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Cabinet installation and refacing in Los Angeles typically runs $4,500 to $18,000 for refacing an average 10×12 kitchen and $12,000 to $35,000 for full custom cabinet installation, depending on box construction, door style, and finish. Most jobs take 3 to 7 working days from tear-out to final hardware adjustment. At Penhallow Remodeling Los Angeles, we put the price in writing before a single cabinet is pulled, and every installation carries our 365-Day Done Right Promise: if it is not done right, we come back and make it right at no charge.
Cabinet work sits at the heart of nearly every Kitchen Remodeling in Los Angeles project we take on. Whether you are replacing tired builder-grade boxes in a Mid-Wilshire bungalow, refacing solid oak frames in a Studio City ranch, or rebuilding a galley layout in a Silver Lake hillside home, the cabinets define how the room works and how it feels. You can reach us at (213) 277-6578 any hour. A real person answers, not a voicemail tree.
We are a general contractor focused on kitchen, bath, and whole-home remodeling, led by Trevor Nash. Every cabinet job we run follows home service roots that still matter to us now: the number you sign is the number you pay, the crew arrives in the window we gave you, and the guarantee is written down where you can hold us to it.
When You Need Cabinet Installation & Refacing
Cabinet problems rarely start as emergencies. They start as small annoyances that pile up until the kitchen stops functioning the way your household actually lives. Here is what we hear most often in Los Angeles homes:
- Doors that no longer close square. Hinges wear, frames shift with humidity swings between dry Santa Ana stretches and coastal marine layers, and suddenly a door catches on the frame every time. If the hinge adjustment is maxed out, you are looking at replacement doors or refacing.
- Water damage at the sink base. A slow leak under a Los Angeles kitchen sink, often hidden behind a false drawer front, saturates particleboard until it swells and crumbles. Once the cabinet box loses structural integrity, refacing the outside is not enough; that box needs replacement.
- Finishes yellowed, peeling, or just dated. Honey oak from 1994, the ubiquitous dark espresso thermofoil of the early 2000s, or a white painted finish that has chipped to reveal raw MDF. Refacing replaces the visible surfaces without yanking out the entire box.
- Layout that fights you every day. In prewar Koreatown apartments and 1960s tract homes from Reseda to El Sereno, the kitchen was often an afterthought, with cabinets that stop short of the ceiling, blind corners that swallow pans, and zero pull-out storage. That is a full installation job.
- You just moved in and cannot stand the kitchen. New homeowners across Los Angeles inherit cabinets that function but feel wrong. If the boxes are square and the interiors are clean, refacing can hit a mid-market price point that full replacement cannot touch.
- Selling soon and the kitchen is dragging the listing down. Los Angeles buyers notice kitchens first. Refacing with a modern shaker door and soft-close hardware can transform the room for a fraction of a teardown budget, and it can usually be done before escrow closes.
Our Cabinet Installation & Refacing Process
We run cabinet work in a sequence that removes guesswork from the start. You will know the price before we start, the schedule before we arrive, and the name of every technician who walks through your door.
- In-home consultation and measurement. Trevor Nash or one of our lead technicians comes to your Los Angeles home, takes full measurements, checks the flatness of your walls and floors, and looks inside existing boxes to assess their condition. This is where we determine whether refacing is viable or whether the structural frame needs to come out.
- Written price and scope, signed before any work. You receive a written price covering materials, labor, hardware, and disposal. Not an estimate range. Not a verbal ballpark. The number on that page is the number on the invoice unless you change the scope.
- Material selection and ordering. We source cabinet lines from KraftMaid and Wellborn, with finish and door samples you can see in your own kitchen light, against your own countertop and floor. For refacing, we match door profiles and finishes to existing frames where that makes sense, or we replace doors and drawer fronts entirely.
- Installation with a defined arrival window. Our background-checked, uniformed technicians arrive in the window we give you, protect the work path with floor covering, and keep the job site clean from day one. Demolition debris leaves the same day it is created.
- Hardware, alignment, and walkthrough. We hang doors, adjust soft-close hinges, install pulls and knobs to your preferred position, and walk the finished kitchen with you drawer by drawer and door by door. Anything that does not feel right gets fixed before we leave, not after.
- 365-Day Done Right Promise in writing. Every cabinet installation and refacing job carries our written guarantee. If a hinge sags, a door rubs, or a finish fails inside the guarantee period, we come back and make it right at no charge. If a repair fails, the second visit is free too. No service call fee, no re-inspection charge.
Cabinet Installation & Refacing Pricing in Los Angeles
Cabinet refacing in Los Angeles typically costs between $4,500 and $18,000 depending on kitchen size, door count, finish, and whether you are changing hardware layout. Full cabinet installation for a Los Angeles kitchen typically runs $12,000 to $35,000, with the spread driven by whether you choose stock, semi-custom, or fully custom boxes, and by the material and finish on the doors. Here is a breakdown of realistic line items we see across Los Angeles projects:
| Scope | Typical Los Angeles Range | What Drives the Price |
|---|---|---|
| Refacing, standard shaker doors, laminate finish | $4,500 – $9,000 | Kitchen size, door count, current box condition |
| Refacing, upgraded doors (wood or specialty finish) | $8,000 – $18,000 | Wood species, finish, soft-close hinge upgrade |
| New cabinet installation, stock line | $12,000 – $20,000 | Kitchen footprint, ceiling height, end panels |
| New cabinet installation, semi-custom (KraftMaid, Wellborn) | $18,000 – $35,000 | Custom configuration, pull-outs, dividers, finish tier |
| Hardware upgrade only (hinges, pulls, soft-close add-on) | $400 – $2,500 | Drawer and door count, hardware brand |
What moves the number on a Los Angeles cabinet job is rarely the cabinets alone. Houses built before 1960 in neighborhoods like Los Feliz, Pasadena, and West Adams often hide uneven studs, plaster walls that are not square, and floors that pitch. Custom shims, scribe pieces, and end panels add labor hours but protect the finish. Houses built after 1990 in communities like Playa Vista or Porter Ranch often give us clean drywall and level floors, which keeps installation faster. Your Kitchen Remodeling budget should also account for whether cabinets are being touched as a standalone job or as part of a larger kitchen project, because a standalone reface carries different access and setup costs than cabinets done during a full renovation.
We install Cambria quartz countertops alongside many of our Cabinets & Countertops jobs, and Cambria carries its own lifetime warranty that runs alongside our 365-Day Done Right Promise. The point of naming products is simple: you should know exactly what sits behind both the price and the promise.
Every estimate is free. Call (213) 277-6578 and we will measure, assess, and hand you a written number before any work begins.
Key Takeaways
- Refacing runs roughly $4,500 to $18,000 in Los Angeles; full installation runs roughly $12,000 to $35,000 depending on line, layout, and house age.
- You get a written price before any work starts. The day-one number is the invoice number, unless you change the scope.
- Every job carries the 365-Day Done Right Promise. If it is not right, we fix it at no charge. If a repair fails, the second visit is free.
- We are reachable 24/7 at (213) 277-6578. A live person picks up. No answering service.
- Our technicians are background-checked and uniformed. You will know exactly who is in your home on any given day.
FAQs – Cabinet Installation & Refacing
Is it cheaper to reface or replace kitchen cabinets in Los Angeles?
Refacing is nearly always cheaper than full replacement in Los Angeles, typically running 40 to 60 percent of the cost of installing new cabinetry in the same layout. The real question is whether your cabinet boxes are still structurally sound and worth saving. We inspect the boxes before recommending either path and will tell you honestly if refacing would be throwing good money after a failing frame. Call (213) 277-6578 and we will assess your boxes and give you a written number for both options.
How long does cabinet refacing or installation take in Los Angeles?
Most cabinet refacing jobs in Los Angeles take 3 to 5 working days, and full installations typically run 4 to 7 working days, assuming the cabinets are already on site or ordered. Custom and semi-custom lines from KraftMaid and Wellborn carry lead times of 2 to 8 weeks depending on the finish and the season. We hand you a schedule in writing before work begins, and your defined arrival window is part of the agreement.
Can you match existing cabinet finishes when refacing only part of a kitchen?
Matching an existing finish is doable for many painted and stained lines, especially when original manufacturer codes are available, but exact matches on older or sun-faded finishes can be challenging. Los Angeles kitchens with strong southern or western exposure often show uneven fading across the run. We will tell you if a true match is realistic before you commit, and we will show you the closest available profile and finish samples in your own lighting.
Can you install cabinets the same week I call?
Sometimes, yes. Stock cabinet lines can be sourced quickly in Los Angeles, and if your boxes are in good shape for a reface, we can often schedule the work within a week or two. Semi-custom lines carry longer lead times. Call (213) 277-6578 and we will check current availability and give you a realistic start window, not a vague promise.
Do you handle cabinet installation as part of a full kitchen remodel?
Yes, and that is how most of our projects run. Cabinets are almost always the anchor of a Kitchen Remodeling in Los Angeles scope, and we manage them alongside plumbing rough-in, electrical, countertop fabrication, and finish work. Bundling cabinet work into a complete remodel often reduces the total cost versus doing cabinets as a standalone phase later. Call (213) 277-6578 to talk through your project and get a written number.
Call Penhallow Remodeling Los Angeles for Cabinet Work
If your kitchen cabinets are failing, dated, or just standing between you and a Kitchen Design & Layout that works, call us at (213) 277-6578. You will speak to a person, schedule a free consultation, and get a written price before any work starts. We work under The Kingswell Way, which has meant since 2004 exactly what it means in your kitchen today: say the price before the work, show up in the window we gave, leave the place cleaner than we found it, and stand behind the result in writing for a full year.
Trevor Nash leads Penhallow Remodeling Los Angeles, and every cabinet job carries his name and our 365-Day Done Right Promise on the paperwork. Estimates are free. The phone is answered 24/7. Call (213) 277-6578 now and get the number in writing.
Written by Trevor Nash, Owner at Penhallow Remodeling Los Angeles, serving Los Angeles.
