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Can You Reface Laminate Cabinets?

Yes, laminate cabinets can be refaced as long as the cabinet boxes are in good shape. But if the cabinet boxes are weak or damaged, you may need to replace your cabinets altogether.

In this article, we’ll go over:

Need a cabinet refacing quote? Contact us online or call 480-641-9611 and we’ll send one of our experts to your home for a free consultation.

What’s included in a refacing

With a cabinet refacing, a professional will:

  1. Remove existing cabinet doors and drawer fronts. With a refacing, you’ll get brand new doors. The contractor will also strip and sand your cabinet boxes to prepare them for the new finish of your choosing.
  2. Apply the new finish. The contractor will coat your cabinet boxes in the new finish and apply the same finish to your new doors and drawer fronts.
  3. Install new doors and drawer fronts. The contractor will also install any upgraded hardware you chose, like new cabinet pulls or soft-close hinges or drawer tracks.

The cabinet refacing process usually takes about a week and may differ by a few days, depending on which company you go with.

DIY vs professional cabinet refacing

The cost of a professional cabinet refacing can range between $5,000 and $15,000. The cost of the project will increase with:

Wondering if you can do the job yourself and save some money?

You might save a little money upfront with a DIY cabinet refacing, but we wouldn’t recommend doing the job yourself.

Why? Well, a professional cabinet refacing includes:

  1. Better quality finishes and professional guarantees. Professionals will have access to a range of high-quality finishes you likely can’t find at home improvement stores. For example, Cabinet Coatings uses only the strongest finishes to reface cabinets. They’re so durable, we back our finishes with a 5-year guarantee. If they chip, crack or fade before then, we’ll come back and redo the work at no cost to you.
  2. An inspection to catch structural problems. A professional will inspect your cabinets before refacing them to make sure they’re in good enough shape to be refaced (i.e. they’re not molding, warped or rotting from water damage, etc.). You may have to replace the cabinets if they’re in too bad of shape.
  3. A quick turnaround time. Even if you know what you’re doing, refacing the cabinets yourself could easily take several weeks to a month. Most professionals can get the job done between 3 and 5 days if you can plan ahead.

Cabinet refacing finish options

In terms of choosing a finish to match the look and feel you want for your cabinets, your options are virtually endless.

But when choosing a finish type, you essentially have 3 options:

  1. Laminate: You’re probably pretty familiar with the pros and cons of plastic laminate cabinets. To reface cabinets, the laminate is essentially melted on to provide a water-resistant seal. While you have a lot of color and texture options, the finish tends to start chipping after just a few years.
  2. Veneers: Veneers are super thin sheets of wood that are adhered to your cabinets. Veneers come in a range of tree types—maple, oak and cherry, to name a few—and can be stained to just about any color you want. Like laminate, veneers can easily chip or peel not long after it’s applied. (That’s just one of many reasons we’d never use veneers on your cabinets.)
  3. Water-borne coating: Some companies, like Cabinet Coatings, prefer to use an ultra-durable coating (available in almost any color) that’s sprayed onto the cabinets. These coatings are waterproof and strong enough to last years.

To get the most out of your cabinet refacing, we recommend going with a durable finish that will make your refacing last as long as possible.

To learn more about how long a typical refacing lasts, visit our blog “How Long Does Refacing Last?”

When it’s time to replace your cabinets

You’re better off replacing instead of refacing your kitchen cabinets if:

Learn more about when to replace your cabinets in our blog “Reface or Replace: Which is Best for My Cabinets? An Arizona Pro Explains.”

Need a quote to reface your laminate cabinets?

Schedule an appointment online or call us at 480-641-9611. One of our finishing pros will give you a free in-home or virtual consultation and same-day, upfront quote. We’ll help you find the right finish to reface your laminate cabinets and refresh your home.

Chuck Derouen

For 20 plus years chuck has been helping homeowners make decisions on how to bring new life into their kitchens. Most homeowners know what they want but don’t know how to communicate it. When chuck does the in-home consultation he draws from the client and uses his expertise to help them bring their imagination to life (achieve the look they imagine.) Chuck dubs himself a “professional mind maker upper.”

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When you buy new cabinet doors to reface your kitchen cabinets you will dramatically improve the look of your kitchen. You can turn an old, dark kitchen into a bright, modern space and achieve the style and overall look you’ve been dreaming about. We offer cabinet accessories as well, so you can complete your look and get exactly the kitchen cabinets you want. Discover your options below.

Kitchen Cupboard Refacing

We offer more than just the cabinet doors. Consider your options among a wide range of mouldings, available in styles like classic, country and modern. Our wooden cabinet posts can help you achieve that gorgeous farmhouse kitchen look or something more timeless. Corbels can add the character you’re looking for, in the wood species and colors that match your new cabinet doors. Plus, we have the practical hinges you need to finish the project.

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Wood is a classic, elegant material for your cabinets. Choose solid wood to get a longer lifespan from your cabinet doors. Even our painted doors have a solid maple wood frame, with an HDF center panel. You have various style options to choose from, including doors with timeless and modern bevels, or flat options in a wide variety of solid colours and stains. You can have a farmhouse-style kitchen with shaker doors, timeless flat doors finished in a warm Acadia white or off-white, or satin white for a bright white kitchen. Or, try something a bit more traditional with a classic raised panel door in muslin. You have a lot of different options when you choose DIY wood cabinet refacing, and they will last a long time, which is why selecting a timeless style is always a good idea.

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Thermofoil is a great option if you want a more modern or contemporary look for your kitchen. Thermofoil is a very affordable material that also resists warping. Try something a little out-of-the-box by choosing a dark shade for your thermofoil cabinets, like portuna grey and high gloss black. These bold colours look great on the thermofoil slab doors You can also aim for a minimalist and trendy look in satin white. If your kitchen has another bold feature, like a unique countertop material, white thermofoil will keep the emphasis on that interesting feature.

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Laminate cabinets are affordable, but that’s not the only benefit they offer. High-quality laminate doors have an MDF or pressboard core provides that the durability you’re looking for. The exterior material won’t just be beautiful, it also can be stain-resistant, simple to care for, and warp-resistant. Laminate cabinets are available in a huge range of styles and colours. You can achieve essentially any style you’re looking for with laminate. Laminate doors will have their own color options different from the wood color options available, view our laminate colour options today.

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MDF and chipboard cladding: which facade is better?

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The most popular materials used in the manufacture of furniture are chipboard and medium-density fiber coating, simply speaking, chipboard and MDF. They have earned their popularity due to their durability, practicality, affordable price and durability. Chipboard and MDF cladding can be made from both natural materials, such as natural veneer, and synthetic materials, such as laminate or melamine. nine0003

Veneer - the beauty and style of your furniture

Natural veneer is considered to be the most luxurious and solid material for facing. It is made from a thin cut of wood of such species as oak, walnut, alder and others. A lacquer coating is necessarily applied over the veneer, which not only protects it from damage, but also gives the furniture an expensive look, as if it were made of solid wood. For these purposes, polyurethane or acrylic varnishes are used. Polyurethane varnishes are applied by spraying, but when applying acrylic varnishes, the roller method is used. In addition, the surface of the veneer can be painted before varnishing, or decorative images can be applied. nine0003

The main advantage of veneer is its high level of environmental friendliness. The price of veneered furniture is much lower than the cost of similar products made from solid wood, but it is still quite an expensive coating. However, in this case, the quality and appearance clearly justify the investment.

Furniture with veneered veneer will last quite a long time with proper use and good care. To maintain the proper appearance and condition of veneered furniture, it is necessary to wipe it with a dry cloth without the use of polishing agents that contain alcohol or solvent, avoid large temperature fluctuations and a strong increase in humidity. nine0003

Laminate and melamine - profitable and effective

Laminate is one of the most common synthetic types of furniture lining. Such a coating is applied to chipboard panels under the influence of pressure and high temperature or by laminating, when hard paper-resin films are glued onto the panel. This type of cladding has both its pros and cons. The latter include a relatively short period of operation. As for the strengths of the laminate - the material does not fade in the sun and it is enough to simply remove various types of pollution from it. nine0003

Speaking about this type of furniture cladding, like melamine, it is worth remembering that despite the affordable price, this coating has a fairly diverse color palette. But at the same time, melamine is very thin, which does not allow hiding all kinds of defects. It repeats the shape of the surface one to one, so that any dents and scratches of the base material obtained during the production process will be clearly visible.

Another artificial substitute for natural veneer is PVC film applied to MDF by means of a vacuum press. It is thicker than melamine, which makes surface imperfections less noticeable, while the range of available shades is quite diverse. An important advantage of this type of cladding is the possibility of designing profile products. The disadvantage is that the likelihood of delamination increases over time. nine0003

Furniture manufacturers offer customers a wide range of materials, knowledge of the pros and cons of which will help to make the right choice. When purchasing furniture from a manufacturer, whether it is a serial or exclusive model, you can be sure of its reliability and quality.


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90,000 laminates for the balcony or loggia, floor and walls with laminate

lamates are applied as dumpling coverage not only in living rooms, it is also perfect for finishing the floor on a balcony or loggia. The material has a number of qualities - reliability, moisture resistance, ease of cleaning, long service life, a wide selection of colors and textures. nine0003

Laminate is used only on glazed balconies and loggias. Rainfall on the surface is unacceptable.

If there is no glazing and there is no protection of the premises from the effects of negative natural factors, it is worth choosing a more stable coating - tiles or linoleum.

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  4. Support panel HDF
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Benefits of laminate:

High strength for compression

A shock -resistant surface

Light cleaning

can be laid on a warm floor

does not accumulate static electricity

There are no problems with animals

Chemicals

Damage to damage from cigarettes

Ease of removal of spots

Does not fade

Environmentally friendly

Recommended by the Allergy Asthma Association

Balcony laminate selection

Manufacturers offer a wide range of laminate colors and textures. You can choose an option for any interior. A full catalog will be provided to you by a measuring engineer.

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Underfloor heating on the balcony

Laminate is an excellent floor covering for underfloor heating!

When installing an electric underfloor heating on a balcony or loggia, the question of effective heat transfer arises. If the laminate is of good quality, it will not deform and crack from heat. At the same time, such a coating will have good thermal conductivity.

Underfloor heating laminate must comply with:

In order for underfloor heating to work as efficiently as possible, before laying it, it is necessary to ensure an even screed of the same thickness over the entire area of ​​\u200b\u200bthe room.

Wall laminate

The interior decoration of the walls of a balcony or loggia is of great aesthetic and practical importance. Using laminate, you will get an interior that will please you with a stylish modern design. This material is easy to install and does not require complex maintenance during operation. nine0003

Laminate finish does not require careful preparation of the walls and effectively masks unevenness. Your balcony will get a "new life", it will become cozy and beautiful.

Balcony and loggia laminate maintenance

Soft cloths, sponges, microfiber products are used for care.

Simple neutral pH detergents (soaps, gels, etc.) are suitable. nine0003

Laminate can be swept or vacuumed.

Do not use acidic or alkaline cleaners.

Abrasive (even gentle) agents will damage the surface of the laminate.

Hard brushes and other metal tools are excluded.

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