1960s 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 Mount Prospect & nearby Des Plaines, Arlington Heights
Cabinet Refacing in Mount Prospect, IL
New doors, drawer fronts and matching skins on the cabinet boxes you already have in Mount Prospect, with your counters left in place.
- Crews working in Mount Prospect ZIP 60056, 60005
- Most jobs done in days, with your kitchen still usable
- Samples and a written quote before we start
Cabinet problems refacing solves in Mount Prospect
Refacing keeps the cabinet boxes, countertops and plumbing in your Mount Prospect 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.
Condo kitchen with building rules
With no cabinets coming out, refacing creates little debris and noise, which suits buildings with shared hallways and strict hours.
Can't be without a kitchen for long
Your sink, range and fridge keep working during refacing. We work cabinet by cabinet and clean up each day.
Want to keep granite or quartz counters
If you replaced the counters a few years ago, refacing lets you keep them. The boxes underneath never move.
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.
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.
Scratched or damaged end panels
Chipped and scuffed cabinet sides are covered with new panels that match the doors and frames.
Want soft-close, glass doors or new trim
Refacing is the time to add soft-close hinges, a few glass-front uppers, new crown molding or a light rail under the wall cabinets.
What we do on the job
- Box inspection and repairsWe check every box for water damage and loose joints and fix what needs fixing before any skin goes on.
- 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 framesA new skin goes on each frame stile and rail so no old finish shows between the doors.
- Concealed hingesWe install concealed soft-close hinges and adjust each door for even gaps.
- Drawer boxes and slidesDrawers can be rebuilt with smooth slides while the fronts are being changed.
- Final adjustment and cleanupWe fine-tune every gap, clean the kitchen and go through the work together.
Finishes we offer
Soft-close hinges and slidesConcealed hinges and slides that close the last inch gently and quietly.
High-pressure laminateA tough plastic laminate in wood grains and solid colors, often used for slab-style refacing.
Rigid thermofoil (RTF)A vinyl surface pressed over MDF, easy to clean and good for solid white and painted-look colors.
Real wood veneerThin sheets of oak, maple, cherry or walnut, stained and clear-coated to match solid wood doors.
Painted MDF and solid wood doorsPaint-grade MDF center panels stay flat, and solid hardwood frames hold hinges well.
Kitchens like yours in Mount Prospect: before and after
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DetailBefore and after: a 1960s ranch in Mount Prospect
This one is a 1960s ranch in Mount Prospect. What we started with: dark walnut-stained flush-panel cabinets with brass pulls. The reason for the call: dated wood doors on solid boxes. Finished kitchen: new five-piece shaker doors in soft white on the existing boxes, matching face-frame veneer and satin brass pulls. The job covered box inspection and repairs, removing doors, fronts and hinges, plus drawer boxes and slides.
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AfterDes Plaines kitchen, 1950s ranch: cabinet refacing
The site: a 1950s ranch in Des Plaines. The kitchen as it was: 1970s dark pecan-stained cabinets. The reason for the call: dated wood doors on solid boxes. After: new five-piece shaker doors in creamy white uppers and navy lowers on the existing boxes, matching face-frame veneer and unlacquered brass knobs and cup pulls. The job covered removing doors, fronts and hinges, veneer on face frames, plus concealed hinges.
Cabinet Refacing in Des Plaines →
Before
AfterCabinet Door & Drawer Front Replacement in a postwar bi-level, Mount Prospect
What changed: new five-piece shaker doors and drawer fronts in sage green with matte black pulls.
Cabinet Door & Drawer Front Replacement in Mount Prospect →
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AfterBefore and after: a 1960s ranch in Mount Prospect
Finished: new cabinets in warm taupe with brushed nickel bar pulls, installed level and ready for charcoal concrete-look quartz counters.
Kitchen Cabinet Installation & Replacement in Mount Prospect →
Before
AfterMount Prospect kitchen, postwar Cape Cod: custom kitchen cabinets
Finished: built-to-fit cabinetry to the ceiling in charcoal gray with brushed nickel bar pulls and black honed granite counters.
Custom Kitchen Cabinets in Mount Prospect →How your cabinet refacing 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 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 Mount Prospect homeowners
Can water-damaged cabinets be refaced?
Yes, once the leak is stopped and the damaged parts are rebuilt. We include that repair in the estimate.
Refacing or painting: which should I choose?
Painting keeps the doors; refacing replaces them. Both leave the boxes and counters in place.
Can you reface laminate or thermofoil cabinets?
Often, yes. The boxes are what matter; we check that the surface is sound and prepare it so the new skin bonds.
Refacing or just new doors?
If your frames are in good shape and easy to paint, new doors may be enough. If the frames are worn oak or laminate, refacing gives a cleaner match.
Can I use the kitchen during refacing?
Yes. There is no demolition, so you can cook in the evenings. We clear the work area each day.
Do I need a Mount Prospect-registered contractor for cabinet refacing?
A Contractor's License is required for general contractors (and listed trades); $200, valid one year, applied for through the online portal. We take care of that before work starts.
Can you do cabinet refacing in a Mount Prospect condo?
Associations usually set rules for work hours, elevators, deliveries and insurance, and many require approval for plumbing, electrical or structural changes. We provide the certificate of insurance and follow the building's rules.
Do I need a permit for cabinet refacing in Mount Prospect?
It depends on the scope. Mount Prospect's rule in short: Kitchen remodels need a permit and a code review (about 10 business days). We handle the permit when one is needed with Community Development Department - Building & Inspection Services.
Do you work in my part of Mount Prospect?
Yes. Our crews work across Mount Prospect — ZIP 60056, 60005 — and nearby Des Plaines, Arlington Heights, Elk Grove Village.
Working in Mount Prospect
- A lot of Mount Prospect kitchens date from the 1960s. We know these layouts well and what is worth keeping.
- Condo or townhome? We follow association rules on work hours and elevators and bring the insurance certificate your board asks for.
- We know how Community Development Department - Building & Inspection Services handles kitchen permits and pull them for you.
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Kitchen Cabinet Installation & ReplacementNew cabinets installed, leveled and ready for counters.
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