Cabinet refacing cost in Houston
Most ColorUp cabinet refacing projects plan between $5,000 and $12,000. You are replacing doors, drawer fronts, and often visible panels—not only changing color—so totals usually sit above painting. The written proposal after door count, profile, finish, and hardware review controls the price.
Planning ranges (not a menu)
| Path | Typical Houston range | Best when |
|---|---|---|
| Cabinet refacing | $5,000 – $12,000 | Boxes sound; need new doors/style or failed skins |
| Cabinet painting | Most $3,500 – $9,500 (from $3,500; $2,500 smaller standalone only) | Keep doors and layout; want opaque color change |
| Wood staining | $4,500 – $9,500 | Compatible solid wood; want visible grain |
Ranges follow ColorUp facts. Quoting uses a linear-foot / written-scope method. ColorUp does not publish $/LF, $/door, $/drawer, or setup menus.
Refacing planning band
New fronts on sound boxes
Often enough if profile stays
Why refacing usually prices above painting
Painting refinishes the doors you already own. Refacing fabricates and finishes new doors and drawer fronts, often wraps or replaces visible end panels, and rehangs the kitchen on the existing boxes. Material, shop time, and hardware choices stack differently than a paint-only scope. When the door style must change, painting cannot invent a new profile—see painting cannot change door style.
What typically drives the proposal
- Door and drawer-front count, size, and profile complexity
- Painted vs stained finish system on the new doors
- End panels, filler strategies, and visible box skins
- Hinge and soft-close choices
- Repairs needed on boxes before new doors land
Partial kitchens and vanities can land outside the “most kitchens” story. Site review is required.
What’s usually included vs optional
A ColorUp refacing proposal spells out new doors/drawer fronts, finish system, and how exposed panels are handled. Soft-close, specialty glass, crown, and interior modifications are scoped explicitly—not assumed. Compare line items the same way you would on compare cabinet quotes.
When painting is enough instead
If boxes and door profiles still work and you mainly want color or sheen, painting is usually the leaner path. Most painting projects plan $3,500–$9,500. Read cabinet painting cost and painting vs refacing. Peeling wraps and soft water damage need substrate honesty first—link those scorecards before spending on either path.
When to replace instead of reface
Failed boxes, major layout changes, and kitchens that need new carcass geometry are full-replacement territory. ColorUp refers that work out; we do not install full cabinet replacement.
How ColorUp quotes refacing
After in-home review, the proposal lists doors, panels, finish, hardware assumptions, schedule expectations, and warranty terms. Kingwood (77345) is the brand home; doors are produced through the Porter shop operation. NAP primary remains on hold—this page does not assert a public map-pin flip.
Related planning pages
Pair this cost guide with cabinet painting cost, cabinet staining cost, painting vs refacing, and the refacing service page. For failed wraps, use the thermofoil three-way scorecard before assuming paint or reface.
Founded in 2021, ColorUp focuses on fewer kitchens at a time from its Kingwood brand home (77345), with doors produced through the Porter shop operation. Final refacing pricing is always the signed proposal after measurement—not a website menu.
Frequently asked questions
Why is refacing usually priced above painting?
You are buying new doors and related visible surfaces, not only a finish cycle on existing doors.
Do you price by linear foot or door count?
Scope quoting considers linear-foot context and door/panel counts together. Public unit menus are not published.
What’s included—doors, panels, hinges, soft-close?
Whatever the written proposal lists. Ask every bidder to itemize the same categories before comparing totals.
When is painting enough instead of refacing?
When the door profile can stay and substrates are sound. Style change and failed skins push toward refacing.
When should I replace cabinets entirely?
When boxes fail or layout must change. ColorUp refers full replacement out.
Get a refacing proposal tied to your door count
ColorUp measures sound boxes, door style goals, and finish direction—then writes a Houston-area proposal inside the $5,000–$12,000 planning conversation.
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