Understanding Kitchen Cabinet Refacing
I know you are keen on refacing your kitchen but before you start looking for cabinet refacing companies here is an article that should be worth your while. I will quickly walk you trough very important fundamentals and provide you with something to think about as you make plan to redo your kitchen.
You will come hundreds of pages online that claim to offer the best advise and information on kitchen cabinetrefacing but by taking a bit of each will lead you to mess up everything. Let me quickly walk you through the following key points.
Defining Refacing Kitchen Cabinets
This is a way of making old kitchen cabinets to look new by adding a new coating such as laminate, veneer or thermofoil. Most often this involves only changing the door fronts and drawer from but not the whole cabinets. Ideally the process is easier and faster than a complete kitchen remodel.
When compared to buying new cabinets, refacing is way cheaper. Basically, this is an affordable, hassle free and generally efficient way to spruce up the look of your kitchen.
Below I review some of the most common coating material used today
Using Laminate
This is basically a plastic film material but you can also get some made from thin sheet resins e.g. that made from polyethylene. Although it is cheaperbut it is most vulnerable to wear and tear. Having said that, it works well in heat oil resistance and can seal heat perfectly.
Thermo-Foil
This is the latest offering in cabinetry. It is basically a new wood-like refacing material. Sometimes referred to as Vinyl or RTF it comes as quite a thick vinyl film, which is bonded tightly on a warp-resistant engineered wood core.
Understanding Wood Veneer
As the name states, this is wood. It is a thin slice that comes cut from a log with a sawing machine or a slicing or peeling machine. This is used to give the cabinets a fine wood grain. There are different forms of this type material. The best thing to do it talk to an expert who can help you with all the available options.
