Cabinet Refacing Prices: From Start to Finish
By Leslie A.M.RefacingCabinet.com Columnist
If you choose to make resurfacing kitchen cabinets a do-it-yourself project, go through all of the cabinet refacing supplies to determine your cabinet refacing costs.
What is Cabinet Refacing?
Cabinet refacing is simply putting a new look on your old cabinets. This can be accomplished in a few ways:
- Purchasing replacement kitchen cabinet doors. Just take off the old and put on the new. You can buy these finished or bare.
- Resurfacing kitchen cabinets. If the doors and cabinet boxes are in good shape, apply a fresh coat of paint or stain, or cover with veneer.
Cabinet Refacing Supplies
If you are a seasoned do-it-yourselfer and have many tools on-hand, then you can take off your list of cabinet refacing prices the cost of an electric sander and some other items you might have in your garage--good quality paint brushes and paint thinner for cleaning them, a few tack cloths, some wood fill, and a face mask to avoid breathing dust when sanding.
If you aren't so handy, all of those cabinet refacing supplies will add to your costs. Then there are the actual materials that will transform your kitchen--the paint, stain, or veneer and the hardware.
Cabinet Refacing Costs: Don't Forget the Hardware
The hardware for your cabinet refacing project is not the cost of the screwdriver and hammer. The hardware that will make your kitchen come to life are the handles, drawer pulls and hinges that you choose. Depending on your choices, hardware could be your biggest expense.
Before you start your kitchen tune up, estimate all of your cabinet refacing prices. Call professional cabinet refacers for a bid, too, so you have an idea of what you are saving and whether it makes sense to do-it-yourself.
About The Author
Leslie A.M. Smith lives in a 1929 house in Long Beach, California. When she isn't fixing things and redecorating, she is a freelance writer and public relations consultant.
