Is it better to reface or replace kitchen cabinets

Q: Is it better to reface or replace kitchen cabinets?

Refacing is the better choice when the cabinet boxes are sound and you like the layout; replacing is better when the boxes are damaged, the layout needs to change, or you want different storage. The deciding question is whether the boxes stay. Refacing covers the existing face frames and sides with new veneer and adds new doors, drawer fronts and hardware. It usually takes less time, and the counters can often stay. In Mountain View it also skips the permit: the City says refacing existing cabinets doesn't require one, while replacing cabinets does. Replacement allows new sizes, a new configuration and better drawers, and it often brings new counters with it. Ask for two written prices on the same kitchen, one for each option, to see the actual difference.

Refacing covers the existing face frames and sides with new veneer and adds new doors, drawer fronts and hardware. It usually takes less time, and the counters can often stay. In Mountain View it also skips the permit: the City says refacing existing cabinets doesn't require one, while replacing cabinets does.

Replacement allows new sizes, a new configuration and better drawers, and it often brings new counters with it. Ask for two written prices on the same kitchen, one for each option, to see the actual difference.

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