Overview | How to Reface Kitchen Cabinets | This Old House

1. DOORS

Provide the manufacturer with dimensions for each door. Measure the cabinet openings. Then add 1 inch to both the width and the height so that youll end up with a 1/2-inch overlap all around. (For split-doors, where two doors meet to cover one opening, add 1 inch to the full width, divide by two, then subtract 1/16 inch. This will give you a measurement for each door that leaves a 1/8-inch gap between the two.) If youre installing concealed European hinges (see below), order the doors 'bored.' Specify right or left bore. If you want glass-fronted cabinets, order 'mullion' doors (specify the number of lights) or 'frame only' (single pane), then have glass inserts custom cut.

2. SELF-ADHESIVE VENEER

aka pressure sensitive veneer. Comes in 2-foot-by-8-foot rolls; one roll will cover about 10 cabinets.

3. DRAWER FRONTS

Measure edge to edge for the exact size of replacements.

4. PLYWOOD PANELS

to cover the exposed sides of cabinets. Measure edge to edge.

5. HINGES

if old hinges are bent or broken, or if you want to switch to concealed European hinges with a spring that closes doors automatically.

6. KNOBS AND PULLS

7. TSP

(trisodium phosphate), a strong degreaser. For cleaning cabinet faces and prepping them for veneer.

8. 150-GRIT SANDPAPER and TACK CLOTH

9. CARPENTERS GLUE

For affixing plywood panels.

10. 2D FINISH NAILS

11. WOOD FILLER

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