But why reface and not just replace? The cost of new cabinets runs around 500 dollars per cabinet. on average a kitchen has about 15 cabinets totaling $7500 for cabinets, and when buying new cabinets the cost of the cabinets is only a little more than half of the total cost. The average refacing job, from start to finish, also costs about 7500$. So for the same price you can either buy new cabinets and have them sitting around your house because you cant afford the professionals to install them, or you can have the look of brand new cabinets, by having them refaced.

You may be thinking, "Well, if I buy new cabinets they will be better than if I keep my old ones." However, chances are the cabinets you have now are solid wood. Most new cabinets are mixture of many materials, all of lesser quality. Also in addition to the new attractive visual quality of your cabinets, while refacing updates can be added to your cabinets, which will give your cabinets all of the advantages of new cabinets with better quality material and at a smaller cost.

Also if you chose to replace your cabinets your old ones will need to be removed. this runs the risk of damaging the walls, along with anything in them such as electrical wires and plumbing. if you simply reface your cabinets will not need to be removed, eliminating the risk of damage.