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Kitchen Cabinets: Reface Or Replace?
Homeowners often wonder whether they should replace their kitchen cabinets or reface them.
To decide whether your kitchen remodeling job warrants refacing or replacing your cabinets, take the short quiz below:
Have others in your neighborhood remodeled their kitchen in the past few years (keeping up w/ the Jones)?
1. No
2. Yes
How much longer will you remain in your house?
1. One year or less
2. More than 5 years
3. We're not leaving, ever!
Why are you remodeling the kitchen?
1. Need a fresh new appearance
2. Need more counter top work space
3. Need more storage or need to add an 'eat in space'
4. Need new appliances
5. Replace worn/broken things: kitchen cabinet doors adhering, etc.
Is the value of your home going up?
1. No
2. Yes
If you answered any of these questions with answer 1., then refacing your cabinets, rather than replacing them, may be the best solution.
Otherwise, your best bet is to buy new cabinets.
What Does Cabinet Refacing Entail?
"Refacing" means replacing doors and drawer fronts and putting a veneer onto the old cabinetry to improve the look. Some refacers also replace the drawers and glide system and add other features like new knobs and carousels that add new functionality to your kitchen.
Benefits of Refacing Your Kitchen Cabinets
* Costs less than cupboard replacement
* Fresh, new appearance for your cupboards
* More agreeable or environment that is up to date
* Potentially interior functional features for additional price
Appealing to prospective home buyers
Common Issues with Kitchen Cabinet Refacing
* Existing traffic, storage and workspace issues are not resolved.
* Future changes to floor plan means buying new cabinets anyway. The same goes for wallpaper and floor coverings.
* You can't change the functionality of your cabinets - such as adding a wine cooler or dishwasher, etc.
* Inside of cupboard usually stays the same
* Warranties are for new materials only. The entire cabinet system is not covered.
Benefits of Replacing Your Cabinets
* You can improve workflow, traffic and storage areas.
* You can upgrade your sink and countertops.
* Upgrade to a stronger, more durable cabinet system.
* More look and feel options, such as solid wood face frames rather than veneer placed on the surface.
* Upgrade the room's function by adding new appliances and work spaces
* The entire cabinet system is warrantied.
Best Advice
When the increase in home value of a cabinet upgrade is taken into account, the total cost difference between replacing and refacing kitchen cabinets is often not that much.
Replacing cabinets allows you to upgrade your appliances, sinks, countertops and floor covering, which means the value added to your home's market price is greater.
Sometimes, the difference between these two options is as little as 10%.
Choose wisely!
To decide whether your kitchen remodeling job warrants refacing or replacing your cabinets, take the short quiz below:
Have others in your neighborhood remodeled their kitchen in the past few years (keeping up w/ the Jones)?
1. No
2. Yes
How much longer will you remain in your house?
1. One year or less
2. More than 5 years
3. We're not leaving, ever!
Why are you remodeling the kitchen?
1. Need a fresh new appearance
2. Need more counter top work space
3. Need more storage or need to add an 'eat in space'
4. Need new appliances
5. Replace worn/broken things: kitchen cabinet doors adhering, etc.
Is the value of your home going up?
1. No
2. Yes
If you answered any of these questions with answer 1., then refacing your cabinets, rather than replacing them, may be the best solution.
Otherwise, your best bet is to buy new cabinets.
What Does Cabinet Refacing Entail?
"Refacing" means replacing doors and drawer fronts and putting a veneer onto the old cabinetry to improve the look. Some refacers also replace the drawers and glide system and add other features like new knobs and carousels that add new functionality to your kitchen.
Benefits of Refacing Your Kitchen Cabinets
* Costs less than cupboard replacement
* Fresh, new appearance for your cupboards
* More agreeable or environment that is up to date
* Potentially interior functional features for additional price
Appealing to prospective home buyers
Common Issues with Kitchen Cabinet Refacing
* Existing traffic, storage and workspace issues are not resolved.
* Future changes to floor plan means buying new cabinets anyway. The same goes for wallpaper and floor coverings.
* You can't change the functionality of your cabinets - such as adding a wine cooler or dishwasher, etc.
* Inside of cupboard usually stays the same
* Warranties are for new materials only. The entire cabinet system is not covered.
Benefits of Replacing Your Cabinets
* You can improve workflow, traffic and storage areas.
* You can upgrade your sink and countertops.
* Upgrade to a stronger, more durable cabinet system.
* More look and feel options, such as solid wood face frames rather than veneer placed on the surface.
* Upgrade the room's function by adding new appliances and work spaces
* The entire cabinet system is warrantied.
Best Advice
When the increase in home value of a cabinet upgrade is taken into account, the total cost difference between replacing and refacing kitchen cabinets is often not that much.
Replacing cabinets allows you to upgrade your appliances, sinks, countertops and floor covering, which means the value added to your home's market price is greater.
Sometimes, the difference between these two options is as little as 10%.
Choose wisely!