Kitchen cabinet refacing · Davie, FL
Kitchen Cabinet Refacing Davie, FL: New Doors on Sound Cabinets
Kitchen cabinet refacing Davie homeowners choose keeps the cabinet boxes that are still sound and changes everything you see and touch, from the doors and drawer fronts to the hinges, the pulls and the skin on the frames.
- Estimate
- Free, at your house
- Boxes
- Checked before you decide
- Changes
- Approved by you, in writing
- Your contact
- One person, named
- Part of Gaven Constructions
- Free on-site estimates
- Written 1-year workmanship warranty
- Dedicated project contact
New Faces on the Cabinets You Already Have
Refacing changes the part of a kitchen cabinet you look at and leaves the part that holds the weight. The boxes stay on the wall and on the floor. Everything visible is replaced or covered: new doors, new drawer fronts, new hinges and pulls, and a new surface over the face frames and the exposed sides of the boxes.
That makes it a narrower job than it sounds, and the narrowness is the point. The sink, the countertop, the plumbing and the wiring stay where they are. Nothing gets torn out of the wall. The kitchen keeps working through most of the job, and the result looks like new cabinets from the place you stand to cook.
It also means the job is only as good as the boxes underneath. A new door on a swollen sink base is still a door on a swollen sink base. So our first step is not a catalog of door styles. It is opening every cabinet, checking the floor of each box and the frames around them, and telling you plainly whether refacing is the right job for your kitchen or whether it would cover up a problem.
When Refacing Is the Right Way to Update Cabinets
Refacing is a good fit when the kitchen works and only looks tired.
The layout is fine. If the sink, the range and the refrigerator are where you want them, and there is enough storage, there is no need to move a single box.
The boxes are solid. No soft floors under the sink, no loose frames, no shelves sagging off their supports. If the structure is sound, it can carry new fronts for a long time.
You like your countertop. Refacing works around the top that is already there. A countertop you are happy with is a strong reason to keep the boxes it sits on, because replacing cabinets usually means replacing the top too.
You want the kitchen in use. With refacing there is no demolition and the sink stays connected. There is some disruption while the doors are off, but never a gutted kitchen.
The style is the only complaint. Dated raised panels, worn finish, yellowed doors, hinges that show. All of that lives on the fronts, and the fronts are what refacing changes.
When Refacing Will Not Solve the Problem
If the cabinet boxes are damaged or the layout needs to change, new doors and fronts will not fix the problem. In that case it makes more sense to look at replacing the cabinets that are failing, or at a broader kitchen remodel. We tell you that at the visit, with the sink base open, before you choose a single door.
Refacing, Painting or Replacing the Cabinets
There are three ways to change how your cabinets look, and they are different jobs.
Painting the cabinets. The existing doors and frames are cleaned, sanded, primed and painted. The shape of the doors does not change, and a raised-panel door painted white is still a raised-panel door. It is the lightest of the three, and its result depends on how well the old finish takes the new paint.
Refacing. The old doors and drawer fronts are replaced with new ones in the style you choose, the frames and visible sides are covered with veneer or a laminate to match, and the hinges and pulls are new. The door shape changes completely: a flat slab, a shaker, whatever suits the house. The boxes and the countertop stay.
Replacing the cabinets. Everything comes out, including the countertop, and new boxes go in. It is the only one of the three that changes the layout, the size of the boxes or the storage inside them, and it brings plumbing, electrical and a new top along with it.
Refacing can also take a few targeted additions: a sink base rebuilt where water has damaged it, new drawer boxes with better slides, a pull-out added inside an existing base, or a panel to finish the end of a run. Whatever the mix, the written scope lists every door and drawer front, the material and finish, the hardware, and what is not included.
What a Davie Home Is Worth, and What That Does Not Decide
Refacing or replacing is, in the end, a decision about how much to put into the house. In Davie, the house itself sits above the county's middle. The Broward County Property Appraiser's 2026 values for single-family homes counts 19,871 single-family parcels in Davie, with a median market value of $626,000 and an average of $792,301, against a median of $514,200 for the whole county; those are values of homes, not prices of any cabinet work.
That number does not choose for you. It helps frame the question. In a town whose middle value sits above the county's, a kitchen that still has sound boxes and a good layout can often be refreshed by refacing and still sit well with the rest of the home. If the boxes are failing or the layout no longer works, the value of the house is a reason not to put new faces on an old problem. We look at your kitchen, not at the median, before we recommend one or the other.
You can reach us at 4491 S State Road 7, 3rd Floor, Ste PH16, Davie, FL 33314. We work in Davie and in 19 more cities around Broward.
How Kitchen Cabinet Refacing Is Done
- The visit. We open every cabinet, look for soft spots and old leaks in the sink base, check the face frames for loose joints and the boxes for water damage, and count every door and drawer front. You tell us what bothers you about the kitchen today.
- The written scope. Every door and drawer front by size, the material for the frames and sides, the hinges, the pulls, any box that needs repair first, and what stays untouched.
- Selections. You choose the door style, the color or wood, and the hardware from real samples, held up in your own kitchen light. Those choices go in writing before anything is ordered.
- Measuring and ordering. Each opening is measured exactly, because new doors are made to fit the frames you already have. Then the doors and fronts are ordered.
- Preparing the boxes. The old doors and fronts come off. Frames and exposed sides are cleaned and prepared, and any box repair in the scope is done now, before anything new covers it.
- Covering and hanging. The veneer or laminate goes over the frames and visible sides. New doors and drawer fronts go on with new hinges and slides, and every one is adjusted so the gaps line up across the kitchen.
- The walkthrough. We open and close every door and drawer with you, adjust what needs it, and leave you the care instructions for the new finish.
What Moves the Price of Cabinet Refacing in Davie
We do not publish a price range for refacing. The cost is built piece by piece from what your kitchen has, so a range without your kitchen in it says very little. What we can tell you is what moves the price, and the written estimate after the visit gives you the actual number.
How many doors and drawer fronts. Refacing is counted by the piece. A kitchen with a long run of narrow doors costs more than one with fewer, wider ones, even if the room is the same size.
The door style and material. Flat slab doors are simpler to make than shaker or raised panel. Solid wood, painted MDF and laminate are priced differently, and so are the finishes on them.
The surface on the frames. Real wood veneer, a laminate or a painted finish over the old frames each take different time and material.
The hardware. Concealed soft-close hinges, new drawer slides and the pulls you pick are priced item by item.
Repairs and additions. A rebuilt sink base, new drawer boxes, an added pull-out or a finished end panel are lines of their own.
What the old finish is. Frames that are peeling or heavily coated take more preparation before anything new goes on.
The visit and the written estimate are free. Every line is spelled out, and nothing is added later without your written approval.
Why Homeowners Trust Us With the Refacing
Refacing goes wrong in small ways that add up: a door ordered a quarter inch short, a frame covered without checking for water damage, hinges adjusted once and never again. We take responsibility for the small things.
An honest look first. If the boxes are not worth refacing, we say so at the visit, even if that means a different, larger job or no job at all.
One project contact. You know who measures, who orders the doors, who schedules the install and who answers your call.
Changes in writing first. If a box turns out to need repair once the old doors come off, you see the price before anything moves.
A written warranty. One year on our workmanship from the day we finish, plus what the manufacturers give you. General Contractor Davie is part of Gaven Constructions.
Permits
Permits and Inspections in Davie
Who signs your contract. The contract names the company doing the work and the license that covers it, so you know who answers for the job.
Older kitchens and paint. Preparing the old frames often means sanding or scraping a painted finish. If your home was built before 1978, the EPA's renovation, repair and painting rule requires anyone paid to disturb painted surfaces there to be certified and to follow lead-safe practices. We ask when the house was built at the visit and plan for it if it applies.
Permits and your HOA. Refacing on its own does not move plumbing or wiring. If your scope adds a circuit, moves the sink or changes walls, that part goes through the Town's Building Division, and we list it. If you live in an HOA, its rules on contractors and work hours are a separate approval.
FAQ
Cabinet Refacing Questions From Davie Homeowners
How much does kitchen cabinet refacing cost in Davie?
It depends mostly on how many doors and drawer fronts your kitchen has, the door style and material, and the hardware. We do not quote it by phone. After a free visit, you get a written estimate with every piece listed.
What do they actually do when they reface cabinets in a Davie kitchen?
The old doors and drawer fronts come off, the face frames and visible sides are covered with veneer or laminate, and new doors, fronts, hinges and pulls are installed. The boxes, the countertop and the plumbing stay in place.
Is it better to reface or replace kitchen cabinets in my Davie home?
Reface when the boxes are solid and the layout works. Replace when the boxes are damaged or you need a different layout or more storage. We check the boxes at the visit and tell you which one your kitchen calls for.
Can I keep my countertop if I reface my cabinets in Davie?
Usually, yes. Refacing does not move the boxes, so the countertop on top of them stays where it is. We check how the new doors and veneer meet the edge of the top before ordering.
What are the common problems with cabinet refacing in Davie?
Most come from refacing boxes that should have been replaced, or from doors measured carelessly. Veneer over a frame with water damage will not hold, and a door that is slightly off shows across the whole kitchen. Checking the boxes first and measuring each opening avoids both.
Can I reface flat cabinet doors in my Davie kitchen instead of replacing them?
Refacing replaces the doors, so the new ones can be flat or any other style. Covering the old doors with a new skin is a different, lighter job, and we tell you how it compares before you choose.
Kitchen cabinet refacing is one of our remodeler services in Davie, offered when the boxes are sound and only the faces need to change.
Let us open the cabinets before you choose a door.
We check the boxes, the sink base and the hinges at your address for free, tell you whether refacing makes sense, and put the scope in writing. Our office is at 4491 S State Road 7, 3rd Floor, Ste PH16, Davie, FL 33314.
