1970s cabinets with heavy face frames
Wide frames and lots of visible wood between the doors look dated. Larger, full-overlay doors hide most of the frame after refacing.
Serving Hanover Park & nearby Bartlett, Roselle
Cabinet Refacing in Hanover Park, IL
New doors, drawer fronts and matching skins on the cabinet boxes you already have in Hanover Park, with your counters left in place.
- Crews working in Hanover Park ZIP 60133
- Most jobs done in days, with your kitchen still usable
- Samples and a written quote before we start
Cabinet problems refacing solves in Hanover Park
If your cabinet boxes are sound but the doors are dated or failing, we reface them. In Hanover Park that means made-to-measure doors and drawer fronts, a matching skin over every exposed frame and side, and new hardware, usually installed in a few days on site.
Good boxes, worn-out finish
Scuffed doors and faded frames on otherwise solid cabinets are the classic case for refacing.
Want soft-close, glass doors or new trim
Many owners use refacing to add details: glass doors on a pair of uppers, taller crown, or new toe-kick and trim.
Oak frames that don't suit a new look
Wide oak face frames can be covered in a new wood veneer or a painted-look laminate, so the whole cabinet takes the new color.
Old exposed hinges and loose doors
Loose, exposed hinges are replaced along with the doors. Concealed soft-close hinges come standard in most of our refacing jobs.
Laminate cabinets with loose edges
Older laminate cabinets often lose their edge banding first. If the boxes underneath are solid, we prepare the surface and reface them.
Drawers that stick or slam
New drawer fronts are a good moment to fix sticking drawers. We swap in smooth slides and, if needed, new boxes.
Want to keep granite or quartz counters
New cabinets usually mean new countertops, because stone rarely survives removal. Refacing leaves the tops exactly where they are.
What the work covers
- Box inspection and repairsDamaged sink-base floors, loose frames and broken shelves are repaired first, so the new surfaces sit on solid cabinets.
- Removing doors, fronts and hingesOld doors, drawer fronts, hinges and pulls come off and leave with us.
- Surface prepWe degrease and scuff every surface that will receive veneer or laminate.
- End panels and exposed sidesVisible cabinet sides get new plywood or laminate panels in the same finish as the doors.
- New doors and drawer frontsEvery door and drawer front is built to your sizes in the style and color you chose.
- Concealed hingesWe install concealed soft-close hinges and adjust each door for even gaps.
- Final adjustment and cleanupWe fine-tune every gap, clean the kitchen and go through the work together.
Materials and finishes
Two-tone and wood-plus-paintPainted perimeter cabinets with a wood-veneer island is a popular refacing combination.
High-pressure laminateA tough plastic laminate in wood grains and solid colors, often used for slab-style refacing.
Soft-close hinges and slidesSoft-close hardware stops slamming and takes stress off the doors and boxes.
Real wood veneerThin sheets of oak, maple, cherry or walnut, stained and clear-coated to match solid wood doors.
Rigid thermofoil (RTF)RTF suits clean, solid colors; we keep it away from direct oven heat or add heat shields.
Kitchens like yours in Hanover Park: before and after
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DetailHanover Park kitchen, raised ranch: cabinet refacing
A raised ranch near Ontarioville, a typical kitchen for Hanover Park. The kitchen as it was: dark stained oak cabinets with wide face frames and a scalloped wood valance over the sink. The reason for the call: dated wood doors on solid boxes. The result: new flat slab doors with a thin edge in warm white on the existing boxes, matching face-frame veneer and brushed nickel bar pulls. The job covered surface prep, concealed hinges, plus final adjustment and cleanup.
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AfterBefore and after: a 1990s two-story colonial in Bartlett
A 1990s two-story colonial in Bartlett, a typical kitchen for Bartlett. The kitchen as it was: white thermofoil cabinets peeling at the edges, oak trim. What bothered the owners most: peeling thermofoil doors. After: new five-piece shaker doors in sage green on the existing boxes, matching face-frame veneer and satin brass pulls. Work included box inspection and repairs, surface prep, plus end panels and exposed sides.
Cabinet Refacing in Bartlett →
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AfterBefore and after: a 1990s two-story colonial in Bloomingdale
A 1990s two-story colonial in Bloomingdale, a typical kitchen for Bloomingdale. The kitchen as it was: honey-oak cathedral raised-panel cabinets with worn finish near the handles, brass knobs. What bothered the owners most: a door style they no longer liked. After: new flat slab doors with a thin edge in white uppers and deep green lowers on the existing boxes, matching face-frame veneer and satin brass pulls. The job covered surface prep, concealed hinges, plus final adjustment and cleanup.
Cabinet Refacing in Bloomingdale →
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AfterCabinet Door & Drawer Front Replacement in a 1970s split-level, Hanover Park
What changed: new five-piece shaker doors and drawer fronts in forest green with unlacquered brass knobs and cup pulls.
Cabinet Door & Drawer Front Replacement in Hanover Park →
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AfterBefore and after: a 1970s split-level in Hanover Park
What changed: new cabinets in light sand beige with brushed nickel bar pulls, installed level and ready for light marble-look quartz counters.
Kitchen Cabinet Installation & Replacement in Hanover Park →How the job goes
- Visit and box checkWe inspect the boxes, measure every opening and show door styles and samples.
- Choose style and finishDoor samples and finish chips help you decide in your own lighting.
- Doors are madeDoors, fronts and skins are built to your measurements while the kitchen stays as it is.
- Install on siteOld doors come off, frames and ends are skinned, new doors and hardware go on, usually over a few days.
- Adjust and walk-throughEvery door and drawer is aligned and we go over the finished kitchen with you.
Cabinet Refacing questions from Hanover Park homeowners
Refacing or painting: which should I choose?
Painting keeps the doors; refacing replaces them. Both leave the boxes and counters in place.
Is it worth it to reface kitchen cabinets?
For many kitchens, yes. Refacing changes everything you look at while keeping the parts that still work.
Which cabinet colors will age well?
Warm whites, soft greens, mid-tone wood and deep blues have staying power. Very cool, flat grays are what many owners now want to replace.
What affects the cost of refacing?
Kitchen size, the material you pick and extras such as crown, glass doors or soft-close drawers. You get an itemized written estimate after we measure.
Refacing or just new doors?
The difference is the frames. Door replacement keeps them; refacing skins them in the same material as the doors.
Hanover Park contractor registration: do kitchen contractors need it?
All contractors must be registered and bonded with the Village before a building permit is issued; apply via Inspectional Services. We take care of that before work starts.
Do you work in my part of Hanover Park?
Yes. Our crews work across Hanover Park, including Ontarioville — ZIP 60133 — and nearby Bartlett, Roselle, Bloomingdale.
Working in Hanover Park
- A lot of Hanover Park kitchens date from the 1970s. We know these layouts well and what is worth keeping.
- Most Hanover Park homes are single-family. We protect floors and driveways and leave the site clean every day.
- Live in a historic district? Interior kitchen work is usually not reviewed. We check before anything touches the exterior.
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