ABLE ARCHITECTURAL WOODWORKS

Littleton cites Able’s commitment to excellence as a key ingredient in the company’s success. Everything from building cabinets, to buying new equipment and materials, to hiring new employees, is done with this in mind.

“I’m a little fanatical,” says Littleton. “I believe in quality. People have cost way out of perspective. How can you afford not to have the best? That’s my philosophy. We’re all human, but if you have the best people, the best materials and the best tooling, it minimizes the errors and mistakes. We build a premium product, with premium materials, using premium labor and premium tools.”

Littleton’s philosophy is evident in the construction of Able’s cabinets. He says that even though it might cost a little more to build them, he will not cut corners anywhere. “Our cabinetry is built to AWI (Architectural Woodwork Institute) Premium specifications,” says Littleton. “Most people have 1/4-inch backs on their cabinets. Ours is a full 3/4 inch. No matter what cabinet it is, every cabinet that leaves here has a 3/4-inch back that is dadoed, glued and pocket screwed. The job is important to me. If we don’t do something right, we discard it and build it again.”