The
main idea behind kitchen cabinet refacing starts
when you start getting little bit tired about the look
of your formerly so modern looking kitchen. From changing
the entire kitchen to only refacing
many
different options are available. This article would like
to give you some clues on how to get
the remodeling process sorted out beforehand and
get a better feel of what you can expect after its done.
Without any doubt, cabinet refacing is a very simple and fast approach
of getting a new fresh look into one of the most used
parts of your home.
Before
you get into kitchen
remodeling or refacing make sure you see the pros and cons of this approach,
compared to changing the entire kitchen.
Advantages
of refacing
- Refacing and exchange work on your kitchen cabinet
will be done within a very short time. The actual process
of changing the fronts of your drawers and doors, together
with applying the new surface to the outside of the
cabinets is usually done within a day or two. Without
lots of dusty work, as little to no adaptation is necessary.
- It is a rather cheap way of getting a totally fresh
look into your kitchen, compared to the investment
in a new kitchen.
The
backside
- Only the look changes. As simple as this, with changing
of the fronts of the kitchen, the cabinets and all
kitchen appliances still stay the same. So think about
that old oven which is now over 20 years old and ask
yourself if you still want to use it, even after you
changed the kitchen
design completely.
If
you think about cabinet remodeling,
make sure you understand that the result will be a
fresh new looking kitchen, with the same cabinets distribution
and appliances. “So you might as well think about
changing that old kitchen exhaust hood as well at the
same time”.
Steps to get your kitchen refaced
- Find different cabinet makers or kitchen cabinet
refacing companies around your area and invite them
at your house. Most of the companies have franchisers
all over the country, so have a look on the web and
at your local yellow pages. Make sure you get at least
three different once giving you a quote.
- Work together with them, get some ideas and have
them set up a kitchen design plan or if possible get
some kind of 3D picture of what your kitchen would
look like after the refacing. Today many refacing companies
offer this kind of computer generated kitchen plan.
Make sure you are not just thinking about the optical
changes like drawer fronts and doors
or islands,
but also if there is any need to change further hardware.
Like drawer guides, hinges and cabinet shelf boards.
- Compare
the different cost estimates, have a look on the
quality of material they are offering and the timeframe
they are planning the work will need. Than choose
the one out of the refacing companies which you like
most and go for it.
- Usually
the work will be done in one or two days, depending
on the size of the kitchen. It consists of changing
drawer and door fronts, changing the kitchen top
(if needed) and reworking the outsides of the cabinets.
So
after the entire process, with
changing drawer fronts, doors and putting a new kitchen
top in, you will have this feeling of beautiful new kitchen.
Make sure you spend some extra money and effort in upgrading
drawer slides as well. In case you need to upgrade some
of your kitchen appliances, you may also want to do it
right at the same time as your kitchen cabinet refacing
process.
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