Out-of-square openings in an older Berwyn home
Older cabinets often have openings of slightly different sizes. We measure all of them, especially for inset doors that sit inside the frame.
Serving Berwyn & nearby Oak Park, Chicago
Cabinet Door & Drawer Front Replacement in Berwyn, IL
Made-to-measure cabinet doors and drawer fronts for your Berwyn kitchen, hung on the cabinet boxes you already have.
- Serving Berwyn ZIP 60402
- A new look without tearing the kitchen out
- Clean, protected work area every day
Door and drawer problems we fix in Berwyn
We replace kitchen cabinet doors and drawer fronts in Berwyn, and only those. Each door is built to the size of its opening, bored for hinges and hung on your existing boxes; the frames are then painted or stained so the old and new parts read as one kitchen.
Want glass-front uppers
A pair of glass doors near the window or over a coffee bar lightens the room. They are built to the same size as the doors they replace.
A modern, handle-free look
Flat fronts with no visible knobs suit a modern kitchen. We use profiles or push hardware that work with your boxes.
Swollen doors by the sink or dishwasher
Steam from the dishwasher and drips at the sink swell particleboard and MDF edges. We replace the damaged doors and fronts and fix the source of the water.
Doors that no longer match after an addition
When the doors on an addition never matched the originals, replacing all of them is the clean fix.
Cathedral or raised-panel doors
If the shape of the doors is what bothers you, new doors are the direct fix. The boxes, counters and sink do not move.
Laminate doors chipped at the edges
Chipped laminate cannot be repainted well. We replace the doors and drawer fronts and leave the boxes in place.
Old exposed hinges
If your hinges sit on the outside of the doors, we switch to hidden hinges with the new doors and adjust each one for even gaps.
What the work covers
- Measuring every openingEach door and drawer opening is measured, with the overlay and hinge type recorded.
- Door and finish selectionDoor samples and finish chips help you pick the look in your own kitchen.
- Doors and fronts made to measureDoors and drawer fronts are built to your exact sizes and arrive primed and finished.
- Removing old doors and frontsWe take off the old fronts and hardware and leave nothing behind.
- Finishing the face framesFrames and exposed ends are cleaned, sanded and painted or stained to match the new doors.
- Hanging doors and fixing drawer frontsDoors are hung and adjusted; new drawer fronts are screwed to the drawer boxes and aligned.
- Pulls and knobsNew hardware is drilled with a jig so every pull sits at the same height.
Finishes we offer
Inset, partial and full overlayInset doors sit inside the frame, overlay doors sit on top; we match your boxes.
Rigid thermofoil and laminateRTF and laminate work for budget-minded jobs and rentals, with heat shields by the range.
Glass insertsClear, frosted, seeded or reeded glass for a few upper doors.
Paint-grade MDFThe material we prefer for painted doors, because it stays stable through humid summers.
Solid hardwoodMaple, oak, cherry or hickory doors for a stained finish where the grain should show.
Before and after: kitchens near Berwyn
Before
AfterCabinet Door & Drawer Front Replacement in a prewar foursquare, Berwyn
The site: a prewar foursquare near Ogden Avenue. What we started with: 1980s honey-oak raised-panel cabinets installed over the old plaster. The reason for the call: a door style they no longer liked. The result: new flat slab doors with a thin edge and drawer fronts in creamy white uppers and navy lowers with brushed nickel bar pulls. The job covered measuring every opening, finishing the face frames, plus pulls and knobs.
Before
AfterCabinet Door & Drawer Front Replacement in a 1970s tract home, Oak Brook
A 1970s tract home in Oak Brook, a typical kitchen for Oak Brook. Before: white painted cabinets with yellowed paint and dated scalloped trim. What bothered the owners most: dated doors on cabinet boxes that were still solid. The result: new five-piece shaker doors and drawer fronts in forest green with unlacquered brass knobs and cup pulls. The job covered measuring every opening, doors and fronts made to measure, plus finishing the face frames.
Cabinet Door & Drawer Front Replacement in Oak Brook →
Before
AfterBefore and after: a 1960s ranch in Elmhurst
The site: a 1960s ranch in Elmhurst. The kitchen as it was: original birch cabinets painted white decades ago, sagging doors, chrome pulls. The main complaint was sagging doors and chipped edges on boxes that were still solid. After: new five-piece shaker doors and drawer fronts in sage green with matte black pulls. Work included removing old doors and fronts, hanging doors and fixing drawer fronts, plus pulls and knobs.
Cabinet Door & Drawer Front Replacement in Elmhurst →
Before
AfterCabinet Refacing in a brick bungalow from the 1920s, Berwyn
Finished: new five-piece shaker doors in charcoal gray on the existing boxes, matching face-frame veneer and polished nickel pulls.
Cabinet Refacing in Berwyn →
Before
AfterBerwyn kitchen, prewar foursquare: kitchen cabinet installation & replacement
What changed: new cabinets in powder blue with polished nickel pulls, installed level and ready for black honed granite counters.
Kitchen Cabinet Installation & Replacement in Berwyn →How your door replacement goes
- Measure and chooseWe measure every opening and help you choose style, material, color and hardware.
- Doors are builtProduction happens off-site; your current doors stay on until the new ones arrive.
- Frames preparedWe finish the existing boxes so they blend with the new doors.
- Install and alignWe hang the doors, mount the fronts and align the whole kitchen, usually in a day or two.
Cabinet Door & Drawer Front Replacement questions from Berwyn homeowners
What affects the cost of new cabinet doors?
Size of the kitchen, materials, extras like glass and crown, and how much frame work is needed. You get a written estimate with each line listed.
Can I just replace the doors on my cabinets?
Yes. Replacing only the doors and fronts is a common job when the cabinet boxes are solid and the layout works.
Will new doors match my existing cabinet boxes?
We paint or stain the face frames and exposed ends to match the new doors, so they look like one piece.
Can you make doors for bathroom vanities?
Yes. Vanity doors and drawer fronts are measured and made the same way as kitchen doors.
New doors or refacing: what's the difference?
Door replacement changes the fronts only. Refacing changes the fronts and skins every visible box surface in the same material.
Berwyn contractor registration: do kitchen contractors need it?
Contractors must be licensed and bonded with Berwyn; $10,000 surety bond and liability insurance naming the City per license (per licensing form. We take care of that before work starts.
Do I need a permit for door replacement in Berwyn?
It depends on the scope. Berwyn's rule in short: City permit list includes any kitchen and bathroom remodeling, all electrical work, and plumbing/sewer work (faucet or toilet replacement excluded). We handle the permit when one is needed with Building Department, City of Berwyn.
Do you work in my part of Berwyn?
Yes. Our crews work across Berwyn, including South Berwyn, South Oak Park area, Depot District, LaVergne — ZIP 60402 — and nearby Oak Park, Chicago, Oak Brook.
Working in Berwyn
- Most Berwyn homes are prewar. We work around plaster walls, radiators and out-of-square rooms every week.
- Most Berwyn homes are single-family. We protect floors and driveways and leave the site clean every day.
- Live in the Central Berwyn Bungalow Historic District? Interior kitchen work is usually not reviewed. We check before anything touches the exterior.
South BerwynSouth Oak Park areaDepot DistrictLaVergneOgden Avenue
ZIP 60402
Cabinet Door & Drawer Front Replacement nearby
Other kitchen services in Berwyn
Cabinet RefacingNew doors and fronts on your existing cabinet boxes.
Kitchen Cabinet ModificationCabinets resized for new appliances, panels and fillers.
Kitchen Cabinet Installation & ReplacementNew cabinets installed, leveled and ready for counters.
Kitchen RemodelingFull kitchen remodels, from layout to last cabinet pull.
Kitchen Cabinet PaintingFactory-smooth painted cabinets without replacing them.