Cabinets and counters
New faces or new boxes
If the boxes are sound and the layout works, refacing is the shortest way to a new kitchen. If not, new cabinets and new counters go in together.
Counters are templated after the cabinets are in, so the week they're made is a week without a countertop. We plan for it.
What this includes
Refacing: new doors and drawer fronts on the boxes you have
New cabinets: stock, semi-custom or custom, delivered and set
Counters in laminate, butcher block or quartz, templated on site
Hardware and soft-close hinges chosen with the doors

The price
What moves the price
The cabinet line and the counter material do most of it.
Refacing or new
Refacing keeps your boxes. New cabinets also fix a layout that doesn't work.
The cabinet line
Stock, semi-custom and custom differ in sizes, finishes and wait.
The counter
Laminate, butcher block and quartz each have their own price per foot.
Edges and cutouts
A sink cutout, a cooktop and a waterfall edge each add labor.
An island
It adds cabinets, a counter, and often power and a place to plumb.
Hardware
Pulls and soft-close hinges add up across thirty doors and drawers.
The schedule
How cabinets and counters go
Two orders, two waits.
- 01After you sign
Step 1: Order
Cabinets first, counters after they're set and measured.
- 02Install
Step 2: Cabinets in
Boxes hung level, doors fitted, pulls set.
- 03The wait
Step 3: Template
We measure the counter on the installed cabinets.
- 04Finish
Step 4: Counters set
The new counter goes in, then the sink, faucet and backsplash.
Permits
Permits for cabinets
Cabinets and counters don't need a permit on their own. Moving the sink or the range to fit a new layout does, and that goes on the work order.
Questions
Cabinet and counter questions
Can my cabinets be refaced?
If the boxes are solid and the layout works, yes. We check at the visit.
How long do counters take?
Quartz and stone are cut after we template, so expect a wait between the cabinets going in and the counters being set.
Can I pick my own slab?
Yes. We'll go with you to the stone yard if you like.
Do you sell cabinets?
We order them for you and put the price on the work order. We don't hold stock.
Ready to price cabinets?
Text a photo of the kitchen, or ask for a visit.


