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Can The Layout Of The Kitchen Cabinets Be Changed?
The overall goal of kitchen cabinet refacing is to provide a cost effective alternative to completely remodeling your kitchen. Cabinet refacing allows the home owner to retain their existing kitchen layout with the possibility to add additional cabinets or a center island. By leaving the existing skeletal frame of your cabinets intact, we minimize time and amount of work necessary to update your kitchen.
Who Installs the Products?
All of our home improvement products are installed by licensed, bonded and insured professionals. Every installer goes through a comprehensive training course to ensure your installation looks professional and is completed in a timely manner.
Can I Install Glass Door Kitchen Cabinets?
Yes, glass doors are available to provide a distinct decorative appeal to homeowners wanting more than a basic cabinet door. To complement the visual appeal, a greater amount of natural and artificial light is retained by the glass doors, helping to highlight the kitchen-space. Glass doors allow you to display specialty items such as wine glasses or decorative china.
Can I Reface a Portion of My Cabinets?
When refacing your kitchen, US Remodelers recommends replacing all of your existing cabinets with a complete set of new doors, drawers and matching veneers. When attempting to match existing doors, it can prove very difficult to recreate an exact match of the existing door's color.
Having off-colored cabinetry in the most trafficked portion of your home can diminish the overall aesthetic appeal of the room. However, if you replace the doors, drawers and cover the frame with a matching veneer, you are guaranteed to enjoy a beautiful kitchen custom designed to your taste. Complement the cabinets with a new countertop to create the dream kitchen you’ve always desired.
Can I Install Additional Cabinets or a Center Island?
Yes, one of the benefits of cabinet refacing is the ability to add-on to your existing kitchen layout. In conjunction with refacing your existing cabinets, the refacing process allows you to extend your cabinets or install a matching center island to provide extra storage and work space.
How Much Does Kitchen Cabinet Refacing Cost?
Every kitchen is unique and requires measuring and inspecting the existing cabinetry in order to provide an accurate estimate. If you would like to read about factors that contribute to the overall cost of your project, please visit our blog post, How Much Does Kitchen Cabinet Refacing Cost?.
How Long Does it Take to Install Cabinet Refacing?
From the time we begin the installation, it normally takes 3-5 days. However, this really depends upon the size of your kitchen and the amount of additional work required.
Can I Continue to Use my Kitchen During the Refacing Process?
Yes! Kitchen cabinet refacing is an unobtrusive kitchen upgrade that enables the homeowner to utilize their kitchen even during the refacing process.
Are Cabinet Door Hinges Replaced During the Refacing Process?
Yes, all of the cabinet’s hinges are replaced during kitchen cabinet refacing. Homeowners should choose wisely when selecting from various types of hinges.
Your choice should be dictated by the degree of visual exposure associated with the hinge. For example, some cabinet hinges are completely hidden, i.e. they are installed on the inside of the cabinet door. Others hinges are partially or fully visible and demand careful selection, since they should be chosen from a practical yet stylish perspective. Such hinges should be compatible with the existing / future décor of the room.
Installation should always be completed by a professional, as it is extremely difficult to ensure level and evenly spaced cabinet doors without the proper tools and training.
