When your kitchen cabinets are scratched and beat up, what are your alternatives? Here at BuildRite LLC we have all the options available for you and your new kitchen.
Not long ago, the only alternative to cabinet replacement was to paint the cabinets—an adequate substitute but difficult when you are confronted with largely unpaintable thermofoil cabinets. Now, cabinet refacing and cabinet replacement are both equally viable options when your cabinets are looking the worse for wear.
Cabinet refacing has been around for a long time at Build Rite LLC. Essentially it is wood-veneering taken to the next level—but cabinet refacing as a cottage industry is new. Since cabinet refacing is a close substitute for replacement, the differences tend to blur. The main difference is that refaced cabinets have a look that is new, but the cabinet boxes, and therefore the entire cabinet layout, are not new.
What Cabinet Refacing Is
Pros
- Less expensive than replacement
- Cabinets don’t end up in the landfill; more environmentally friendly
- Less mess and disruption
Cons
- Cabinet boxes must be in good shape
- All boxes remain the same size and in the same locations
- Insides aren’t refaced
Cabinet refacing consists of two major components: one, installation of new drawer fronts and cabinet doors; two, veneering of the cabinet boxes. In addition, we install new cabinet hardware .
The insides of the cabinets usually remain the same.
What Cabinet Replacement Is
Pros
- Lets you add more space, if needed
- Better resale value
- Allows you to completely re-think your kitchen
Cons
- More expensive than refacing
- Huge disruption
- Trashes potentially functional cabinets
With cabinet replacement, we remove all of the existing cabinets.
Experienced installers at Build Rite LLC set and precisely level your base cabinets, a critical task to ensure that counters remain level enough so that the eggs don’t roll.
Improperly leveled bases might result in counters cracking years down the road. Wall cabinets are hung. Doors and hardware are installed.
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Ready to start your perfect kitchen cabinets project? BuildRite LLC can help. Contact our experts at BuildRite LLC.