Replace your Kitchen Cabinet Doors

Published: October 14, 2020

Are you thinking about updating your kitchen? If so we think you should consider replacing your kitchen cabinet doors to give your kitchen that updated look at a fraction of the cost. New cabinet doors are one of the quickest changes you can make to your kitchen that will give it the look of a major facelift. By updating just your kitchen cabinet doors you can save yourself money and the hassle of removing and mounting new boxes by keeping the existing cabinet boxes in place and just mounting the new doors on them.

Replacing Cabinet Doors vs Entire Cabinet

Updating your kitchen cabinets can be a big financial decision with stock cabinets ranging from $160 to $380 per linear foot to custom cabinets ranging from $700 to $1,000 per linear foot. To put this in perspective updating your kitchen with stock or prefab cabinets can run you from $3,200 to $8,500, while going with custom cabinets can range north of $12,000. These total estimates all depend on the size and layout of your kitchen.

When updating or renovating your kitchen replacing all of the cabinets can consume at least half your budget and replacing the just the doors will give you the impact you're looking for at a fraction of the cost.

Things to Consider

Before you get started you will want to assess the condition of your existing cabinet boxes to see if any or all will need to be replaced. When it comes to replacing the cabinet doors in your kitchen you may opt to also replace the drawer fronts to match your new cabinet doors.

Why you Should Reface Instead of Replace

Save Time and Money Replacing cabinet doors and drawer fronts is a simple and something you can do yourself, and will save you the hassle and money of finding and hiring a contractor to install new cabinets.
Fewer Materials As we mentioned before replacing the entire cabinet can add up, not only are you buying all new cabinets which are costly but you are also paying someone to remove the existing cabinets and install the new ones.
Simple Measuring Measuring for new cabinet doors and drawer fronts is simple, if you're replacing your existing cabinet doors and drawer fronts then all you need to provide is the width and height.
Environmentally Friendly Ordering and replacing just the cabinet doors and drawer fronts is also good for environment as you're not throwing away all of your cabinets in a landfill.
Continued Use of Your Kitchen Most importantly, if you are only changing the cabinet doors and drawer fronts you will still have access and use your kitchen!