Custom Cabinetry Across The Niagara Region
Custom Cabinetry Across the Niagara Region
Chase Cabinetry is based in Welland and serves homeowners and businesses throughout the Niagara Peninsula. From lakefront homes in Port Colborne to century-old kitchens in St. Catharines, we’ve built custom cabinetry for spaces of every size, age, and layout across the region.
Chase Cabinetry is based in Welland and serves homeowners and businesses throughout the Niagara Peninsula. From lakefront homes in Port Colborne to century-old kitchens in St. Catharines, we’ve built custom cabinetry for spaces of every size, age, and layout across the region.
Other Communities in the Niagara Region
If you’re located anywhere in the Niagara Peninsula and don’t see your community listed below, get in touch. We’ve worked across the region and are always open to new projects, whether it’s a kitchen renovation in Wainfleet, a built-in for a home in Stevensville, or a cottage kitchen upgrade along the lakeshore. If your project is within a reasonable distance of Welland, we can make it work.
Welland — Where We’re Based
Welland is home base for Chase Cabinetry. Since opening the shop here in 2016, we’ve worked with homeowners throughout the city on everything from full kitchen builds to single-piece custom projects. We know the housing stock well — from the older homes in the downtown core to newer builds on the east side — and we understand the layouts, ceiling heights, and quirks that come with each.
If you’re a Welland homeowner looking for a local cabinet maker who’s invested in the community, we’re right here.
Welland Reviews
St. Catharines
As the largest city in the Niagara region, St. Catharines has a wide mix of housing — postwar bungalows, split-levels from the ’70s and ’80s, newer subdivision builds, and older character homes in neighbourhoods like Port Dalhousie and downtown. Each one comes with its own cabinet challenges, whether that’s maximizing a compact galley kitchen or updating a builder-grade layout that hasn’t aged well.
We work regularly in St. Catharines and are happy to come to you for a no-obligation consultation.
St. Catharines Reviews
Niagara Falls
Niagara Falls has a lot of homes from the ’50s through the ’80s with kitchens that were designed for a different era — smaller footprints, limited counter space, and cabinetry that’s showing its age. Whether you’re doing a full renovation or looking to reface and modernize what you already have, we can help you get more function and better aesthetics out of your existing kitchen.
We also work with property owners and businesses in the tourism corridor who need durable, professional-quality cabinetry for commercial spaces.
Niagara Falls Reviews
Thorold
Thorold’s mix of older homes and newer developments in areas like Rolling Meadows means cabinetry needs vary widely from one street to the next. We’ve built custom kitchens, vanities, and built-ins for Thorold homeowners dealing with everything from tight vintage layouts to brand-new homes that just need a higher quality of finish than what the builder provided.
Thorold Reviews
Fonthill and Pelham
Fonthill and the broader Pelham area have seen a lot of growth in recent years, with many homeowners investing in upgrades that match the quality of the neighbourhood. Custom cabinetry — whether it’s a full kitchen build, a butler’s pantry, or built-in shelving for a living room — is one of the most impactful improvements you can make in a home here. We work in the area regularly and are familiar with the styles and layouts common to both newer builds and established homes.
Fonthill & Pelham Reviews
Port Colborne and the Lake Erie Shoreline
Port Colborne has a strong mix of character homes near the canal and along the lakefront, many with unique layouts that don’t suit off-the-shelf cabinetry. We’ve worked with Port Colborne homeowners on projects where the space demanded something fully custom — odd wall angles, non-standard ceiling heights, or rooms where every inch of storage matters.
The Lake Erie shoreline stretching through Sherkston and toward Morgan’s Point is also seeing more homeowners convert seasonal cottages into year-round homes or invest in meaningful upgrades. These properties often come with compact kitchens, non-standard layouts, and the kind of space constraints where stock cabinetry simply doesn’t fit. Custom-built cabinets, vanities, and storage solutions make the most of every square foot — which matters a lot when you don’t have many to spare.
Port Colborne Reviews
Niagara-on-the-Lake
Niagara-on-the-Lake’s older homes and heritage properties often require cabinetry that respects the character of the house while still delivering modern function. We’ve built pieces that blend with original trim profiles, match existing millwork, and fit spaces that were never designed for today’s appliances or storage expectations. If you’re renovating a heritage home and need a cabinet maker who understands the details, we’d welcome the conversation.
Grimsby, Lincoln, and West Niagara
We also take on projects in the western end of the region, including Grimsby, Beamsville, Vineland, and Lincoln. If you’re in west Niagara and have a project in mind, reach out — we’re happy to discuss whether we’re the right fit.
Fort Erie, Crystal Beach, and Ridgeway
The south Niagara shoreline — from Fort Erie through Crystal Beach, Ridgeway, and Bay Beach — has a character all its own. Many homes here started as cottages and have been expanded, winterized, or fully renovated over the years, often leaving behind awkward layouts, mixed ceiling heights, and kitchens that were never designed for everyday use. Others are newer waterfront builds where the owners simply want a higher quality of finish than what the builder offered.
Either way, custom cabinetry is one of the best investments you can make in a property here. We build kitchens, vanities, and storage solutions sized to the space you actually have — not the space a catalogue assumed you’d have.
Cottage and Waterfront Properties
Cottages and waterfront homes across the Niagara region share a common challenge: the spaces are smaller, the layouts are less predictable, and every inch matters more. A full-depth stock cabinet that works fine in a suburban kitchen can overwhelm a cottage galley. A standard vanity might not clear the doorframe in a lakeside bathroom.
This is where custom cabinetry makes the biggest difference. We design and build for the room as it actually is — not as a floor plan template says it should be. That might mean shallower uppers to keep a small kitchen from feeling cramped, a vanity built around existing plumbing that can’t easily be moved, pull-out pantry storage in a space where a walk-in isn’t an option, or built-in seating with hidden storage to get more function out of a tight living area.
Whether you’re upgrading a seasonal cottage, converting one to year-round living, or finishing a new waterfront build, we can help you make the most of the space you have — without compromising on quality or durability.
Ready to Talk About Your Project?
No matter where you are in the Niagara region, every project starts the same way — with a conversation. Tell us a bit about your space, what you have in mind, and where you’re located, and we’ll take it from there.
Frequently Asked Questions
In most kitchens, yes — drawers are easier to live with. With a drawer, everything pulls out toward you, so you can see what you have and reach it without digging around. With a cabinet door and shelf, items tend to get pushed to the back and forgotten.
That difference becomes even more noticeable with pots and pans, food containers, dishes, and other heavier everyday items. Drawers simply make lower storage more accessible.
They’re also easier on your back, since you’re not bending and reaching as much. For many homeowners, that convenience alone makes them worth the extra cost.
A mix of deep drawers, medium drawers, and a few specialized pull-outs often creates a kitchen that feels far more functional than a row of basic lower cabinets.
Yes — that’s one of the main advantages of going custom. A vanity can be designed around the exact sink style, countertop material, plumbing setup, and overall room dimensions you plan to use. That helps everything fit together more cleanly and avoids the compromises that can happen when you mix standard vanities with non-standard tops or fixtures.
This is especially helpful with vessel sinks, undermount sinks, unusual countertop materials, or bathrooms where spacing is tight.
When the vanity, sink, and countertop are planned together from the start, the final result usually looks better and functions better too.
For the cabinet box, plywood performs significantly better than particleboard near moisture. Particleboard can swell and soften if water gets into the seams or base. For door surfaces, thermofoil can peel at the edges over time when exposed to heat or steam near the stove. A quality lacquer or painted finish on HDF or solid wood holds up better in high-heat and high-moisture zones than standard MDF or thermofoil. Avoid particleboard boxes and thermofoil doors in the cabinet run immediately adjacent to the stove or sink.
Areas near the sink and stove are some of the hardest-working zones in the kitchen, so materials matter even more there.
For cabinet boxes, plywood is usually the stronger choice because it handles moisture better than particleboard. Particleboard can swell and soften if water gets into the seams or base, which is a real risk near sinks where slow leaks sometimes go unnoticed. That’s especially important near the sink, where splashes, leaks, and humidity are harder to avoid over time.
For doors and exposed surfaces near the stove, thermofoil should generally be avoided—it can peel at the edges when exposed to repeated heat or steam. A quality lacquer or painted finish on solid MDF or wood holds up better in high-heat zones.
For cabinets in both high-moisture and high-heat zones, HDF (High-Density Fiberboard) is an excellent material choice. HDF is more moisture-resistant than standard MDF, more heat-resistant than thermofoil, and more durable under impact than either. If your kitchen has cabinets positioned immediately adjacent to the sink and stove—a common situation where both moisture and heat are challenges—specifying HDF doors and plywood boxes in those areas will significantly improve long-term performance. While it costs more than standard MDF or particleboard, the durability gains are especially worthwhile in zones that will see the most wear.
It also helps to think about small protective details, like under-sink liners or extra sealing inside the sink cabinet. Those choices may not be visible, but they can make a real difference in long-term durability.
The more information you can provide upfront, the more useful the estimate will be. Photos of the space, rough measurements, ceiling height, your location, and a short description of what you want to change all help create a more accurate quote. It’s also helpful to mention whether you’re thinking about refacing, full replacement, or another kind of custom project.
A vague request usually leads to a vague estimate. But when a contractor can see the space and understand your goals, the pricing becomes much more meaningful.
You don’t need professional drawings to get started. Clear photos, honest details, and a general sense of your priorities are usually enough for a solid first conversation.
The cost of new kitchen cabinets depends on whether you’re refacing, replacing with stock or semi-custom, or going fully custom. In Ontario, refacing might fall in the $5,000 to $15,000 range, while custom replacement cabinetry is more often in the $15,000 to $40,000+ range depending on the kitchen size, materials, storage features, and installation complexity.
That range is broad because kitchens vary so much. A smaller kitchen with straightforward choices will cost much less than a large kitchen with premium finishes, more drawers, and detailed custom work.
That’s why estimates are most useful when they’re based on your actual room, rather than broad averages alone.
