What Is the Cheapest Way To Reface Kitchen Cabinets?

January 14, 2023

The cost of kitchen cabinet refacing depends on the existing cabinet condition, the size and layout of the kitchen, door and drawer-front selections, finish materials, hardware, site conditions, and installation scope. The most useful way to evaluate cost is to compare written estimates based on the same project details.

What Affects a Cabinet Refacing Estimate?

A consultation should document the number and size of doors and drawer fronts, cabinet-box condition, exterior surfaces to be prepared, selected door styles and finishes, hinges, pulls, knobs, trim, and any related work. Changes to countertops, plumbing, electrical work, storage accessories, or damaged cabinet boxes should be identified separately.

Refinishing, Refacing, or Replacing?

Refinishing generally changes the existing surface coating while keeping the current doors and drawer fronts. Refacing typically retains compatible cabinet boxes while replacing doors and drawer fronts and updating exterior surfaces and hardware. Replacement removes the existing cabinets and installs new cabinet boxes. The appropriate option depends on cabinet condition, layout goals, desired design changes, and the work required around the cabinets.

How to Compare Cabinet Refacing Companies

Ask each company to describe its measurement process, product options, written scope, installation responsibilities, warranty terms, material availability, and scheduling process. Compare whether the estimates include the same doors, drawer fronts, finishes, hardware, trim, preparation, installation, cleanup, and related work. Clarify how changes will be documented before approving a project.

Online cost ranges can provide general context, but they cannot account for the measurements, selections, cabinet condition, and site requirements of a specific kitchen. A written estimate prepared after an on-site review is the appropriate basis for comparing proposals.

Review Kitchen Cabinet Refacing Options

Cabinet Reface Direct provides residential and commercial cabinet refacing consultations. Our team reviews the existing cabinets, discusses design and hardware options, measures the project, and prepares a written estimate for the proposed work.

Learn more about kitchen cabinet refacing, call Cabinet Reface Direct Manhattan at 646-681-2715, or use the contact form to request a consultation.