Short answer
Refacing a Greensboro kitchen keeps the cabinet boxes in place and replaces only the doors, drawer fronts and visible frame surfaces, so plumbing, counters and walls stay untouched. HomeGuide's national figures put it at $5,000 to $13,000 for a 100 to 200 square foot kitchen. It only works when the boxes are sound.
Refacing makes sense when the layout works and the boxes are solid but the doors are dated: raised-panel oak, thermofoil peeling at the edges or a finish worn through at every pull. We test the boxes before recommending it. Wet particleboard under the sink, sagging shelves or face frames pulling loose are reasons to replace instead.
The work happens with the kitchen still in use. We take the doors off one section at a time, veneer the frames and exposed ends, hang new doors on new hinges and fit new drawer fronts. Existing countertops usually stay where they are, which keeps both the bill and the mess down.
What moves the price of cabinet refacing
Refacing is priced by the linear foot of cabinet run and by the door material you pick.
- Door material Laminate and thermofoil cost least; veneer and solid wood climb from there.
- Linear feet Price scales with run length and the count of doors and drawers.
- Drawer boxes and hardware Dovetailed boxes, full-extension slides and soft-close hinges add cost.
- Added cabinets Each new box adds material and facing, sometimes other trades.
| What the figure covers | Published range | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Cabinet refacing, national average | $5,000 to $13,000 (100-200 SF kitchen); $150 to $450 per linear foot | How Much Does Cabinet Refacing Cost? - HomeGuide |
Published figures are averages from the sources named, not a quote. Your price comes after the walk-through.
Refacing, painting or new cabinets
| Option | What changes | Good fit when |
|---|---|---|
| Painting | Color only | Door style is fine, finish is tired |
| Refacing | Doors, fronts, hardware, frame surfaces | Boxes are sound, doors are dated |
| New cabinets | Everything, layout included | Boxes are damaged or layout fails |
Choosing new doors and drawer fronts
The doors carry nearly all of the look, so most decisions happen here: shaker or slab, painted or wood veneer, overlay size and pulls. Full-overlay doors cover more of the old frame and update a 1990s kitchen quickly. Drawer fronts are replaced to suit, and when the old drawer boxes are stapled particleboard, we swap in dovetailed boxes on new slides. HomeGuide puts refacing at $150 to $450 per linear foot nationally, with laminate or thermofoil at the low end and solid wood at the top.
Veneering face frames and end panels
Every visible surface of the old box gets covered so it reads as one piece with the new doors. We clean and scuff the face frames, apply a wood veneer, trim it flush and cover exposed cabinet ends with a thin panel in the same species. The detail that shows the quality of a refacing job is the inside edge of each frame opening, where careless work leaves a raw strip. HomeGuide lists wood veneer refacing at $100 to $250 per linear foot nationally, and solid wood at $200 to $500.
Upgrading to soft-close hinges and drawer slides
Banging doors and drawers that bind are often the real complaint behind a refacing call. Concealed soft-close hinges come with the new doors, and we bore the hinge cups precisely so the reveals line up along the run. Drawers get full-extension slides with soft-close wherever the box depth allows. If the old frames were built for surface-mounted hinges, we confirm the new hinges have enough bearing before ordering doors, since a mismatch shows up later as a door that sags.
Adding a cabinet or two during refacing
Refacing does not lock you into the old layout. We often add a tall pantry at the end of a run, a wider drawer base by the range or an upper over the fridge. New boxes are bought unfinished, then faced with the same doors and veneer as the rest, so nothing reads as an add-on. If an addition means moving an outlet or extending a countertop, we tell you up front, because that brings other trades into an otherwise simple job.
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What a refacing job includes
- New doors and drawer fronts
- Veneer on the face frames
- End panels in the door species
- New hinges and drawer slides
- New pulls and knobs
- Optional drawer boxes or added cabinets
Remodeling this in Greensboro houses
Greensboro has a lot of kitchens that suit refacing. Point2Homes, citing ACS data, places about 15.6 percent of the city's housing in the 1980s, 14.4 percent in the 1990s and 15.2 percent in 2000 to 2009, an era of face-frame cabinets that often outlast their door style. In Starmount Forest, Living in Greensboro describes Cape Cods and ranches built from the 1930s through the 1990s, so kitchen ages vary house to house and we check each set of boxes first.
How we run the job, step by step
- Check the boxesWater damage, loose frames and sagging shelves rule refacing in or out.
- Measure and orderEvery door, front and frame is measured; doors are made to size.
- Veneer frames and endsWith old doors off, frames are prepped, veneered and paneled.
- Hang doors and frontsNew hinges and slides go in and reveals are adjusted.
- Hardware and touch-upPulls are drilled from a template and every edge checked.