Kitchen Cabinet Refacing in Tampa, FL
Serving South Tampa · Hyde Park · Palma Ceia · Westchase · Carrollwood · New Tampa
For a painted look, the industry laminates cabinet frames. We paint them — it looks better, lasts longer and costs less. Kitchen cabinet refacing across Tampa, in days rather than weeks.
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The part worth thinking about before anything else is the boxes, because refacing spends real money on structure you keep. Tampa built in distinct waves, and the boxes tell you which wave you are in. Original cabinetry in Seminole Heights or Hyde Park is frequently solid material built to a standard that is expensive to buy today — those boxes are worth building on. Carrollwood and Town N Country ranches from the 1960s through the 1980s are usually solid wood too. Builds from the late 1990s onward in Westchase, New Tampa, and Riverview are often MDF or particleboard carcasses, which is where the question gets real.
We will open your cabinets and look before we quote. If the boxes are not worth new doors, we would rather tell you that than sell you a refacing job that puts good doors onto structure that is failing.
What kitchen cabinet refacing costs in Tampa
| Cabinet Refacing | Full replacement | |
|---|---|---|
| Typical cost | $7,000–$12,000 | $12,000–$25,000+ |
Cabinet refacing is priced on two things. The frame refinishing is priced by the number of door and drawer openings. The doors themselves are built and priced by the square foot. What sets your number more than anything is the door you choose: flat slab HDF sits at the low end of the range, solid wood raised panels at the high end, and applied moldings add cost on top of whichever you pick.
Read the full breakdown of what drives cabinet refacing cost →
Whether refacing pays in Tampa depends on your boxes
Refacing is the one cabinet service where the decision is made by the part you keep.
You are buying new doors and drawer fronts and having the frames finished to match. What you are not buying is new structure. So the question that decides whether the money is well spent is whether the structure you already own is worth building on — and in Tampa that answer is strongly predicted by when the house was built.
1920s bungalows and pre-war homes. Seminole Heights, Hyde Park, parts of Palma Ceia. The boxes here are frequently solid material built to a standard that costs a great deal to buy new. They are also often not square, because a century of settling moves things, so new doors have to be fitted and adjusted rather than simply hung. Worth every bit of the work — these are the boxes most worth keeping in the city.
1960s to 1980s ranch homes. Carrollwood, Town N Country, parts of Brandon. Usually solid wood carcasses in good condition. Straightforward refacing candidates, and often kitchens where the door style genuinely is the dated element rather than the color.
Late 1990s onward. Westchase, New Tampa, Riverview. Frequently MDF or particleboard boxes. Many are perfectly sound and reface well. But this is the stock where we look hardest, because a particleboard carcass that has taken a leak under the sink will not hold new doors properly, and no finish on the frame hides that.
Before you accept any refacing quote, there are five questions worth asking — about door material and style, whether frames are laminated or painted, hardware, box condition, and the warranty. The fourth is the one that matters most here.
Cabinet door replacement is what changes the style
Cabinet door replacement is the half of refacing that actually changes how a Tampa kitchen looks. The boxes stay where they are and the frames are finished to match, but the doors and drawer fronts you have now leave permanently and new ones take their place.
That matters most where the door profile is what dates the room. Cathedral and arched tops read as 1990s to almost everyone, and no amount of refinishing changes that outline — the shape itself is the problem. Moving to shaker or flat-front is the single change that pulls a Westchase or Carrollwood kitchen forward two decades.
New doors come in solid wood or MDF, painted or stained, in shaker, flat-front, raised-panel, beaded inset and arched profiles.
Our process, and what it costs
Assessment and door selection first, because that is where the boxes get checked and the style, material, and finish get chosen. Then existing doors and hardware come off and leave, frames are prepared, and the frames are finished — painted for a solid color, veneered for a stained look. New doors and drawer fronts go on, hardware is installed, alignment and reveals are checked across every opening, and we walk the kitchen with you.
The full refacing process covers each stage in detail.
Most Tampa kitchens land between $7,000 and $12,000. If your quote is at the top of that range, it is worth reading why a replacement quote is not what it appears to be before you decide new cabinets are the better buy.
Getting a real number
Start with your ZIP code and a few short questions about your kitchen. We come back with real pricing, and a straight answer about whether your boxes are worth refacing. No measuring, no appointment, and no salesperson at your counter.
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What a Tampa homeowner said
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“Chris & Viktor were the 2 gentlemen on my project. I can't praise them enough. Both were meticulous, professional, courteous & possessed such stellar work ethic. I am so happy with the results of my kitchen . I originally planned to have it totally renovated & was prepared to spend a fortune. Got cold feet & decided to persue another route- I called Leah & made an appointment to meet with James @ his shop for an estimate & see what designs were available to choose from. I was so impressed with the cleanliness of his work area. I knew right then, this was the company for me. I was able to have everything done I wanted - for literally $45,000 less than my original proposal. I am ecstatic with the results & can't wait to show it off.”
Questions to ask cabinet refacing companies in Tampa
- How do I know if my Tampa cabinets are worth refacing?
- It comes down to the boxes. Open the doors and look at the carcass sides, the shelves, and underneath the sink. If the material is solid and square, the shelves hold weight without sagging, and there is no swelling or delamination from a past leak, refacing is a good spend. If the boxes are soft, separating, or water damaged, new doors will not fix that and the money is better spent elsewhere. We check this before quoting rather than after.
- What does cabinet refacing cost in Tampa?
- Most Tampa kitchens fall between $7,000 and $12,000. The number is driven by how many doors and drawer fronts you have, the style and material you choose, and whether you are going stained, which means veneering the frames, or painted, which does not. Full replacement for the same kitchen generally starts around $12,000 and climbs from there.
- What door styles can I choose from?
- Shaker, flat-front, raised-panel, beaded inset, and arched among others, in solid wood or MDF, finished painted or stained. This is the part refacing offers that painting cannot — you are selecting a new door rather than refinishing the one you have, so the profile, the material, and the finish are all open.
- Do you laminate the cabinet frames?
- Not for a painted kitchen. Most refacing companies laminate frames when the finish is a solid color. We paint them instead, because a painted frame looks better than a laminated one, holds up longer, and costs less than lamination. For a stained kitchen the frames are veneered in a matching stain, which is how a wood look gets carried across surfaces that stay in place.
- Should I reface or just paint my Tampa cabinets?
- If you like your door style and the color is the problem, painting does the same job for roughly half the money and refacing would mean throwing away doors that had nothing wrong with them. If the door profile itself is what you no longer want, painting cannot change that and refacing can. That is the whole distinction, and it is worth being honest with yourself about which one you are in.
- What areas of Tampa do you serve?
- All of Tampa, including South Tampa, Hyde Park, Palma Ceia, Westchase, Carrollwood, New Tampa, Seminole Heights, Brandon, and Riverview, plus surrounding communities. Call (727) 280-5575 to confirm coverage in your neighborhood.
- How long does cabinet refacing take?
- Days rather than weeks. Your kitchen is not gutted at any point, because the boxes stay in place the whole time. That is the difference between refacing and a replacement, which puts the room out of service while cabinets, countertops, plumbing, and electrical are all worked through.
- What if refacing is not the right choice for my kitchen?
- Then we will say so. We assess what you have and tell you whether painting, refinishing, refacing, or replacement actually fits it, including when the answer is not the service you called about. We would rather lose a job than sell you the more expensive version of the wrong thing.
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