The Kitchen Cabinet Quote Nobody Explains — Where Electrical, Plumbing, and Disposal Costs Actually Go Notes from the field on renovation budgeting, with a Chester County, PA case in point Ask three cabinet companies for a quote on the same kitchen and you'll get three numbers that look comparable on paper — maybe $14,000, $16,500, and $19,000 — all quoted "per linear foot" with a box style, a finish, and a door style attached. What you almost never get, unless you ask directly, is a line-by-line accounting of what happens to the trades that aren't cabinetry at all: the electrician who has to move a junction box, the plumber who has to reroute a drain line six inches to the left, the dumpster that has to show up and leave full, and the township office that wants $75 and a two-week wait before anyone touches a wire. These are the hidden costs of kitchen cabinet installation, and they're the single biggest reason a homeowner's "surprise" renovation o...