While the Driehorst’s kitchen was being torn apart in Temperance, Michigan, their new one was being put together in Mt. Sterling, Kentucky.
There, the Driehorst’s cabinets were being built according to the “Kitchen At A Time” (KAAT) process pioneered by Merillat. That means that, instead of building thousands of individual cabinets that are later grouped into kitchens, we build the whole kitchen at once, to make sure every part looks and works as it should.
But we also don’t want to keep our customers waiting. So we build and stock the components of our cabinets — the individual sides, faceplates, doors, drawer fronts and more — ahead of time. Then, all the pieces are selected, assembled and finished to order, usually in 5 days or less.
At our Mt. Sterling, Kentucky facility, the components for the Driehorst kitchen were first selected and taken through the finishing line. This is a complex, multi-step process to make sure that every piece matches perfectly.
The finished components were then loaded onto carts in the required order, and taken to the KAAT line for assembly. There, skilled workers assembled cabinet boxes and drawers; installed rails, hinges and doors and more; and inspected for quality.
Specialty items, such as the Driehorst’s base cabinet trash can, lazy susan and pantry cabinet, were assembled in a separate line at the same facility, and then recombined with the rest of the order.
After a final inspection, the whole kitchen was boxed and loaded for delivery to the eagerly awaiting family back in Temperance.
Watch the video to see the Driehorsts’ new cabinets being built!
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