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Kitchen remodeling with cabinet installation and refacing in Houston typically costs between $4,500 and $19,000 depending on the size of the kitchen, the cabinet line you choose, and whether you’re refacing existing boxes or hanging brand-new ones. Refacing usually lands at 40 to 50 percent less than a full replacement because the cabinet boxes stay in place while doors, drawer fronts, and veneers get swapped out. Bradford Remodeling Co Houston handles both paths with the same discipline: a written price before work starts, a documented scope, and a one-year written guarantee on the finished job. Call (940) 289-7658 to talk through your kitchen.
If you’re at the start of a larger project, see how this fits into our Kitchen Remodeling in Houston work. Cabinet work is often the hinge point: get the boxes, faces, and hardware right, and the rest of the kitchen follows.
Most Houston homeowners we work with are not chasing the lowest bid. They’ve been through a no-show or a door-price surprise and they want the scope nailed down before a single tool comes out of the truck. That’s the way Curtis Lane runs this operation. The Garrison Standard means every price is in writing, every guarantee is signed, and the crew that shows up is background-checked and in uniform. No mystery subs, no numbers that move.
When You Need Cabinet Installation & Refacing
Here’s what pushes Houston homeowners toward cabinet work. If any of these sound familiar, you’re at the point where a decision needs to be made:
- Doors are delaminating or swollen from humidity. Houston’s climate beats on cabinet doors. MDF and particleboard cores absorb moisture through nicks and seams, and once a door starts to swell, it never goes back. We see this constantly in older kitchens in Meyerland and Timbergrove, where original cabinet faces have been fighting Gulf humidity for 20 years.
- Drawer slides are failing or seized. If you’re yanking a drawer and it jerks sideways or drops, the hardware is done. In a kitchen with decent cabinet boxes, refacing plus new undermount slides can restore function without tearing the whole room out.
- The layout works but the look is wrong. If you like where the sink, range, and refrigerator sit but hate the honey-oak look, refacing is the move. New doors, new drawer fronts, new veneer on the face frames, new hardware. The kitchen reads as brand-new without moving a single wall.
- You’re already renovating and want a clean start. Full installation makes sense when cabinet boxes are water-damaged, the layout is all wrong, or you’re doing a kitchen remodel. New KraftMaid or Wellborn boxes give you square corners, level runs, and a warranty on the cabinetry itself.
- Water damage has compromised the boxes. A slow leak under the sink that went unnoticed in a Memorial-area home can rot the base cabinet to the point where refacing won’t save it. If the substrate is compromised, you’re installing new.
- You want to address the soffits. Many Houston kitchens from the 80s and 90s have a dead space above the upper cabinets. Refacing won’t move a soffit, but an installation can reclaim that footprint with taller uppers. It’s the difference between cramped and squared away.
Our Cabinet Installation & Refacing Process
Here’s the order of operations. No ambiguity about what happens next.
- Measure and document. We pull dimensions, check cabinet box squareness, assess the wall substrate, and note where the rough plumbing and electrical land. If you’re refacing, we confirm the existing boxes are structurally sound before quoting. If the substrate is failing, we tell you then, not halfway through the job.
- Written price and written scope. You get a line-item price before any work starts. That includes cabinet line, materials, hardware, labor, haul-off, and the finish work. The number does not move at the door. If the scope changes because you change it, we re-quote in writing before proceeding.
- Order and verify materials. We work with documented name brands, KraftMaid and Wellborn among them, and we check the order against the manifest when it arrives. Wrong door profile or wrong hinge finish gets flagged before the crew starts, not after the old cabinets are on the trailer.
- Demo and prep. Old doors and drawers come off. For installation, boxes come out and the wall surfaces get checked for plumb, level, and flat. Bad framing or out-of-level floors get corrected before new boxes go in, because you cannot shim your way out of a half-inch dip and still call it squared away.
- Install and adjust. Cabinets are set, doors hung, drawers installed, hardware mounted. Every door gets adjusted to a consistent reveal. Tolerances matter. A door that’s an eighth off at the hinge reads as sloppy two weeks later when it starts rubbing.
- Close-out and the written guarantee. The site is cleaned, the scope is walked through with you, and you walk away with a signed copy of the 365-Day Done Right Promise. That’s a full-year written guarantee: if the work fails inside that window, we come back and correct it at no charge. No fine-print gymnastics.
Cabinet Installation & Refacing Pricing in Houston
We give real numbers here because you should not have to sit through a two-hour sales pitch to find out what a full kitchen remodeling project costs. The ranges below reflect Houston market pricing for mid-size kitchens. Yours will land somewhere in these bands depending on square footage, cabinet line, and whether you’re refacing or replacing.
| Scope | Typical Range in Houston | What drives the price |
|---|---|---|
| Refacing, standard kitchen (10-15 cabinets) | $4,500 – $9,000 | Door style, veneer type, hardware, existing box condition |
| Refacing, larger kitchen with island | $8,000 – $14,000 | Cabinet count, crown molding, soft-close upgrades |
| New cabinet installation, stock lines | $6,000 – $12,000 | Box count, layout complexity, finish level |
| New cabinet installation, semi-custom (KraftMaid, Wellborn) | $12,000 – $25,000 | Door profile, finish, interior accessories, hardware |
| Full kitchen cabinet replacement, upscale | $20,000 – $35,000+ | Custom sizing, specialty finishes, integrated panels |
What moves the number in cabinets & countertops work: the cabinet line you pick, the door profile, whether you want soft-close hinges and drawer slides, finish level on the veneer or paint, crown and trim work, and whether the existing walls need correction before new boxes go in. KraftMaid and Wellborn both publish warranty documentation, so you know what you’re getting from the manufacturer, and Bradford’s guarantee sits on top of that. We never ask you to take quality on faith. The spec sheet names the product.
Every estimate is free. You get the number in writing. Call (940) 289-7658 and we’ll get it scheduled.
FAQs – Cabinet Installation & Refacing
Is it cheaper to reface or replace cabinets?
Refacing is typically 40 to 50 percent cheaper than full replacement because the cabinet boxes stay installed, which saves on materials, demolition, and labor. The catch is that refacing only works when the boxes are structurally sound; if water damage or framing issues have compromised the substrate, replacement is the honest answer. Call (940) 289-7658 and we’ll tell you which one your kitchen actually needs, with a written price for whichever path applies.
How long does cabinet refacing take?
Most Houston kitchens with a solid kitchen design & layout are refaced in 3 to 5 working days, assuming the boxes are sound and the materials are in hand. Full installation runs longer, usually 5 to 10 working days depending on cabinet count and any wall correction work. We’ll give you a start date and a completion window in the written scope before the job opens, and we don’t leave your kitchen torn apart between phases.
Do you handle cabinet installation as part of a larger kitchen remodel?
Yes, cabinet installation is usually the spine of our Kitchen Remodeling in Houston work. We sequence it with countertop templating, plumbing rough-in, electrical, and finish work so the job flows in the right order. If you’re already planning a full kitchen renovation, cabinet work is quoted as part of the whole scope, not as a bolt-on surprise.
What guarantee do you put on cabinet work?
Every completed cabinet installation and refacing job carries the 365-Day Done Right Promise, a written one-year guarantee that says if the work fails within that window, Bradford Remodeling Co Houston returns and corrects it at no charge. You get a signed copy of that guarantee at close-out, along with the manufacturer’s warranty documentation for the cabinet line itself. The promise is in writing, not implied.
Can you come out today to look at my cabinets?
We can usually get an assessment scheduled quickly, but we do not promise same-day site visits because we do not rush a measure. A miss on the measure is a miss on the whole job. Call (940) 289-7658 and a live person answers, 24/7, and we’ll get you on the schedule for a proper assessment and a free written estimate.
Get the Written Price
If your cabinet doors are swollen, your drawers are fighting you, or you’re ready to stop looking at a kitchen that doesn’t work, call Bradford Remodeling Co Houston at (940) 289-7658. We’ll measure, document, and hand you a written price before any work starts. No door-price surprises, no no-show games, and a signed one-year guarantee when the job is done. That’s The Garrison Standard, and it’s the only way Curtis Lane runs a job.
Written by Curtis Lane, Owner at Bradford Remodeling Co Houston, serving Houston.
