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Wednesday, 16 April 2008 08:10 |
When you are thinking about remodeling a kitchen,you have two options, refacing your cabinets or replacing them.
Refacing your cabinets is the least expensive way to go, this will consist of new looking cabinets without actually replacing the whole unit, it can be done anywhere you have cabinets. Refacing is fast and affordable and affords you the opportunity to get the new stylish look you love.Cabinet refacing is the most popular way to update tired, worn cabinets without disrupting the...
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Monday, 14 April 2008 13:26 |
Perhaps you just want to refresh the look of a old wood kitchen cabinet. It seem it is easy to put new stain on your wood kitchen cabinets, However this is not the case.
The cabinets probably have a topcoat of polyurethane or lacquer, with the original stain underneath that. In order to stain again by the usual method, these coatings have to be removed. A simpler method would be to resurface the cabinets with wood veneer or wood-grain plastic laminate. Another possibility, which would...
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Sunday, 13 April 2008 07:30 |
Kitchen cabinets refacing is the quickest, most economical and efficient way to completely transform your cabinets, says Cynthia Shull, a designer at Kitchen Mart, a kitchen and bathroom remodeling company with showrooms in Sacramento and Rocklin. The process, which applies new wood or laminate veneer over existing cabinetry and adds custom doors and drawer fronts to match, enables you to keep your existing countertops, if you choose. It also helps save the environment by not throwing perfectly...
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Wednesday, 09 April 2008 06:14 |
Here are common steps and guidelines of kitchen cabinet refacing.
Prepare Face Frames and End Panels for Self-Adhesive CoveringRemove your old doors by removing the screws from the hinges. If you plan to use the old hinges, keep hinges and screws together in a convenient location.Remove drawers from the cabinets and set aside. We’ll be replacing the drawer fronts in Step 3.Next, remove any cabinet moldings. You should be able to pull it up easily using the tip of a flathead screw...
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