Cabinet Refacing Project Planning

With plenty of cabinet door styles to choose from, buying your kitchen cabinet doors online is an affordable alternative that can save you loads of time and energy.

If new kitchen cabinet doors and drawer fronts alone won't complete the job to your satisfaction, the option of refacing your existing cabinets is a great way to coordinate your existing kitchen cabinets with new kitchen cabinet doors and drawer fronts.

Before You Begin!
Choose your hinges before you order your new kitchen cabinet doors.

We recommend the Blum 120 degree Inserta hinge with a 3mm face frame clip.

Step #1: Choose your style and buy your new kitchen cabinet doors and drawer fronts.

Update your cabinetry by ordering cabinet  doors and drawer fronts that match the fit and finish of your existing cabinetry. You can make your own doors and drawer fronts, or have them custom-made and order them online.

Note: Cabinet drawers that are in good condition may need only to have their drawer glides replaced. If the replacement of broken drawer glides is necessary, you'll need to replace them.

Step #2: Choose Your Refacing Alternative
Once you've selected your new cabinet doors and drawer front styles, you can decide on a  refacing alternative to match.

Veneer and wood surfaces or Rigid Thermal Foil (RTF) laminate are suggested refacing methods.

For the look and feel of a wood surface, Pressure Sensitive Adhesive (PSA) wood veneer is recommended.

Door and drawer fronts of solid wood or matching PSA wood veneers are available in red oak, cherry, maple, ash, and hickory. Or, a matte white finish is available in a durable RTF laminate on a solid MDF core. The advantages of each are listed below.

Advantages of Wood Cabinet Doors 
Wood offers the beauty, elegance, depth and texture that can only come from a natural wooden surface. Wood covering can be easily installed with a Pressure Sensitive Adhesive (PSA) wood veneer that perfectly matches your cabinet doors and drawer styles. PSA Veneers are self-adhering and offer "peel and stick" simplicity.

Because there are no messy glues or cements cleanup is fast and easy. For extra durability around corners, solid wood are available. However, solid wood will require more work and expense. Plywood panel doors are a select grade with solid wooden face frames for long lasting and durability

Advantages of RTF or Ridged Thermal Foil Cabinet Doors 
RTF technology is a flexible and durable vinyl foil laminate that is pressure molded over a lasting substrate. A state-of-the-art laminating process creates a surface that is many times more rugged and hardier than paint or finish. It can be molded into a wide range of styles such as raised panel or cathedral arches. This is an excellent alternative for a durable and washable matte finish.

Step #3: The Refacing Process
Once you've completed the most difficult part of the project - that is, choosing the style of replacement of your kitchen cabinet doors and drawers that you want, measuring them and place an order, so the installation process can begin.

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