Custom cabinets in Huntington, Indiana
Huntington's oldest streets date to the 1850s, and cabinets for a house that age have to be built to the walls you actually have. A local cabinet maker measures in your home and quotes in writing before anything is cut.
Old walls, new boxes
Custom cabinets in Huntington, Indiana, are often going into houses older than anything on a Fort Wayne subdivision map. The Old Plat Historic District covers the town's first blocks, with buildings from about 1850 to 1874, and Drover Town is listed on the National Register too. Floors in houses like these slope and corners are rarely square.
That is the main reason to go custom here. Stock cabinets come in 3-inch steps and assume flat floors and plumb walls. A cabinet maker who measures an older Huntington kitchen builds the end panels and fillers a little oversize, then scribes them on site so they follow the wall. Shims go under the base cabinets until the countertop line is level, even when the floor is not.
Work that suits an older Huntington house
Built-ins and millwork are a natural fit: bookcases beside a fireplace, a window seat, or a pantry wall made to match the existing trim profile. National cost guides put most of these at $1,000 to $6,000. For the kitchen itself, see custom kitchen cabinets, or custom cabinet design and building if you want drawings and samples before you commit.
The same rule applies if you keep the boxes and have them sanded for cabinet painting or stripped for refacing. Ask the contractor for the firm's certification before work starts.
Permits outside Allen County
Huntington is in Huntington County, outside the Allen County rules. Opening a wall in an Old Plat house, moving the sink or adding outlets needs a permit from the local building office, so call before the layout is final.
Huntington cabinet questions
Do Fort Wayne cabinet makers come to Huntington?
Yes. It is about 25 miles down US-24. Say you're in Huntington when you call, so any travel charge is settled before the measure.
What does a custom kitchen cost in Huntington?
National cost guides put a whole custom cabinet project at about $2,800 to $13,000, or $500 to $1,200 a linear foot. Extra scribing and leveling in an older house can push a job toward the upper end.
Can new cabinets match my old woodwork?
Usually, yes. Bring a photo of the trim or a door, and the cabinet maker can match the profile and make a finish sample for you to approve.
Huntington on the map
Huntington is the Huntington County seat, about 25 miles southwest of Fort Wayne on US-24, where the Wabash River runs through town. The highlighted dot is Huntington; tap another town for its page.
Tell us about your cabinets
Three questions, and a local cabinet maker calls you back to set up a measure and a written quote.
- A local cabinet maker calls youTo ask about the room and your timing.
- A measure at your houseSo the price fits your real walls.
- Your price in writingNothing is built until you say yes.
Get a Huntington cabinet quote
Book a design consultation or call. You get a measure and a written quote before anything is built.