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Cabinet refacingupgrades a kitchenor bathroom without the high cost or disruption of complete cabinet replacement.
On average, a full-size kitchen with about 30 feet of cabinets costs $8,300 for cabinet refacing.
How Does Cabinet Refacing Work?
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Cabinet refacingkeeps the cabinet boxes and drawers whilereplacing cabinet doors, drawer fronts, and hardware.
Wood or laminate veneer is applied to all visible areas of the cabinet boxes.
Cabinet refacing takes about five days and is done on-site in your kitchen or bathroom.
Cost by Material
Wood veneer and laminate are the most common materials for cabinet refacing.
The two materials not only cost differentlythey also give the kitchen or bath a different look and feel.
Solid, cut-to-size 1/4-inch-thick hardwood panels are applied to cabinet sides and other large areas.
Thin pressure-sensitive veneer (PSV) made of natural wood is cut on-site and applied to cabinet faces.
Wood veneer refacing blends well with traditional or classic styles.
Much like wood veneer, 1/4-inch-thick laminate panels are pre-cut off-site and then applied to cabinet sides.
Heat- or pressure-sensitive veneer is applied to cabinet faces.
Laminate veneer in solid colors complements modern or contemporary styles.
Most wall cabinets are 32 or 36 inches tall, leaving agap at the top of the cabinets.
But yourcabinets may run to the ceiling.
Pantry cabinets may be 96 inches tall.
Cabinet refacing companies typically will re-install crown molding or install new crown molding.
Or,install crown molding on the cabinetsby yourself for about $50 per 6 linear feet.
Refacing vs. Repair vs. ## Cabinet Repair and Painting
Painting kitchen cabinets costsbetween $30 and $60 per linear foot.
Many cabinet painting projects involve minor repairs, such as filling cracks or replacing hinges.
Cabinet painting is DIY-friendly, and clean cabinets in good condition can even bepainted without sanding.
Stock cabinets permit few design variations and cost $150 to $300 per linear foot.
Semi-custom cabinets come in set dimensions but have many design and style choices.
These cost up to $650 per linear foot.
It’s also a good solution for cabinets with poor doors and drawer fronts since they are replaced.
Some materials are sent to the landfill with cabinet refacing, but far less than with cabinet replacement.
Cabinet hinges and drawer slides are usually replaced, so there is a minor functional improvement.
Budget-friendly
Less disruptive
Less waste
No structural improvement
Layout not changed
Few functional improvements
DIY vs. Pressure-sensitive wood veneer for the cabinet sides costs about $4 to $6 per square foot.
Hot-melt edge banding for some narrow sections costs about $20 to $30 for 50 linear feet.
Edge banding can be applied with an ordinary clothes iron.
Veneering on the narrow sections of cabinet faces is particularly difficult.
Cabinet refacing companies will not repair the cabinet boxes.
Holiday periods typically are light periods for home improvement work.
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