Cabinet Installation & Refacing in Houston, TX

Cabinet Installation & Refacing in Houston, TX

Kitchen remodeling with cabinet installation and refacing in Houston typically costs between $4,500 and $14,000 for refacing an average 10×10 kitchen and $6,000 to $18,000 for full cabinet replacement, depending on box construction, door style, and the cabinet line you choose. Most cabinet work takes 3 to 7 days once materials are in hand, and it’s the single fastest way to change how your kitchen feels without moving a wall. At Penhallow Remodeling Houston, we put the full price in writing before we order a single door, and every job carries our 365-Day Done Right Promise: if something fails inside that first year, we come back and make it right at no charge.

Call us at (254) 527-5340 for a free, written estimate on cabinet work anywhere in the Houston metro. You’ll reach a live person, not a voicemail tree.

Cabinet work sits inside our broader Kitchen Remodeling in Houston services, and it’s one of the jobs we do most. Houston homes run the full range: 1970s ranch houses in Sharpstown with original particleboard boxes, 1990s builds in Katy and Sugar Land where the oak has turned orange, and newer construction in Cypress where the builder-grade cabinets are already peeling at the edges. Each one needs a different approach, and we’ll tell you plainly whether your boxes are worth saving or should come out.

Trevor Nash runs Penhallow Remodeling Houston. He’s the one who signs the written price and the written guarantee on every cabinet job, and he’s the one who answers if something isn’t right six months after the crew leaves.

If you’re just starting to explore what’s possible in your kitchen, our home page covers the full scope of what we do.

When You Need Cabinet Installation & Refacing

Here are the situations we see most often across Houston, and each one has a clear fix:

• Your cabinet boxes are solid but the doors and drawers are shot. If the frames are square and the shelves hold weight, refacing replaces every door, drawer front, and hinge while leaving the boxes in place. In Bellaire and West University, where original 1950s and 60s cabinetry was often built from better materials than what’s sold today, this is frequently the smarter move than a full tear-out.
• The layout works but the finish is from another decade. Honey oak, pickled white, that orange glow that screams 1993. Refacing gives you a new door style and finish without the cost and dust of pulling the boxes. We install KraftMaid door fronts in a range of painted and wood-tone finishes that hold up to Houston’s humidity.
• The boxes themselves are failing. Swollen particleboard near the sink, shelves that sag under a stack of plates, drawer bottoms that fall through. In flood-prone neighborhoods like Meyerland or along the bayous, water damage takes out cabinet boxes in a season. When the box is gone, refacing won’t save it. Full installation is the honest recommendation.
• You’re reconfiguring the kitchen anyway. If you’re moving the range, adding an island, or extending cabinets to the ceiling, you’re in new-installation territory. We coordinate cabinet work with the rest of the Kitchen Remodeling scope so sequencing stays clean.
• Doors are delaminating or hinges are pulling out. Houston’s swings between wet summers and dry winters are hard on thermofoil doors. Once the laminate starts peeling, it won’t stop. New doors with quality hinges solve it for good.
• You need more storage in the same footprint. Roll-out trays, drawer banks where a single-door cabinet used to be, a pantry pull-out that uses the dead corner. Installation often includes smart upgrades inside the boxes, not just a new face on them.

Whatever’s pushing you toward cabinet work, the deciding question is whether the boxes are structurally worth keeping. We’ll give you an honest answer on the first visit.

Our Cabinet Installation & Refacing Process

You’ll know the number before we order anything. Here’s how it goes:

1. Measure and assess. We come to your home in Houston, measure every run of cabinets, check the boxes for water damage, squareness, and structural integrity, and talk through what’s actually bothering you about the space. You get a clear recommendation: reface, replace, or reconfigure.
2. Written price. Before any work is scheduled, you receive a written price that covers materials, labor, and the scope we agreed on. Not a range, not a verbal ballpark. A number you can hold us to, per The Kingswell Way: say the price before the work.
3. Material selection. We bring door samples and finish options to you. KraftMaid is our most-installed cabinet line for refacing and replacement because it offers the door style range and warranty support that match our own guarantee. You choose the style, we handle the ordering and the lead time.
4. Installation on schedule. A background-checked, uniformed technician does the work. You get a defined arrival window, not a four-hour guess. The crew protects the work area, works clean, and leaves the kitchen usable at the end of each day.
5. Final walkthrough and written guarantee. We walk the finished job with you, note anything that needs adjustment, and hand you the written 365-Day Done Right Promise. If a hinge loosens, a door rubs, or a finish fails inside that year, we fix it free.

Every step of that process is backed by the Kingswell standard: a real arrival window, a clean job site, and the price in writing from day one.

Cabinet Installation & Refacing Pricing in Houston

Here are honest numbers for Houston’s market, based on the jobs we’re quoting right now:

Scope	Typical Price Range	What Drives It
Refacing a 10×10 kitchen (doors, drawer fronts, hinges, hardware)	$4,500 – $9,000	Door style, finish, number of drawers vs. doors, hardware grade
Refacing a larger kitchen (12×14 or galley with island)	$7,000 – $14,000	Total door/drawer count, crown molding, panel ends, custom finishes
Full cabinet replacement, 10×10 kitchen, stock line	$6,000 – $12,000	Box construction, door line, soft-close hardware, delivery
Full cabinet replacement, larger kitchen, semi-custom line	$10,000 – $18,000	KraftMaid door style, finish upgrades, pull-outs, lighting integration
Island addition or cabinet reconfiguration (no full replacement)	$2,500 – $7,000	Box construction needed, countertop coordination, electrical if present

Those ranges reflect what we see across Houston neighborhoods from Spring Branch to Pearland. What moves the number up or down: the quality of box construction you’re starting with (refacing only works if the boxes are sound), the door style and finish you choose, whether you’re adding interior organizers, and how much the kitchen design & layout changes.

Refacing is almost always less expensive than replacement because you’re keeping the boxes, the toe kicks, and the trim. But it’s not cheap-by-design work. The doors are new, the hinges are new, and the labor is exacting. We’d rather tell you refacing won’t last than take your money for a job that fails in two years. That’s the same standard that applies to every phase of a Houston kitchen remodel we take on.

Call (254) 527-5340 and we’ll come out, measure, and give you a written number. The estimate is free, and there’s no obligation beyond that visit.

Refacing vs. Replacement: Which One Actually Saves You Money in Houston

Refacing costs roughly 40 to 60 percent of what full replacement costs, but only when the boxes are worth keeping. In a dry, climate-controlled Houston house where the original cabinets never saw water, refacing can buy you 20 more years for half the replacement price. In a house where the sink cabinet swelled after a slow leak, or where the bottom shelves have bowed from humidity, every dollar spent refacing is wasted. The boxes will fail behind the new doors.

The climate factor is real here. Houston’s summer humidity tests cabinet materials differently than Dallas or Austin. Particleboard boxes that were marginal when installed in 1998 are often too far gone by now. Plywood boxes from the 1960s in neighborhoods like Oak Forest and Garden Oaks? Those are often in better shape than cabinets installed in 2005. We’ll tell you which situation you’re in.

One more consideration: refacing can’t change the layout. If your biggest complaint is that the kitchen doesn’t function, not that it looks tired, full kitchen remodeling with new installation is the only real fix. We’ve walked kitchens where the homeowner asked for refacing, and we showed them what a shifted peninsula or a taller pantry run would do for the space. Sometimes the honest answer changes the scope. We’d rather have that conversation before you spend than after.

Materials We Install and Why They Last in Houston

We install KraftMaid cabinetry as our primary line for both full installation and refacing door fronts. KraftMaid builds doors with solid wood frames and quality finishes that stand up to Houston’s humidity swings better than thermofoil or vinyl-wrapped doors. The brand also carries its own warranty on top of our 365-Day Done Right Promise, which means two layers of protection on the materials and the labor.

Beyond KraftMaid, we work with Wellborn cabinetry for specific semi-custom needs. If a homeowner wants a door profile or finish outside KraftMaid’s range, Wellborn gives us flexibility without dropping quality. We don’t install off-brand doors we can’t stand behind, because the guarantee we write is only as good as the materials behind it. That’s the same reason we specify James Hardie siding on exterior work and Cambria quartz on cabinets & countertops: the product has to perform, or the promise is worthless.

In every case, the written price you get includes the cabinet line, door style, finish, and hardware by name. There is no “comparable product” substitution after the fact. If the kitchen shows KraftMaid, the kitchen gets KraftMaid.

How Houston’s Climate Affects Cabinet Work (And What We Do About It)

Houston cabinets live in a harder environment than cabinets in most of the country. We see summer dew points in the mid-70s, and houses around the bayous carry more ambient moisture than homes in Katy or The Woodlands. That humidity works inside cabinet boxes and behind door panels in ways that show up as warped doors, swollen drawer edges, and hinges that pull loose from particleboard.

When we install in Houston, we check the boxes for prior water exposure before we touch anything. If the sink base shows even minor swelling, we address the source of the moisture before a single door goes on. Installing a new door on a wet box just moves the problem deeper. We also make sure the new doors and drawers have proper clearance for the seasonal movement wood goes through here, because a door that fits perfectly in January may stick in August.

For refacing jobs, we inspect every box seam for delamination and every shelf for sag. If a box doesn’t pass, we tell you. Refacing a failing cabinet is the fastest way to waste four to nine thousand dollars.

Serving Houston Homeowners: What You Should Expect

Penhallow Remodeling Houston operates under The Kingswell Way, the standard set in 2004 that requires a written price before any work starts, a defined arrival window, a clean job site, and a written guarantee on every project. Each location is independently owned and operated, and Trevor Nash runs this one. The promises aren’t marketing language. They’re the operating procedure.

What that means for your cabinet job:

• A written price before we order a single door or drawer front.
• A defined arrival window, and we show up inside it.
• A background-checked, uniformed technician doing the work in your home.
• A live person answering the phone 24/7. Call at noon or 2 a.m., you get a person.
• The 365-Day Done Right Promise in writing on every job. If it fails inside a year, we come back and fix it free.

If a repair does fail inside the guarantee period, the return visit is free. No service call, no re-inspection fee. That’s the standard, not the exception.

Key Takeaways

• Cabinet refacing in Houston runs $4,500 to $14,000; full installation runs $6,000 to $18,000 depending on scope and cabinet line.
• Refacing only works if the boxes are structurally sound. We check for water damage and humidity wear before recommending it.
• Every job gets a written price before work starts and the 365-Day Done Right Promise in writing.
• We install KraftMaid and Wellborn cabinetry with brand warranties stacked on our own guarantee.
• Call (254) 527-5340 for a free estimate. A live person answers, 24/7.

FAQs – Cabinet Installation & Refacing

How much does cabinet refacing cost in Houston?

Cabinet refacing in Houston typically costs $4,500 to $14,000 depending on kitchen size, door style, and hardware selections. A standard 10×10 kitchen usually lands between $4,500 and $9,000 for refacing, while larger kitchens with islands run higher. Call (254) 527-5340 for a written quote on your specific kitchen. The estimate is free.

Is it cheaper to reface or replace kitchen cabinets?

Refacing is almost always cheaper than replacement, typically running 40 to 60 percent of the cost of full installation when the existing boxes are in good condition. The savings only hold if the boxes are structurally sound; if they have water damage or sagging shelves, replacement is the better investment. We’ll assess your boxes and give you a straight answer on which route actually saves you money.

How long does cabinet refacing take in Houston?

Most cabinet refacing jobs in Houston take 3 to 5 days once materials arrive, with full installation running 5 to 7 days. The variable is material lead time, which runs 2 to 6 weeks depending on the cabinet line and finish you select. You’ll get a real timeline with your written price before any work is scheduled.

Can you come out today to look at my cabinets?

We can usually get to most Houston-area homes within 24 to 48 hours for a measurement and assessment, and same-week visits are common if the schedule allows. Call (254) 527-5340 and a live person will set a specific arrival window. We don’t use callbacks or voicemail prompts.

Do you guarantee your cabinet installation work?

Yes. Every cabinet installation and refacing job carries our 365-Day Done Right Promise in writing. If a hinge fails, a door rubs, or any part of the work doesn’t hold up inside the first year, we come back and fix it at no charge. The return visit is free, with no service call and no re-inspection fee.

Ready for a Written Number on Your Cabinet Project?

If your cabinets are tired, failing, or just wrong for how you actually use your kitchen, call Penhallow Remodeling Houston at (254) 527-5340. You’ll get a live person on the phone, a scheduled visit with a real arrival window, and a written price you can hold us to before any work starts.

Trevor Nash signs the estimate and the guarantee. If the job isn’t done right, he’s the one who makes it right. That’s the way we operate, and it’s been the Kingswell standard since 2004.

Written by Trevor Nash, Owner at Penhallow Remodeling Houston, serving Houston.