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Three Ways to Update Your Cabinets
You have three real options for updating kitchen cabinets: painting, refacing, or full replacement. Cabinet painting costs $3,000 to $6,000 and keeps your existing doors and boxes. We clean, sand, prime, and apply 2 to 3 coats of cabinet-grade paint. Refacing costs $7,000 to $12,000. We replace the doors and drawer fronts and apply new veneer to the frames. Full replacement costs $15,000 to $30,000. We remove everything and install brand new cabinets. Each option has its place depending on what your cabinets need.
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When to Paint, Reface, or Replace
Paint when your cabinet boxes and doors are solid but the color is dated. This is the most common scenario in Miami homes from the 80s and 90s. Reface when your boxes are solid but the door style itself is outdated. Maybe you have raised-panel doors and want flat shaker style. Replace when the boxes are falling apart, the layout needs to change, or you want soft-close hinges and pull-out drawers built in. If your cabinets are warped, water damaged, or the particle board is swelling from Miami humidity, replacement is the way to go.
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Cost Comparison at a Glance
Cabinet painting: $3,000 to $6,000, done in 5 to 7 days. Cabinet refacing: $7,000 to $12,000, done in 1 to 2 weeks. Full replacement: $15,000 to $30,000, done in 3 to 5 weeks. For most Miami homeowners with structurally sound cabinets, painting gives you the biggest visual change for the lowest cost. If you want to change the door style without the expense of full replacement, refacing splits the difference. We can help you figure out which option makes sense during a free estimate. We look at your cabinet construction and give you an honest recommendation.