Peoria, IL Cabinet Refacing & Installation

Fixr's 2026 national figures put cabinet refacing at $3,000 to $13,500, with an average of $8,250; by kitchen size, $4,400–$6,875 for a small kitchen and $6,875–$8,250 for a medium one. Per linear foot: laminate $80–$125, wood veneer $100–$250, solid wood $200–$500. The installer gives a written quote after counting your cabinets.

Yes, refacing is typically about half the cost of a full cabinet replacement since it reuses your existing, structurally sound cabinet boxes and only replaces doors, drawer fronts, and exposed surfaces.

Most refacing projects take 1 to 3 days once materials arrive, much faster than a full replacement which typically requires a week or more including demo and new box installation.

Peoria, East Peoria, Peoria Heights, Bartonville, Pekin, and the rest of the Tri-County area across Peoria and Tazewell counties, IL.

Yes — a hardware swap alone is one of the most affordable ways to update a kitchen's look, and we often bundle it with soft-close hinge upgrades for the same visit.

Both — cabinet painting is a full color change on your existing boxes and doors using a sprayed, factory-like finish, a different (and generally less expensive) option than refacing with entirely new door fronts.

Yes, in most kitchens. Refacing covers the existing cabinet boxes with new veneer and replaces the doors, drawer fronts and hardware, all of which can be done with the countertops, sink and plumbing left in place. That's a big part of why refacing is faster and cheaper than replacement. The exception is when you're changing the layout or the boxes are damaged, which is a replacement job.

Usually, yes. What matters is that the cabinet boxes are solid and square; the old finish gets cleaned and scuffed so the new veneer bonds to it. Peeling thermofoil or laminate is removed from the face frames first. Boxes that are swollen from water, especially under the sink, need that section repaired or rebuilt before refacing.

With quality veneer and new doors, a refacing job typically lasts as long as new cabinets would in daily use, often 15 to 20 years or more, because the parts you touch every day, doors, drawer fronts and hardware, are all brand new. The lifespan really depends on the boxes underneath, which is why we check them before quoting.

Often, if the cabinet boxes are sound and the layout works. Kitchens weigh heavily on how buyers see a house, and refacing changes the look of the whole room for a fraction of the cost and time of new cabinets. If you plan to sell soon, neutral door styles and finishes are the safer choice; if the kitchen also needs a new layout, refacing won't fix that.

Peeling cabinet doors are almost always thermofoil, a vinyl skin heat-formed over a fiberboard door. Heat from the oven, toaster or a self-cleaning cycle softens the glue, and the film lifts at the edges, usually on the doors next to the range. It can't be reliably glued back. Replacing those doors, or refacing the whole kitchen so everything matches, is the lasting fix.

Generally, swapping or refacing cabinets on their own is cosmetic work that doesn't need a building permit. Moving plumbing, adding or relocating electrical outlets, or changing walls does, and that work has to be permitted by the City of Peoria (or the county outside city limits). If your project includes any of those, ask before work starts.

It's a design choice, not a rule. Cabinets to the ceiling add storage and get rid of the dusty gap on top, and they make 8 to 9 foot ceilings look taller; on higher ceilings, or when budget is tight, crown molding across the gap gives a finished look for less. When refacing, stacked upper cabinets or a matching filler and crown can often be added so the new kitchen reaches the ceiling.