1970s cabinets with heavy face frames
Cabinets from the 1970s often have wide face frames and small door openings. Full-overlay doors cover more of the frame and make the cabinets look current.
Serving Hoffman Estates & nearby Schaumburg, Hanover Park
Cabinet Refacing in Hoffman Estates, IL
New doors, drawer fronts and matching skins on the cabinet boxes you already have in Hoffman Estates, with your counters left in place.
- Serving Hoffman Estates ZIP 60192, 60169, 60120, 60010
- A new look without tearing the kitchen out
- Clean, protected work area every day
Cabinet problems refacing solves in Hoffman Estates
Refacing keeps the cabinet boxes, countertops and plumbing in your Hoffman Estates kitchen and replaces everything you see: new doors and drawer fronts, veneer or laminate skins on the face frames and end panels, and new hinges and pulls. The result looks like a new set of cabinets without a tear-out.
Drawers that stick or slam
Worn roller slides and wobbly drawer boxes are an easy upgrade during refacing, since the fronts come off anyway.
Want to keep granite or quartz counters
Stone tops sit on the cabinet boxes. Because refacing keeps the boxes in place, your granite or quartz stays put too.
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.
Good boxes, worn-out finish
When the cabinet interiors are dry and sturdy, replacing them is wasted effort. Refacing covers the outside and keeps the boxes that still work.
Oak frames that don't suit a new look
Frames are covered in the same material as the new doors, so no old oak peeks out between them.
Door style that dates the kitchen
Cathedral tops and ornate raised panels look their age. We replace them with a cleaner profile and skin the frames to match.
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.
What's included
- 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 hingesWe take off and haul away the old doors, fronts and hardware.
- Surface prepWe degrease and scuff every surface that will receive veneer or laminate.
- Veneer on face framesFace frames are covered with wood veneer or laminate that matches the new doors, trimmed tight at every edge.
- New doors and drawer frontsDoors and fronts are made to measure for each opening and arrive finished.
- Concealed hingesNew doors hang on hidden, adjustable hinges, usually with soft-close.
- Trim, crown and toe kickCrown molding, light rail, scribe and toe-kick are replaced or added to match.
Materials and finishes
Two-tone and wood-plus-paintPainted perimeter cabinets with a wood-veneer island is a popular refacing combination.
Soft-close hinges and slidesSoft-close hardware stops slamming and takes stress off the doors and boxes.
Painted MDF and solid wood doorsPaint-grade MDF center panels stay flat, and solid hardwood frames hold hinges well.
Door stylesShaker suits almost any house; slab doors fit a modern, minimal kitchen.
Rigid thermofoil (RTF)A vinyl surface pressed over MDF, easy to clean and good for solid white and painted-look colors.
Kitchens like yours in Hoffman Estates: before and after
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DetailA Hoffman Estates 1970s split-level: before and after
A 1970s split-level in Hoffman Estates, a typical kitchen for Hoffman Estates. What we started with: dark stained oak cabinets with wide face frames and a scalloped wood valance over the sink. What bothered the owners most: heavy wood frames that made the room feel old. Finished kitchen: new flat slab doors with a thin edge in warm white on the existing boxes, matching face-frame veneer and brushed nickel bar pulls. Work included removing doors, fronts and hinges, new doors and drawer fronts, plus concealed hinges.
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AfterSchaumburg kitchen, two-story colonial from the 1990s: cabinet refacing
A two-story colonial from the 1990s near Weathersfield, a typical kitchen for Schaumburg. The kitchen as it was: white thermofoil cabinets peeling at the edges, oak trim. The main complaint was peeling thermofoil doors. The result: new five-piece shaker doors in sage green on the existing boxes, matching face-frame veneer and satin brass pulls. On site this meant surface prep, veneer on face frames, plus concealed hinges.
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AfterA Palatine 1990s two-story colonial: before and after
A 1990s two-story colonial in Palatine, a typical kitchen for Palatine. Before: golden-oak cabinets with oak soffits above. What bothered the owners most: heavy wood frames that made the room feel old. Finished kitchen: new five-piece shaker doors in warm white on the existing boxes, matching face-frame veneer and satin brass pulls. On site this meant box inspection and repairs, concealed hinges, plus trim, crown and toe kick.
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AfterHoffman Estates kitchen, raised ranch: cabinet door & drawer front replacement
What changed: new five-piece shaker doors and drawer fronts in forest green with unlacquered brass knobs and cup pulls.
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Before
AfterKitchen Cabinet Installation & Replacement in a 1970s split-level, Hoffman Estates
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 Hoffman Estates →How the job goes
- Visit and box checkAt the visit we confirm the boxes are worth keeping and take exact measurements.
- 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 siteWe skin the boxes, hang the new doors and fit hardware, typically in a few working days.
- Adjust and walk-throughEvery door and drawer is aligned and we go over the finished kitchen with you.
Cabinet Refacing questions from Hoffman Estates homeowners
Refacing or just new doors?
The difference is the frames. Door replacement keeps them; refacing skins them in the same material as the doors.
How long does cabinet refacing take?
The on-site work usually takes a few days. Before that, the doors take a few weeks to build to your measurements.
What is the downside of cabinet refacing?
You cannot move cabinets or change their sizes much, and worn interiors stay unless we add new drawer boxes or shelves.
Is it worth it to reface kitchen cabinets?
It is worth it if you like the layout and the boxes are in good shape. If either one is the problem, new cabinets are the better spend.
Can you reface laminate or thermofoil cabinets?
In most cases. We test the existing surfaces at the visit and tell you if anything needs repair first.
Do I need a Hoffman Estates-registered contractor for cabinet refacing?
Contractors must register through a BS&A Online Contractor account (annual registration form and documents) and submit the Contractor/Design Professionals Registration Form and a Workers Compensation Affidavit. No fee stated. We take care of that before work starts.
Do I need a permit for cabinet refacing in Hoffman Estates?
It depends on the scope. Hoffman Estates's rule in short: Kitchen remodels go through the Residential Remodel permit: submit plans (1/4 inch scale) of existing and proposed kitchen showing plumbing fixtures, outlets, appliances and panel, plus a scope of work or contract. We handle the permit when one is needed with Development Services Department - Code Enforcement (Building Permits).
Do you work in my part of Hoffman Estates?
Yes. Our crews work across Hoffman Estates — ZIP 60192, 60169, 60120, 60010 — and nearby Schaumburg, Hanover Park, Palatine.
Working in Hoffman Estates
- A lot of Hoffman Estates kitchens date from the 1970s. We know these layouts well and what is worth keeping.
- Most Hoffman Estates homes are single-family. We protect floors and driveways and leave the site clean every day.
- We know how Development Services Department - Code Enforcement (Building Permits) handles kitchen permits and pull them for you.
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Cabinet Door & Drawer Front ReplacementReplacement doors and drawer fronts in any style.
Kitchen Cabinet Installation & ReplacementNew cabinets installed, leveled and ready for counters.
Custom Kitchen CabinetsBuilt-to-fit cabinetry up to the ceiling.
Kitchen RemodelingFull kitchen remodels, from layout to last cabinet pull.
Kitchen Cabinet PaintingFactory-smooth painted cabinets without replacing them.