those pieces together, you end up back in a spreadsheet.

A custom job needs a tool that knows cabinet types, not a blank grid of cells.


Free calculator vs full software

Want a rough number first? Use the free cabinet cost calculator. It gives a ballpark so you can sense-check a job.

This page is about the full software. Ripsawn stores your rates, builds a full quote from cabinet types, and sends a client-ready proposal. The calculator is the light version of the same idea.

When you are ready to send a real bid, you need more than a rough total. You need line items, your margin, and a PDF the customer can approve.


How Ripsawn estimates a custom job

Custom work rarely matches a stock SKU. You size each box, set the construction, and apply the rates you actually pay for sheet goods, hardware, and shop time.

One-off vanities, mixed wall heights, and built-ins with odd depths stay in the same job. The rollup still shows materials, labor, overhead, and margin before you send.

When a customer asks for a different finish on only part of the run, you update those pieces and keep the rest. No full rebuild.

Need the category overview? See cabinet estimating software. Need proposal-focused reading? See cabinet quoting software.


Who this estimator is for

Shops that sell true custom: mixed kitchens, site-fit built-ins, and vanity runs that never match a catalog page.

It is a poor fit if every job is a fixed catalog price list. It is a strong fit if each bid has unique sizes and specs.

Price one live custom job in the free trial. Compare the rollup and the PDF against your last hand-built bid.

Starter is $97/month. Shop is $197/month with revision history and win/loss tracking. Both include a free 14-day trial with no credit card.

Estimate a real custom job today

Start a free 14-day trial. Configure cabinets, set your rates, and send a proposal in minutes.

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