Cabinet Refacing Process – Kitchen Craftsman

The main weakness in most cabinet refacing jobs is the way the cabinet boxes are covered. Laminates and paper-thin wood veneers are commonly used in the industry, but in a kitchen environment with lots of heat and steam these adhesive-backed veneers may bubble or blister

To eliminate this problem, we install 3/16″ thick solid wood on the outside cabinet surfaces. The end result is a cabinet that is virtually indistinguishable from new custom cabinetry.

Here’s our cabinet refacing process:

Basic oak builder's grade cabinets that we will be refacing in solid cherry — Basic oak builder’s grade cabinets that we will be refacing in solid cherry

rosen2 — The cabinet doors and moldings have been removed, leaving just the cabinet boxes. No need to worry about emptying the cabinets.

These cabinet frames will be covered with 3/16″ thick solid cherry. We use precision woodworking equipment fitted with a dust collection system and all the cutting is done outside to keep any dust and noise away from the living area.

Here ere the cabinets covered in solid cherry with new crown and under-cabinet moldings installed — Here are the cabinets covered in solid cherry with new crown and under-cabinet moldings installed

The new cherry raised-panel doors have been installed with concealed hinges.

Cabinet modifications:

The most often-requested cabinet modification is converting lower cabinets into large, full-extension drawers.

IMG_20180324_162537550 — If you have 30″ wall cabinets, we can also build a bank of 12″ high cabinets to install on top of the wall cabinets, bring the overall height to 42″

IMG_20180326_113616973 — The new bank of cabinets is precisely built to line up with the frames of the cabinets below

IMG_20180330_122533301 — The cabinets are refaced with solid, factory finished maple and new doors extend all the way to the top

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