Bertch

Bertch cabinets give you kitchen and bathroom storage with choices to suit the room. Kitchen+ offers framed kitchen cabinetry, Elan offers frameless cabinetry, and the made-to-order bathroom range lets you choose wood, finish, and hardware. Start with the cabinet construction and storage you need, then work out the look.

Bertch is an Iowa cabinet manufacturer based in Waterloo. It started in 1977 and makes kitchen cabinetry, bath cabinetry, and related products. MasterBrand acquired Bertch in 2024. Bertch describes its cabinets as made in the USA using globally sourced components.

Kitchen+ and Elan kitchen cabinets

Kitchen+ is framed, and Elan is frameless. A framed cabinet has a face frame around the front of the box; frameless construction puts the doors directly on the cabinet box. Settle that choice first.

Then lay out the storage around what you actually need to put away. Deep pots, baking sheets, and everyday dishes need different spaces. Plan those spaces before settling on the door style.

Bathroom cabinetry planned together

Bertch offers made-to-order vanities, linen towers, and storage suites, with wood, finish, and hardware choices. Plan them together. Towels, toiletries, and cleaning supplies need places before you settle on the vanity’s appearance.

Your countertop adds to the finished height, so judge the cabinet and top together. Settle that height before placing a mirror or wall-mounted faucet.

Bertch bath vanities arrive fully assembled. Check the cabinet’s path through the house, including turns and doorways. When you order a vanity with hardware, you attach it to the doors and drawer fronts using the supplied screws.

Quality and warranty coverage

Bertch crafts every joint in-house and hand-selects its lumber. That gives the manufacturer direct control over the joint work. Those are concrete reasons to put Bertch on your shortlist for quality.

Its limited lifetime warranty covers defects in material or workmanship, with coverage continuing throughout the original buyer’s ownership of the Bertch cabinets. MasterBrand chooses whether to repair or replace a covered product. Removal and installation labor remain your expense.

Wood, doors, and finish choices

Most Bertch cabinets use alder, birch, cherry, hickory, maple, or red oak. Quarter-sawn oak and walnut are additional options. Choose the wood and finish together because the grain will be part of the finished room.

The mistake to avoid is building the whole room around a combination before checking it. Available combinations depend on the door style, color, and wood species. Confirm those three selections together before settling on the design.

Installation and everyday care

Get the cabinet level before adjusting the doors. Shims may be needed. Once it’s level, Bertch’s hinge mounting plate screws let you adjust the doors vertically or sideways.

Cleaning is straightforward: use a clean cloth and mild soap when needed. Around the sink, make drying the cabinet part of the cleanup. Finish by wiping dry with a clean, soft cloth.

Specifications

Detail	Bertch specification
Kitchen+ construction	Framed
Elan construction	Frameless
Bathroom cabinetry	Made-to-order vanities, linen towers, and storage suites
Bathroom selections	Wood, finish, and hardware
Standard vanity height	31 inches
Bath vanity assembly	Fully assembled; ordered hardware requires attachment with supplied screws
Warranty	Limited lifetime
Covered defects	Material or workmanship
Coverage duration	Throughout the original purchaser’s ownership

Frequently Asked Questions

Are Bertch cabinets good quality?

Bertch cabinets have credible quality credentials: the manufacturer hand-selects lumber and crafts every joint in-house, with a limited lifetime warranty covering defects in material or workmanship. You should still expect possible differences from samples in tint and how light or dark the wood looks. A sample helps you choose a finish, but it isn’t a promise of an exact color match.

Where are Bertch cabinets made?

Bertch cabinets come from an Iowa manufacturer based in Waterloo, with production facilities in Jesup and Oelwein. The company produces and assembles its wood components on-site and describes its cabinets as made in the USA using globally sourced components.