Lipped doors on 1970s cabinets
Older lipped doors cannot be swapped one for one with modern doors. We size the new overlay doors and hinges for your frame openings.
Serving Palatine & nearby Arlington Heights, Buffalo Grove
Cabinet Door & Drawer Front Replacement in Palatine, IL
Made-to-measure cabinet doors and drawer fronts for your Palatine kitchen, hung on the cabinet boxes you already have.
- Serving Palatine ZIP 60067, 60074
- A new look without tearing the kitchen out
- Clean, protected work area every day
Door and drawer problems we fix in Palatine
We replace kitchen cabinet doors and drawer fronts in Palatine, 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.
Laminate doors chipped at the edges
Flat laminate doors lose their edge banding and chip at the corners. New doors in wood, painted MDF or a better laminate replace them.
Cracked or split panels
Solid wood panels can split along the grain, and joints open at the corners. If a repair would show, a new door is cleaner.
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.
Drawer fronts crooked or not flush
Crooked drawer fronts usually come from worn screw holes or slides. We fix the mounting and align every new front to its row.
Warped doors that won't close flat
When a door has bowed, adjustment cannot pull it straight. We make a new one to fit the opening.
Thermofoil peeling off the doors
Peeling thermofoil is a door problem, not a box problem. New doors and drawer fronts solve it, and we add heat shields beside the oven where needed.
A modern, handle-free look
For a sleek kitchen we make flat slab doors and drawer fronts and fit them full overlay over the frames.
What the work covers
- Measuring every openingEach door and drawer opening is measured, with the overlay and hinge type recorded.
- Door and finish selectionYou choose style, material and color from samples held up against your counters and floor.
- Doors and fronts made to measureDoors and drawer fronts are built to your exact sizes and arrive primed and finished.
- Hinge boringHinge cups are bored in the right place for your cabinet type and overlay.
- Removing old doors and frontsOld doors, drawer fronts and hardware come off and we haul them away.
- Finishing the face framesFrames and exposed ends are cleaned, sanded and painted or stained to match the new doors.
- Final adjustmentHinges are tuned so gaps are even and every door closes softly.
Materials and finishes
Paint-grade MDFMDF panels stay flat and do not show cracks at the joints when painted.
Solid hardwoodMaple, oak, cherry or hickory doors for a stained finish where the grain should show.
Rigid thermofoil and laminateEasy-clean surfaces for solid colors and wood looks; kept away from direct oven heat.
Inset, partial and full overlayInset doors sit inside the frame, overlay doors sit on top; we match your boxes.
Slab and flat-panel doorsFlat fronts with no frame, for a clean modern kitchen.
Before and after: kitchens near Palatine
Before
AfterA Palatine 1980s two-story: before and after
This one is a 1980s two-story in Palatine. The kitchen as it was: white thermofoil cabinets peeling at the edges, oak trim. The reason for the call: peeling thermofoil doors. Finished kitchen: new five-piece shaker doors and drawer fronts in muted blue-gray with satin brass pulls. Work included door and finish selection, removing old doors and fronts, plus final adjustment.
Before
AfterArlington Heights kitchen, postwar Cape Cod: cabinet door & drawer front replacement
This one is a postwar Cape Cod in Arlington Heights. The kitchen as it was: 1970s dark pecan-stained cabinets. The main complaint was doors in a style they had grown tired of. The result: new five-piece shaker doors and drawer fronts in light greige with matte black pulls. Work included door and finish selection, doors and fronts made to measure, plus final adjustment.
Cabinet Door & Drawer Front Replacement in Arlington Heights →
Before
AfterBefore and after: a 1990s two-story colonial in Lake Zurich
The site: a 1990s two-story colonial in Lake Zurich. What we started with: golden-oak cabinets with oak soffits above. The main complaint was doors in a style they had grown tired of. After: new five-piece shaker doors and drawer fronts in pale sage with polished nickel pulls. The job covered measuring every opening, hinge boring, plus finishing the face frames.
Cabinet Door & Drawer Front Replacement in Lake Zurich →
Before
AfterCabinet Refacing in a 1980s two-story, Palatine
Finished: new five-piece shaker doors in warm white on the existing boxes, matching face-frame veneer and satin brass pulls.
Cabinet Refacing in Palatine →
Before
AfterA Palatine two-story colonial from the 1990s: before and after
Finished: new cabinets in light terracotta with brushed nickel bar pulls, installed level and ready for black honed granite counters.
Kitchen Cabinet Installation & Replacement in Palatine →How your door replacement goes
- Measure and chooseA visit to size each door and drawer and pick the look from samples.
- Doors are builtProduction happens off-site; your current doors stay on until the new ones arrive.
- Frames preparedFace frames and ends are prepped and painted or stained to match the new fronts.
- Install and alignOld doors come off, new ones go on, hardware is installed and every gap is adjusted.
Cabinet Door & Drawer Front Replacement questions from Palatine homeowners
Can you replace just one or two doors?
We can, and on painted cabinets the match is easy. On aged stain a single new door may read slightly different.
Do you sell unfinished doors I can paint myself?
Our service is doors made, finished and installed by us, so we do not supply loose unfinished doors.
Can you replace drawer fronts too?
Always, as part of the set. If a drawer box is weak, we can replace it with a new one at the same time.
New doors or refacing: what's the difference?
If your frames take paint well, new doors may be enough. If they are worn or laminate, refacing gives a cleaner match.
What door styles are popular now?
Shaker in its classic or slim-frame form is what most owners pick, with slab doors for a modern look. Natural wood tones are showing up more often too.
Palatine contractor registration: do kitchen contractors need it?
Contractors must be registered and bonded with the Village before a permit is issued. Registration is online and expires Dec 31 each year. We take care of that before work starts.
Can you do door replacement in a Palatine 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 door replacement in Palatine?
It depends on the scope. Palatine's rule in short: A permit is required to remodel a kitchen or to add/alter the electrical system. We handle the permit when one is needed with Community Development Department - Building Permits & Inspections.
Do you work in my part of Palatine?
Yes. Our crews work across Palatine — ZIP 60067, 60074 — and nearby Arlington Heights, Buffalo Grove, Lake Zurich.
Working in Palatine
- A lot of Palatine kitchens date from the 1970s. 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 Permits & Inspections handles kitchen permits and pull them for you.
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Other kitchen services in Palatine
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.