Tips for Resurfacing Your Kitchen Cabinets

Resurfacing your kitchen cabinets may be one of the more popular ways in which you can update tired, worn cabinets without interrupting the use of your kitchen for more than a few days at a time. The process usually involves replacing the old doors with new doors usually made of hickory, oak, birch or maple. With so many different wood choices and veneers on the market today, the choices that you have when it comes to choosing a wood or stain can seem somewhat overwhelming.

Oak is normally the least expensive with Cherry normally coming in as the most expensive of the woods with which you could choose to resurface your cabinets so ultimately it will come down to the issue of affordability

One of the main advantages to resurfacing your kitchen cabinets is that the job can be done quicker than tearing out existing cabinets. On top of the new doors that you will be adding you will also add new hinges, and moulding as well. Most people also opt to replace the bottom toe kick and railing at that time as well.

Companies that provide kitchen cabinet resurfacing services may also be able to help you in the decision making when it comes time for you to select a new countertop, new sink or faucet which, are usually replaced at that time as well.

This is also the best time to add that brand new garbage disposal which you have been thinking abut for some time but keep in mind that a plumber will be needed to reconnect the faucets once the sink and countertop are set. You will be able to save yourself some money by opting to have both the sink and disposal connected at the same time if you are replacing your dishwasher.

The more expensive option when it comes to redoing your kitchen would be to simply replace your old or worn out cabinets with new more updated ones. Keep in mind that besides the usual 3-4 week wait for the new cabinets, it can also take up 3-4 days to tear out the old cabinets and replace them. Also there can be a 3-4 week delay from the time the cabinets are put in until the counter top is ready because the counters can only be measured after the cabinets have been installed. After it is measured, it will have to be cut, delivered and installed.

Final tip:When resurfacing or replacing your Kitchen cabinets, this is the best time to replace the counter top because if it is scratched, worn or burned it will make a huge difference when it is contrasted with your new or resurfaced kitchen cabinets.