The Benefits of Kitchen Cabinet Cladding
There are many benefits to kitchen cabinet siding. It’s certainly much less expensive than starting from scratch, but it also recycles your old cabinets, making it the green choice. Of course, the deciding factor is the fact that the job can be completed in much less time with far fewer interruptions.
The main benefit, as with most things, comes down to cost. Cost is a defining factor in most things, so with kitchen cabinet resurfacing, savings of up to thirty percent less than total replacement are big motivators that drive people to choose this option.
Another benefit is the environmental friendliness of reusing old cabinets instead of ripping them out. It makes a lot of sense when you consider how sturdy older cabinets tend to be. Modern cabinets are mass-produced in factories, with a design optimized to be light for transportation and easy to assemble. On the contrary, things produced in the past were built to last. Tearing cabinets this big seems wasteful, and replacing them with something inferior seems like a terrible shame.
The key benefit of kitchen cabinet veneer is the sheer choice and ability of the veneer to look stunning as if it has been completely replaced. The finish is a key part of achieving this, and there are three options for regular use, from solid color or wood effect plastic laminates, to the more realistic effects of rigid thermal foils. For the ultimate in looks, the wood veneer’s genuine wood finish beats the other two.
While savings is a great benefit, unfortunately there are situations where kitchen owners need to be careful when trying to choose the cheapest option. Many kitchens are not optimally designed and therefore create additional work for the people who use them. It’s a shame that those who are cooking or working in the kitchen are forced to bump into other people and negotiate poorly placed cupboards. The ideal solution in this case is to simply gut it and start from scratch. Some cabinet restoration companies offer a few cabinet replacements so that if only a little needs to be done, customers can get the best of both worlds. Most will also fit new cabinets.
Most beneficial is the ability to reface cabinets to do it faster and with fewer interruptions. Unfortunately, there will be times when full replacement is the best value, in which case a few days of downtime is unavoidable. Sometimes a fresh start for your kitchen can be the best option. The time of the actual capping job is the perfect time to change some other things like drawers and fixtures like replacing granite kitchen countertops.
Kitchen cabinet restoration is not only cost saving, but its biggest benefit is its simplicity and ease, allowing you to get the kitchen you’ve always dreamed of with reduced cost and less hassle.