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Cabinet Cost Calculator
This cabinet cost calculator gives you a fast ballpark on material and labor cost — Ripsawn does the same thing automatically for every quote you send.
No signup. Adjust boxes or linear feet, pick a material tier, enter labor, and get a rough total.
How this calculator works
Pick box count or linear feet. Multiply by a material tier rate. Add labor hours times your shop rate. The total is materials plus labor only.
Use it to sanity-check a phone bid or compare two rough scopes before you build a formal quote.
The tier rates are illustrative defaults. Replace them mentally with what your plywood, doors, and finish actually cost per box or foot in your market.
What it doesn't account for
- Overhead (rent, insurance, trucks)
- Target margin or markup
- Specialty hardware, glass, or custom profiles
- Install, freight, or tax
Those lines are where spreadsheet quotes quietly go soft. A real estimator puts them in every job.
If your ballpark feels “about right” but your finished jobs keep coming in thin, the gap is usually overhead and margin—not material count.
Why shops still need real estimating software
A ballpark gets you in the conversation. A client-ready quote needs cabinet-level detail, live material swaps, and a PDF you are willing to send.
That is the jump from this tool to Ripsawn—or from a static sheet to a structured estimate template while you transition.
Use the calculator for triage. Use software when the customer asks for a written number with line items.
Turn this into a full quote with Ripsawn
Configure the actual cabinets, apply your rates, include overhead and margin, and send a branded proposal. Trial is free for 14 days.
Plans start at $97/month once you are ready to run every bid this way.
Same cost ideas as this calculator—materials and labor—plus the lines that make a job profitable.
Automate the math on every quote
Start a free Ripsawn trial and replace ballpark math with a full estimate workflow.
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