What are the difference in materials used on the cost of the bathroom vanity sink cabinets?
Ninety percent of the bathroom vanity sink cabinet that you see are made oversea. While the direct cost of an item here in States are driven by both labor and materials where oversea in developing countries the material costs are the predominate factor. Vanity sink cabinet, can be made of several tiers of materials. Started from the cheapest that there is, • Polyurethane: Any factory can build one prototype from the magazine, make the mold from it, and start pouring polyurethane. The cost of the cabinet without the top, is around US$50 straight from the factory. This should give you a good idea why some retailers can sell you something below $500 shipping included. Retailers of these line of products usually do not advertise the materials used and only mention the color of the cabinet such as rich cherry FINISH. • Particle board/ plywood/ veneer: While no wood cabinet product is 100% water proof, particle board and plywood constructed cabinets are a lot worse than, say, solid wood cabi