Some suppliers charge extra for soft-close. We think that's the wrong approach — and here's why it matters for your projects.
Soft-close hinges and drawer slides used to be a premium upgrade. Today they're a client expectation — and any cabinetry supplier still charging extra for them is padding margin at your expense.
Every Dogwood cabinet ships with soft-close hardware pre-installed. No upcharge. No separate SKU.
What We Use
Our hinges are 6-way adjustable concealed European hinges — the same style used in every premium cabinet line. They adjust up, down, left, right, in, and out without removing the door. This matters during installation when you're aligning a run of 12 uppers and need to dial them in without pulling hardware.
On a 30-cabinet kitchen, pre-installed soft-close hardware saves 2–4 hours of labor. Hardware that arrives ready to go means your crew sets the cabinet and moves on.
Our drawer slides are undermount full-extension soft-close. They extend fully, support the load distributed across the bottom of the drawer box (not the sides), and close quietly.
Why Pre-Installed Matters
Hardware that arrives pre-installed means your crew sets the cabinet and moves on. They're not opening boxes of hardware, sorting screws, or running installation templates on every door. On a 30-cabinet kitchen, that's 2–4 hours of labor saved.
The Trade Standard
When your clients walk through a completed project, they open a cabinet. If it slams, the whole project feels cheap. Soft-close is the price of admission for trade-quality work — and it should be included, not invoiced.
Dogwood Cabinets
Helping trade professionals across the Southeast spec and order cabinetry without the friction.
