I have been doing my own remodeling work on my own house(s) for several years.  Anything I did not know how to do, I learned by doing or by getting good advice before I started. When I looked closer at the details required to rework the kitchen cabinets I started to have second thoughts and called an old friend to advise me.  And thank goodness I did! 

I called Dannye Packer who came to my house and showed me exactly what would happen if I tried to do this kind of work on my own  I quickly realized that I was very close to creating a mess that was going to cost me a great deal of time and expense.  I discovered that it was going to take a great deal of patience, tools and experience and if not done correctly, I could easily end up with a very expensive disaster and have to start all over as well.

Had I just painted them, I would never have been satisfied and I would have wasted a great deal of time and expense.  If I had tried to reface them myself, I would have overlooked some very fine details that would have caused the job to be very unsatisfactory.  Replacing them was an option, but the expense was out of the question and the quality was not as good as the oak wood of my current cabinets. 

As Dannye showed me the potential problems and the best solutions, I became convinced.  Since that time we have worked together to provide this same information for you that we hope will help you see what I learned.  You too can save money, end up with a quality job and enjoy the experience of working with a true professional who really cares! 

Dannye Packer:
CUSTOM CABINET REFACING Specialist

E-Mail: allens@austin.rr.com

Reliability, Professionalism, 
Personal Integrity and Quality Assurance
go hand in hand with 
Service and Communication.
 

After 4 years of college I entered the plastic fabrication industry, then moved into construction management before becoming a self-employed general contractor.  Later, I became  more specialized and worked as a Sears kitchen cabinet refacer.  During these 35 years I have seen just about everything concerning residential construction.  I know what's right or wrong, level or plumb, square or out of square.  This experience has become very valuable when accessing the needs of my clients and in providing a good finished product.

Along with QUALITY comes SERVICE and in my book,  you should treat your customer the way you would like to be treated, as a friend. Along with this, I have put together the best materials and hardware available for refacing cabinets. 

Cabinet refacing is done by taking the existing kitchen cabinets and gluing Formica to the bottoms, sides, and fronts.  We also replace all existing doors, drawer fronts using an RTF (Rigid Thermal Foil) door which is made to stand up to the abusive wear and tear of kitchen use.  These doors are more durable than the painted doors of the past and the surface can resist wear and scratches.  They are seamless which makes for easy cleaning with a wet sponge.

I replace all door hinges with a hidden type hinge by Blum, which is unbelievably strong and durable.  Blum also makes a drawer slide that will hold up to 75 lbs. per drawer.  The pulls are from many different manufacturers, but are usually displayed at any Home Depot or Loews.  I also install Formica countertops, square back, cove backing or post form; makes no difference.  Color matching requires a great deal of experience and I have a set of colors that match so close you will never notice any difference.

This whole process takes from 7-10 working days. I custom purchase and install everything so I do not have to maintain a high overhead inventory and I do all the work myself.  I do one job at a time so you get 100% of my attention from start to finish.

It is always best to
DO IT RIGHT THE FIRST TIME.

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Even my Mom likes my work.

I offer a complete warranty and I will be happy to provide all of this information to you upon request.

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Pride

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For those that think that they can reface their own cabinets, I simply ask that you investigate the process and the potential problems thoroughly before you start. What seems easy at first has many pitfalls and what appears to be a simple project can quickly turn out to be a real nightmare.  Trying to take over a job where the owner has attempted to glue on Formica and failed is much more difficult to make right again.