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KraftMaid Home Additions & ADU: The Houston Owner’s Guide
Penhallow Remodeling Houston prices full home additions and ADUs that can incorporate KraftMaid cabinetry between $45,000 and $130,000, depending on square footage, foundation type, and finish level. That range reflects what we see across Harris County, from Meyerland to Spring Branch to Katy, and it includes cabinets, countertops, plumbing, electrical, and permits. Most homeowners reach out after their existing home additions or ADUs start showing real structural or finish problems: doors that no longer close square, cabinet boxes pulling away from studs, or moisture invading where the addition meets the original slab.
Which KraftMaid Models This Applies To
KraftMaid builds cabinetry lines that differ in box construction and door profile, and that matters when you’re tying an addition into existing work. The Vantage line uses full-overlay doors and soft-close hardware; the Kemper line leans more traditional with different frame tolerances. If you have KraftMaid cabinets in a failed addition or a distressed ADU, you’ll find the cabinet code on a white manufacturer label inside the cabinet box or on the underside of a drawer. Match the door profile and the finish code before ordering replacement doors or drawer fronts. In Houston’s humidity, we lean toward OEM KraftMaid doors and drawer fronts for precise color match on existing kitchens, but quality aftermarket hinges and drawer slides from Blum or Salice work just as well and carry their own warranties. Penhallow Remodeling Houston is an independent general contractor, not affiliated with KraftMaid, so we can install whichever option works best for the budget.
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Signs Your KraftMaid Home Additions & ADU Is Failing
- Cabinet doors no longer stay aligned or won’t close flush. The addition’s framing or slab has shifted, usually from Houston’s clay soil expanding and contracting underneath. Cabinets follow the wall, not the other way around.
- Counters pitch toward the wall or away from it. If a marble or quartz counter on a peninsula has crept out of level, the floor system under it is moving. Shim repair isn’t the answer; you’re looking at structural correction first.
- Drywall cracks at the seam where old house meets new addition. The original foundation and the addition’s foundation settle at different rates. A hairline crack is often cosmetic. A crack you can fit a nickel into means the addition was never properly tied to the house.
- Moisture or mildew along baseboards inside the ADU or addition. Houston’s rain and humidity expose any gap in flashing or grade. Where water gets in, KraftMaid cabinet boxes swell and delaminate within a season or two.
- Doors stick at the top jamb in summer and swing free in winter. That’s thermal expansion of framing, normal to a point. When it gets visibly worse every year, the addition is moving more than it should.
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AfterReplacement Cost & What’s Included
For a home addition in Houston, plan on $45,000 to $130,000 installed, depending on finished square footage. A modest ADU starts around $90,000 and a detached garage conversion can run $30,000 to $80,000. What drives the price up or down is foundation work, framing complexity, the cabinetry and countertop level, plumbing rough-in distance, and whether the existing roof line gets tied in or stopped. Every Penhallow estimate is a written price before any work starts, with line items on sheetrock, trim, cabinet install, countertop fabrication, electrical, and plumbing. We pull permits and schedule inspections; any cabinet or counter work we install is backed by our 365-Day Done Right Promise, and if a repair fails inside that year, the return visit is free.
DIY or Call Us?
What you can safely check yourself: cabinet doors that have loosened at the hinge screws, drawer slides that need tightening, or weatherstripping that’s pulled away from an exterior ADU door. Those are maintenance items. What you shouldn’t DIY is anything involving foundation correction, load-bearing wall removal, or electrical and plumbing behind cabinetry. A sagging addition in Houston is rarely fixed by caulking a crack. If you’re not sure whether the issue is cabinetry or structure, call (254) 527-5340 and describe what’s happening. We’ll tell you straight whether you need a full addition rebuild or a cabinet adjustment.
FAQs
A properly built addition on a corrected slab in Houston should last 40 to 60 years before major structural work, though finish materials like cabinet hardware and countertops typically need replacement at the 15 to 20 year mark. Poor drainage and shifting clay soil take years off both. Call (254) 527-5340 for an on-site look and a written explanation of what’s failing and why.
Yes, when the problem is isolated to cabinetry, flooring, or roof flashing, a targeted repair often solves it. When the slab has moved or the framing has pulled apart, the fix usually means partial reconstruction. We’ll tell you which one you have after a site visit, and our estimate will say so in writing.
A single-room addition typically runs 8 to 14 weeks from permit pull to final inspection, and an ADU can run 12 to 20 weeks depending on utility rough-ins and weather. We’ll give you a written schedule and a defined arrival window before the crew starts.
We order KraftMaid doors, drawer fronts, and trim per job to match your existing finish code exactly, and we keep common Blum and Salice drawer slides and soft-close hinges available for faster turnarounds. If you’re matching older KraftMaid cabinetry, call (254) 527-5340 and we’ll verify the finish before ordering anything.
Written by Trevor Nash, Owner, Penhallow Remodeling Houston at Penhallow Remodeling Houston, serving Houston and nearby areas.
