Sometimes it is not within the budget to include brand new kitchen cabinets. Therefore, one great alternative for those on a tight budget is that of kitchen cabinet refacing. When it comes to refacing kitchen cabinets, you can either replace the doors with any number of choices in colors or finishes available on the market today. On the other hand, you can add veneer to your cabinet doors. You should consider both means of refacing your cabinets, before you begin actually updating its appearance.
Refacing by replacing kitchen cabinet doors offers you various choices in styles such as slab, recessed, raised, glass and reused panels as well as several other alternatives.
Replacement Refacing Tools
As you can see, from the list above, refacing your kitchen cabinets by replacing them is a bit more involved that a kitchen cabinet refacing with veneer. Either are lovely and a personal choice in how to make your kitchen more appealing.
Refacing by veneering your kitchen cabinets also provides you with various options in styles and colors. You will find there is a variety of veneer that has a peel off, press on technique. This makes for a quick, easy and beautiful kitchen cabinet refacing job.
Veneer Refacing Tools
Using a veneer roller, you can apply the pressure needed to afix the veneer to the cabinet; they generally come in a large and small size. Remember to begin in the center, while rolling in various directions to press out all the bubbles and affix the veneer to the cabinet.
Using the smoothing blade, you cover a large area, while working along the grain of the veneer. This tool is useful in applying a good pressure, while sliding the blade up or down along the grain, beginning in the center, going either from top to bottom or vise versa, according to your comfort, while working.
Veneer saws make cutting veneer so much easier than using other items such as scissors, which are very difficult to use for veneer without veering off line. You can use a razor knife; however make sure you use a light pressure while cutting. A straight edge should be useful with a veneer saw.
This tool is great for covering the edges of your cabinets; however, you can use a regular iron as well.
These come in two designs, a double edge trimmer you run along the edges to trim the veneer from both sides of an edge and a corner and edge trimmer, which trims rounded corners and one edge of a cabinet door.
Keep in mind, as with anything else, you can do it yourself for a fraction of the cost for labor, however, if you feel you need professional services, do not hesitate to call them. Actually, Frank and Melissa think calling more than one and getting estimates from each is recommendable, however, you should check their references as well.
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