Cabinetry and joinery glossary
Plain-language definitions for cabinet parts, drawing terms, costing concepts and material takeoff used when preparing joinery quotes.
Browse the glossary →JOINA resources
Practical cabinet quoting and estimating guides
Clear working guidance for cabinetmakers reviewing drawings, defining scope and turning cabinetry information into a quote that can be checked before issue.
How to estimate joinery from architectural drawings
A page-by-page review method for plans, elevations, sections, schedules, finishes, discrepancies, assumptions and revisions.
Read the drawing-estimating guide →How to quote a kitchen
A practical sequence for scope, cabinets, panels, finishes, hardware, labour, installation, overhead, margin, assumptions and presentation.
Read the kitchen-quoting guide →How to calculate labour, overhead and margin
Separate direct labour from business overhead, understand markup versus margin and review whether the selling price covers the work.
Read the costing guide →What to include in a cabinetry quote
A practical checklist for scope, room breakdown, materials, finishes, hardware, assumptions, exclusions, revisions and terms.
Read the quote-inclusions guide →Moving from spreadsheet quoting to structured software
Understand where spreadsheets work, where control problems appear and how to migrate rates and quote logic in manageable stages.
Read the spreadsheet migration guide →Drawing extraction versus manual estimating
Compare drawing-assisted, manual and hybrid workflows based on source quality, review effort, control and project stage.
Compare the estimating methods →CAD/CAM versus cabinet quoting software
Understand where quote preparation, design, manufacturing, nesting and production systems overlap—and where they solve different problems.
Compare CAD/CAM and quoting software →