Bathroom cabinet refacing
If the boxes are solid and the layout works, replacing them is spending money to solve a problem you don’t have.
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Refacing replaces everything you see and keeps everything you don’t. New doors, new drawer fronts, matching veneer over the exposed box edges and frames, new hinges and handles — on cabinet carcasses that were structurally fine to begin with.
Done properly it is genuinely indistinguishable from new cabinetry, because every visible surface is new. Done badly — peel-and-stick vinyl over old doors — it looks exactly like what it is. The difference is whether the doors are actually replaced or merely covered.
We replace them. That’s what makes it worth doing.
Is your bathroom a refacing candidate?
Reface if
- The boxes are solid, square and firmly fixed to the wall
- There’s no swelling or delamination at the toe kick or under the sink
- The layout works — you’re not trying to change sizes or add drawers
- You’re keeping the countertop and sink
- The finish is dated but the cabinetry is sound
Replace if
- Particleboard boxes have swollen anywhere, especially at the base
- You want a different width, height or layout
- You want to convert doors to drawers — that’s a new box
- The cabinet is loose, out of square or water-damaged
- You’re moving the plumbing or changing the sink type
What survives a bathroom
What actually gets replaced
Doors and drawer fronts
New, made in our shop, in the style and finish you choose. Not refinished, not covered — replaced. Shaker and slab are the most common requests; we can match most existing profiles if you’re only doing part of the house.
Exposed box surfaces
Face frames, end panels and any visible box edge get new matching veneer or laminate. This is the step that determines whether the result reads as new cabinetry or as a cover-up, and it’s the step cheap refacing skips.
Hinges, slides and handles
New soft-close hinges and, where the drawer boxes allow, new full-extension slides. Old hinges are frequently the thing that makes cabinets feel worn out, and they’re inexpensive to replace while everything is off.
What we leave alone
The boxes, the countertop, the sink and the plumbing. Because none of that is touched, your bathroom stays usable through most of the work and the job takes days rather than weeks.
Where refacing stops making sense
Refacing saves roughly half the cost of new cabinetry. That’s a real saving, and for a bathroom where the layout already works it’s usually the right call.
But it does not fix layout. If your current vanity has a single door and a false drawer front, refacing gives you a better-looking single door and a better-looking false drawer front. The storage problem stays exactly where it was. When people tell us their bathroom is frustrating, the frustration is usually the layout — and in that case a custom vanity is the honest recommendation even though it costs more.
The other limit is age. Melamine-wrapped particleboard boxes from the 1990s have often absorbed enough moisture at the base that new doors would be going onto a carcass with a few years left. We check the toe kick and the area under the sink first, and we’ll tell you what we find.
Pricing Plan
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Basic
$
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Premium
$
93
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Standard
$
55
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FAQs
Everything You Need to Know
Typically around half the cost of replacing the same cabinetry, though it varies with door style, finish and how much exposed box surface needs veneering. We quote after seeing the cabinets, since their condition determines whether refacing is even the right approach.
Usually two to four days on site once the new doors are made. Your bathroom stays largely usable throughout, since the boxes, sink and plumbing are untouched.
When the doors are genuinely replaced and the exposed box surfaces are re-veneered, yes — every visible surface is new. What it can't do is change the layout, so if the cabinet configuration is what bothers you, refacing won't fix it.
No. Refacing works with the boxes you have. Adding drawers, changing widths or moving cabinets means new cabinetry. If layout changes are on your list, price a custom vanity instead.
If they're sound, yes. If there's swelling at the toe kick or under the sink — common in older melamine boxes — the carcass is already failing and new doors would be a poor investment. We check for that before quoting.
Yes, and the same assessment applies. Bring us photos or book a consultation and we'll tell you whether refacing or replacing makes more sense for your particular cabinets.
