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Cabinet installation and refacing in Dallas typically runs between $4,500 and $18,000 depending on whether you’re replacing the boxes entirely or keeping the existing frames and swapping doors, drawer fronts, and hardware. Refacing lands on the lower end, usually $4,500 to $9,500 for an average 10×10 kitchen, while a full tear-out and new cabinet install runs $8,000 to $18,000 or more once you factor in plywood boxes, soft-close hardware, and finish grade. Bradford Remodeling Co Dallas handles both scopes as part of our Kitchen Remodeling services, and every job gets a written price before we touch a single hinge.
This page is for Dallas homeowners who are done with cabinet doors that stick, shelves that sag, and face frames that have taken one too many hits from a cast-iron skillet. We’re part of home remodeling done right, and our cabinet work ties directly into the larger Kitchen Remodeling in Dallas scopes we run across the metro. Whether you’re in Lakewood, Preston Hollow, or over in Richardson, the question is the same: replace, or reface? We’ll help you answer it without the sales pressure.
Call us at (903) 326-8963 for a free estimate. A real person answers, day or night.
When You Need Cabinet Installation & Refacing
You’ll know it’s time when the kitchen stops working the way it should. Here’s what we see most often across Dallas homes, from East Dallas bungalows to North Dallas tract builds:
- Boxes are compromised. Water damage under the sink, delaminating particleboard, or corner joints that have pulled loose. Once the substrate, which is the structural panel that forms the cabinet box, starts to fail, refacing won’t save it. The cabinet has to come out.
- Doors and drawer fronts are worn past repair. Warped MDF, peeling thermofoil, hinge screw holes stripped out to twice their size. If the boxes are solid but the fronts are done, refacing is the right call and costs about half of a full replacement.
- The layout fights you daily. You’re working around a blind corner that eats a third of your storage, or the soffit above the uppers is dead space that could be cabinets. New construction solves layout problems; refacing only changes the surface.
- You’re selling and the kitchen is dated. Dallas buyers in Lake Highlands or Bishop Arts know what a builder-grade oak kitchen looks like. Refacing to a shaker door in a neutral finish returns real money at listing time without the full remodel timeline.
- The previous contractor left it crooked. Doors that don’t align, gaps that vary by a quarter inch, a run of uppers that slopes downhill. We re-level, re-shim, and re-hang more cabinets than we’d like to count from other crews’ work.
- Hardware is failing. Soft-close hinges that no longer close, drawer slides that bind. Sometimes it’s a hardware swap; sometimes the hardware was installed wrong into material that won’t hold a screw anymore.
If you’re looking at any of this, we’ll tell you straight whether the job is reface, replace, or a mix of both. That’s the Bradford way: the real answer, in writing, before the work starts.
Our Cabinet Installation & Refacing Process
We run a disciplined sequence on every cabinet job in Dallas. No surprises, no “while we’re in there” add-ons that show up on the invoice unannounced. Here’s how it goes:
- Site measure and scope. We document every existing cabinet: box condition, face frame integrity, hinge type, drawer slide rating, and overall squareness. If refacing is on the table, we check the face frames carefully because that’s what the new doors will mount to. You get a written scope that lists what stays and what goes.
- Written price. The estimate includes material, labor, hardware, and haul-away. It’s the number we work to. If you want to change the hinges from European cup to a soft-close overlay, we re-price that line item before we order, not after we install. You’ll see the brands specified: KraftMaid or Wellborn cabinetry if we’re building new, quality veneers and finishes if we’re refacing.
- Material order and prep. We order from documented suppliers with manufacturer specs we can put in your hand. No mystery boxes from a liquidator. For refacing, we template your existing doors and drawer fronts precisely so the new fronts seat into the old frames without gaps or the look of a cover-up job.
- Install day, run tight. Uniformed, background-checked technicians arrive on schedule. Existing cabinets get removed or prepped. New boxes get leveled and shimmed, not fastened to whatever the wall gives us. Doors get adjusted to a consistent reveal, which is the even gap you see around every door edge. Drawers get tested at full extension with weight in them.
- Close-out walkthrough. We walk the kitchen with you before we call it done. You sign off on the punch list. The site is swept, the old cabinets are gone, and you leave with a signed written guarantee in hand. That’s The Garrison Standard: every promise on paper, every deliverable checked.
Cabinet Installation & Refacing Pricing in Dallas
Let’s talk real numbers, because you should not have to call four companies to get a ballpark. These ranges reflect what we see across Dallas in 2025 and 2026, based on average kitchen sizes and standard material grades:
| Scope | Typical Range (Dallas Metro) | What’s Included |
|---|---|---|
| Refacing, 10×10 kitchen | $4,500 – $9,500 | New doors, drawer fronts, veneer on face frames, new hinges, hardware, basic crown or trim |
| Refacing, larger or custom kitchen | $9,500 – $14,000 | Same as above plus island cladding, matched end panels, soft-close throughout |
| Full cabinet replacement, stock grade | $8,000 – $14,000 | New plywood boxes, stock door styles, standard hardware, basic installation |
| Full cabinet replacement, semi-custom | $14,000 – $25,000+ | KraftMaid or Wellborn boxes, upgraded door profiles, soft-close, pull-outs, island, crown to ceiling |
| Hardware and hinge upgrade only | $800 – $2,500 | Soft-close hinges, full-extension drawer slides, new pulls and knobs, door adjustments |
What moves the number in Dallas specifically? The age of the house matters. Homes built in the 1960s and 1970s, which includes a lot of the East Dallas and Richardson stock, often have off-dimension cabinets that were site-built by the original carpenter. Refacing those requires custom templating, which adds 15 to 25 percent. Newer builds from the 2000s forward tend to be standard sizes, so they template faster and the reface runs closer to the low end. Ceiling height matters too. If your uppers stop at 8 feet and you want them extended to a 9 or 10 foot ceiling, that’s new cabinet construction, not refacing.
Every Bradford estimate is free, and the price you get in writing is the price you pay. No door-knock renegotiation, no “we found something in the wall” upcharge. Call (903) 326-8963 and we’ll schedule the measure.
Refacing vs. Replacing: How to Decide
Refacing is the right move when the cabinet boxes are square, dry, and structurally intact. You keep the existing shell, and we bond a new veneer to the face frames and hang new doors and drawer fronts. It’s faster, usually a three to five day job, and it keeps the kitchen functional while we work. But refacing cannot fix a box that’s water-swollen under the sink, a run of cabinets that’s out of level by half an inch, or a layout you hate.
Replacement is the right move when the boxes are compromised or you want to change the floor plan. New cabinets also let you pick a different door profile, upgrade to plywood boxes instead of particleboard, and spec soft-close hardware from the start. In Dallas, where summers push humidity through the roof and the AC runs half the year, plywood boxes hold their screws and joints better long-term than particleboard. We spec plywood on every Full Kitchen Remodeling replacement unless you ask us otherwise.
Some kitchens need both: you reface the uppers, which see less abuse, and replace the lowers, which take the water, the spills, and the daily slam. We’ll tell you if that mixed approach saves you real money on your specific kitchen. It often does.
Materials and Hardware We Stand Behind
We don’t install anything we can’t document. On full replacements, we work with KraftMaid and Wellborn cabinetry. KraftMaid gives you solid plywood drawer boxes and a broad range of door styles, including full-overlay shaker and slab profiles. Wellborn runs a little more toward the semi-custom end, with more finish options and cabinet depths for taller ceilings. Both carry manufacturer warranties, and our written 365-Day Done Right Promise stacks on top of that, not instead of it.
For surfaces, we’ll spec Cambria or Caesarstone when the project includes new Cabinets & Countertops together. For fixtures that get touched daily, Kohler and Moen. Every one of these brands has a spec sheet. That means you can look up exactly what you’re getting, and there’s no guesswork about whether the “premium” line the salesperson mentioned is actually the builder-grade line wearing a different name.
On hardware, we default to soft-close on every new installation. Hinges from Blum or Salice, full-extension drawer slides rated for 100 pounds. If you’ve ever lived with a kitchen where every cabinet door slams, you know why this matters.
What “Squared Away” Looks Like at Close
At the end of every cabinet job in Dallas, here’s what you get:
- A clean site. No sawdust in the silverware drawer, no scrap material stacked in the garage, no old cabinet boxes left by the curb for you to deal with. We haul everything.
- Every door adjusted. Consistent reveals, meaning the gap around each door is even on all sides. Doors that close flush. Drawers that glide closed without a nudge.
- A signed written guarantee. The 365-Day Done Right Promise, in writing, with your name on it. If the work fails inside that year, Bradford comes back and corrects it at no charge. That’s not a sales line. It’s the operating instruction.
- A documented scope. You have the spec list: cabinet brand, door style, finish, hinge model, hardware. If something needs service down the road, you know exactly what’s in your kitchen.
That’s The Garrison Standard, and it’s been the framework at every Garrison Partners location since 2004. Curtis Lane runs Bradford Remodeling Co Dallas under that same standard. When you call, you’re not getting a franchise-level corporate script. You’re getting a local operator who works by a code.
FAQs – Cabinet Installation & Refacing
How much does cabinet refacing cost in Dallas?
Cabinet refacing in Dallas typically costs $4,500 to $9,500 for an average 10×10 kitchen, with larger or custom kitchens running up to $14,000. The main cost drivers are door style, veneer material, hardware grade, and whether your existing cabinets are standard-dimension or site-built, which requires custom templating. Call (903) 326-8963 for a written estimate on your specific kitchen. Estimates are free, and the price we quote is the price we hold.
Is it cheaper to reface cabinets or replace them?
Refacing is typically 40 to 60 percent cheaper than full replacement, because the cabinet boxes and layout stay in place and you’re paying for new doors, drawer fronts, veneer, and hardware rather than entire new boxes. That said, refacing does not fix damaged boxes, bad layouts, or cabinets that are out of level. If your boxes are solid and you’re happy with the layout, refacing is the lower-cost path. We’ll tell you which option makes sense for your kitchen during the free measure.
How long does cabinet installation or refacing take in Dallas?
Refacing usually takes three to five working days from start to finish for an average Dallas kitchen. Full cabinet replacement runs one to two weeks depending on the size of the kitchen, whether the old cabinets need careful removal to preserve walls and flooring, and whether countertop installation is part of the scope. We give you a schedule in writing before the job starts, and we hold to it.
Can you reface cabinets if I want to change the layout?
No. Refacing only changes the surface of existing cabinets. If you want to move the sink, add an island, change an L-shape to a galley, or extend cabinets to a taller ceiling, that requires new cabinet construction and a new Kitchen Design & Layout. In those cases, we’re looking at partial or full replacement, and we’ll scope it accordingly. The good news: you can replace the lowers where layout changes and reface the uppers if they’re still in the right place, which saves money on some kitchens.
Do you offer warranties on cabinet work in Dallas?
Yes. Every completed cabinet installation or refacing project from Bradford Remodeling Co Dallas carries the 365-Day Done Right Promise, which is a written guarantee that the work will hold for a full year. If anything fails inside that window, we come back and correct it at no charge. That’s in addition to the manufacturer warranties on materials like KraftMaid or Wellborn cabinetry, not a substitute for them.
Are your installers background-checked?
Yes. Every technician who walks through your door in Dallas has passed a background check and wears a Bradford Remodeling uniform. You know who’s coming before they arrive. That’s not a courtesy. That’s part of The Garrison Code that Curtis Lane and every Garrison Partners location operates under.
Call Bradford Remodeling Co Dallas for Cabinet Installation and Refacing
If your cabinets are done, or close to it, call us at (903) 326-8963. We’ll schedule a free measure, walk you through reface versus replace on your actual kitchen, and put a written price in your hand before any work starts. A live person answers the phone 24/7. No automated system, no callback queue. That’s the standard we’ve held since 2004, and we don’t plan on changing it.
Written by Curtis Lane, Owner at Bradford Remodeling Co Dallas, serving Dallas.
