Update Your Cabinets Without Replacing the Boxes

If your cabinet doors are scuffed or the wood finish looks orange and dated, but the boxes themselves are still square and sturdy, refacing gives you the appearance of new cabinetry without the cost of tearing out and rebuilding the entire framework. In Abbeville, where older kitchens often have solid wood boxes that outlast their doors, replacing just the visible parts updates the room in a fraction of the time a full remodel would take.

C & J Roofing and Home Improvement installs new cabinet doors, drawer fronts, and hardware, and applies veneer or paint to the cabinet boxes so the finish matches. You can switch from raised-panel doors to flat-front, add soft-close hinges and drawer glides, or change the color entirely from dark stain to painted white or gray. Custom storage solutions like pull-out trays and drawer dividers get added during the process if you want to make the interiors more organized.

If you are tired of looking at worn cabinet doors but do not want to gut the kitchen, contact us to go over refacing options in Abbeville.

Refacing starts with removing the old doors, drawer fronts, and hardware, then applying veneer or paint to the cabinet boxes and end panels. In Abbeville, humidity can cause veneer to lift if it is not installed correctly, so the surface gets cleaned and primed before the new material goes on. Hinges get replaced with concealed soft-close versions that stop doors from slamming, and drawer glides get swapped for full-extension models if the old ones are worn.

Once the new doors are installed and the boxes are refinished, your kitchen will look updated without the dust and disruption of a full cabinet replacement. The cabinet interiors stay the same unless you add organizers, and the layout of the room does not change, so the work usually finishes in a few days instead of a few weeks.

Refacing does not fix structural problems like sagging shelves or water-damaged boxes, so if the cabinet frames are warped or falling apart, replacement makes more sense. If you want to change the layout or add an island, refacing the existing cabinets and building the new pieces to match keeps the look consistent. The finish on the new doors will match the veneer or paint on the boxes, and hardware pulls the whole thing together, so choosing handles and knobs that fit the style you are going for matters as much as the door design.

Most homeowners want to know how long refacing takes and whether the new finish will hold up, so the following questions address durability, timing, and what happens if the cabinet boxes are not in good shape.

C & J Roofing and Home Improvement brings door samples and hardware options to your home in Abbeville so you can compare finishes and styles before ordering. If your cabinet boxes are solid but the doors look tired, get in touch to go over refacing and upgrade options.