How Shipping Cabinet Doors Works At Cutting Edge
Learn how Cutting Edge ships cabinet doors from quoting to delivery so you can plan with confidence and avoid surprise costs.
Whether you’re a homeowner, contractor or cabinet maker, you’ve dealt with the stress of unexpected shipping costs or late deliveries. Maybe you’ve ordered cabinet doors in the past and were surprised by extra charges after the fact. Or worse, your doors arrived damaged, and no one took responsibility for the issue. These kinds of surprises cost you money and time. In addition, they can throw off your schedule, frustrate your clients, and make your job harder than it needs to be.
At Cutting Edge, we’ve worked with hundreds of contractors across Canada who felt the same way. That’s why we’ve created a shipping process that prioritizes clarity, protection, and fairness. We’re not here to confuse you or push responsibility onto someone else. We’re here to be the partner you can trust to get your cabinet doors where they need to go – on time, protected, and with full transparency from start to finish.
By the end of this article, you’ll know:
How Shipping Cabinet Doors Works, From Quoting To Delivery And Beyond
Shipping should be simple, but for too many contractors, it’s not. Delays, unclear charges, or damaged deliveries can derail your projects and hurt your reputation. That’s why we’ve made our shipping process as transparent and reliable as possible. Here’s how it works from the moment you request a quote to the moment your doors arrive, and what happens after.
1. You Get A Shipping Estimate With Every Cabinet Door Quote
When you request a quote, you’ll need to provide your shipping address right away. This step isn’t just paperwork. It’s how our team ensures the shipping costs you see reflect your location and order size.
With that information, your quote will reflect:
- Whether your shipping costs are fully or partially covered
- The best method for shipping your order affordably and safely
- An estimate you can plan around
Shipping costs change based on your location, the number of doors, the size of the items, and the required shipping method. Although we don’t include accessorial charges in your quote, we will notify you if fees might apply. We’ll discuss accessorial charges later on.
Why this matters:
You have clarity from the start, so you can budget properly, plan your job timelines, and protect your bottom line.
2. You Can Combine Orders to Reduce Shipping Costs
If you place more than one order around the same time, there’s a good chance you can combine them into one shipment. That’s something we’ll check automatically before anything ships out.
When orders are combined, you:
- Save on shipping costs
- Receive fewer shipments to track and manage
- Get your products in fewer, smarter deliveries
Why this matters:
You spend less, simplify your logistics, and make the most of every delivery.
3. Your Cabinet Doors Are Packaged Carefully
You work hard to deliver flawless results. A scuffed or damaged cabinet door will delay your job and reflect poorly on your work. That’s why we package your cabinet doors to prevent movement, protect surfaces, and absorb the bumps of transport.
Here’s how we prepare your doors for shipping:
- If you order fewer than 10–15 pieces, your doors are bundled in groups of five, shrink-wrapped, and protected with bubble wrap and cardboard. These smaller orders ship by courier.
- If your order has more than 15 pieces, your bundles may be loaded onto a pallet, shrink-wrapped, and covered with cardboard. These larger orders ship by truck.
Why this matters:
You rarely lose time dealing with damaged products. You can open the bundle and get to work.
4. Your Cabinet Doors Ship With Trusted Carriers
Once your order is ready, your shipment leaves with a trusted Canadian carrier so you know it’s in good hands.
Here’s who typically delivers your order:
- Purolator for small orders (courier)
- Manitoulin for larger orders (truck)
- Jay’s for some rural destinations in Saskatchewan
You get shipment tracking, reliable service, and support if something doesn’t go according to plan.
Why this matters:
You know who’s delivering your shipment and when it will arrive, so you can prep your schedule.
5. You Inspect Your Order On Arrival
When your doors arrive, spend a few minutes inspecting them before beginning finishing or installation. A fast inspection helps you catch any issues while they’re still fixable.
Here’s what you should do:
- Look at the packaging. If anything’s dented, ripped, or looks off, snap a few photos.
- Notify the carrier immediately if you notice exterior damage.
- Open the bundle and check each piece.
- If anything’s wrong, contact our team right away, and we’ll prioritize your replacements.
You don’t need to fight for a resolution or chase down a carrier – our team looks after that. If the damage occurred during transit, your rush replacement is our top priority to help you stay on track.
Why this matters:
You protect your schedule, your reputation, and your bottom line, all without dealing with red tape.
6. You May See Accessorial Charges After Delivery
Sometimes, the carrier charges extra fees based on what happens while your shipment is in transit. These are called accessorial charges, and they cover things like:
- Tailgate/liftgate service if there’s no dock or forklift
- Delivery to a residential address
- Redelivery if no one was there to receive it
- Extended wait time at the drop-off site
These charges can’t be included in your initial quote because they’re based on real-time delivery conditions. If they apply, we bill you separately at the exact rate the carrier charged. We don’t add a markup or make any profit on these fees.
Why this matters:
You only pay for what happens. If you get incorrectly charged, our team will work with the shipping company to have the fee removed.
Make Sure You Understand How Shipping Cabinet Doors Works
It’s one thing to ask your supplier to ship cabinet doors; it’s another to trust they will arrive on time, protected, and without surprise costs.
That’s why understanding your supplier’s shipping process matters.
When you know what’s included in your quote and what isn’t, you can plan your jobs with confidence. When you understand how your doors are packaged, you can trust they’ll arrive in good shape. And when something does go wrong, you can feel confident knowing you have a partner who steps in to make it right.
Shipping doesn’t have to feel risky. When you work with Cutting Edge, you’re choosing a team that treats your reputation like our own.
We’ve built this process over years of working with contractors just like you, because we’ve seen the damage a broken supply chain can cause.
Instead, you deserve to know what’s happening behind the scenes. You deserve fair pricing, proactive service, and total clarity, especially when something as critical as shipping can make or break your schedule.
Learn How Much Shipping Cabinet Doors Costs
At the end of the day, shipping shouldn’t be the hardest part of your job. You’ve got enough on your plate already with tight timelines, high standards, and clients counting on you to deliver. When your supplier drops the ball, you’re the one who pays the price.
Now that you understand exactly how shipping works at Cutting Edge, you don’t have to settle for that kind of uncertainty anymore. You’ve seen how the process works, from the moment you request a quote to the second your cabinet doors arrive. So now, take the next step. Learn how much it costs to ship cabinet doors from Cutting Edge.
