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We install, reface, and repair KraftMaid cabinetry across Los Angeles as an independent service provider. The thing that sets our KraftMaid work apart here is simple: we know how this cabinetry holds up in LA’s soft-story dingbats, hillside homes, and wildfire-adjacent neighborhoods, because we’ve worked on nearly every series in the city’s housing stock. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll walk you through what your kitchen needs.
Why Los Angeles Residents Choose Us for KraftMaid Service
KraftMaid is one of the most common cabinet lines in mid-century and contemporary Los Angeles renovations. Our crews have installed and repaired KraftMaid cabinetry in hundreds of homes here, from Craftsman bungalows in Highland Park to stucco dingbat apartments across the Valley. Tom Barrett grew up in the San Fernando Valley and learned the trade at Los Angeles Trade-Technical College, so he knows the difference between a cabinet that’s failing from bad hinges and one that’s failing from the way this city’s dry-wet cycles move wood. We’re part of the KraftMaid sales & service work Barrett & Sons has done for over 29 years, and we treat every kitchen like it’s on our own block.
Common KraftMaid Construction Problems We Solve in Los Angeles
- Thermofoil delamination on Vantage and Passport doors. In uninsulated 1920s and 30s Craftsman kitchens, extreme heat and dry Santa Ana winds cause the vinyl layer on thermofoil doors to peel away from the MDF core. We see this constantly in older Los Angeles homes and we remove the damaged doors, then install new KraftMaid doors with OEM color-matched hinges.
- Soft-close hinge and drawer slide failures in Venicia and Kemper Echo lines. After years of daily wear in heavily used Eastside and Valley apartments, hinges sag and drawers drift out of alignment. We prefer OEM KraftMaid parts here, but when lead times push against a retrofit deadline we use high-quality aftermarket soft-close mechanisms that hold up.
- Water damage and swelling around sink bases and dishwashers. 1960s and 70s Los Angeles dingbat apartments often have aging galvanized pipes that leak slowly for years. By the time a homeowner notices, the particleboard cabinet box has swollen and lost its structure. We replace boxes only when the damage makes repair unsafe or more expensive than replacement.
- Loose or stripped hinge screws on face-frame cabinets. In termite-prone hillside homes in Bel Air and Tarzana, wood movement from dry-wet cycles weakens screw holes until hinges pull free. We repair the wood, reset the hinges, and when termite damage is present we flag it before any refacing work starts.
- Cabinet walls opened for seismic shear reinforcement. In pre-1978 soft-story buildings, the city’s retrofit ordinance forces the issue. We’ve refinished cabinet walls after steel moment frames and plywood shear walls went in behind them, and we know how to sequence that work so the kitchen doesn’t sit open for months.
KraftMaid Service in Los Angeles: What Local Conditions Mean for Your Equipment
Here’s the piece most cabinet contractors won’t tell you about Los Angeles: the City’s Mandatory Seismic Retrofit Ordinance (Ordinances 183893 and 184081) doesn’t just affect the garage or the ground floor. It affects kitchens. In pre-1978 soft-story dingbat apartments, the ground floor often needs steel moment frames or plywood shear walls installed, and those walls run right behind the kitchen cabinets. That means a Kitchen Remodeling - Los Angeles project in a Tier 1 retrofit building has to be sequenced with structural work, and cabinet walls frequently get opened for shear reinforcement before they’re re-finished. In Highland Park, where we refaced a 1960s stucco dingbat kitchen with KraftMaid Vantage cabinets that had delaminated from years of direct sun through a west-facing window, we removed the damaged doors, installed new Passport Shaker-style doors with OEM color-matched hinges, and reinforced the cabinet boxes where seismic work had opened the wall behind them. We finished in time for the city’s soft-story deadline. That’s the reality of KraftMaid service in Los Angeles: you’re not just dealing with cabinets, you’re dealing with a deadline.
KraftMaid Models & Products We Service in Los Angeles
We work on the full KraftMaid line-up: Vantage, Passport, Venicia, and Kemper Echo. For doors, hinges, and drawer fronts we prefer OEM KraftMaid parts to keep color and finish consistent, but we keep high-quality aftermarket soft-close mechanisms and drawer slides on hand when OEM lead times would blow a retrofit deadline. That local stock means faster turnaround for Los Angeles kitchens that can’t wait six weeks on a single hinge. Whether you’re refacing Passport Shaker doors or matching a Vantage finish on a 1960s ranch house, we bring the parts with us the first time.
KraftMaid Service Pricing in Los Angeles
Here’s what KraftMaid work typically runs in Los Angeles. These are our price ranges, and they stay the same from the estimate to the final bill:
| Service | Price Range |
|---|---|
| Cabinet Installation | $4,720 - $15,340 |
| Cabinet Refacing | $5,900 - $14,160 |
| Full Kitchen Remodeling | $16,520 - $53,100 |
What drives the cost is scope: refacing is less expensive than full replacement, and a kitchen in a soft-story building with seismic work behind the walls costs more than a simple door swap. Every estimate includes a line-item breakdown, and every price change comes as a written change order before anything moves. Call (877) 610-1318 to schedule your free estimate.
Serving Los Angeles, CA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Los Angeles area and know this community well. Use the map below to see our service coverage - if you’re nearby, we can almost certainly help.
FAQs - KraftMaid Construction in Los Angeles
Yes. We use OEM KraftMaid doors and drawer fronts whenever the damage is limited, because OEM parts keep the color and finish consistent with the rest of the kitchen. For termite-damaged cabinets in hillside homes, we assess the extent of the damage first, then match the finish on unaffected doors or replace only what’s necessary. Call (877) 610-1318 for an exact quote on your specific doors.
In most cases, yes. The cabinets themselves are rarely the problem. The issue is the wall behind them. When shear reinforcement goes in, we remove cabinet boxes in the affected area, let the structural work happen, then reinstall and refinish the cabinets so they sit flush and square on the reinforced wall. We’ve done this sequencing on retrofits across Los Angeles and we plan the cabinet work around the city’s deadline from day one.
If the cabinet box has swollen or lost its structure, repair usually isn’t worth it. We replace boxes only when water or termite damage has made repair unsafe or more expensive than replacement. If the box is solid and only the door or drawer front is damaged, refacing or OEM door replacement is the better call. We’ll tell you which one applies after we look at the cabinet. Call (877) 610-1318 for a free estimate.
We replace failing hinges with OEM KraftMaid parts when possible, and switch to high-quality aftermarket soft-close mechanisms when OEM lead times would leave the unit down for weeks. For rental properties with repeated hinge failures, we also check the door alignment and cabinet box, because a slightly out-of-square box will eat hinges regardless of brand.
Cabinet replacement itself doesn’t require a permit. But if the work involves opening walls, moving plumbing, or modifying the structure, the city will want permits, and the Hillside Ordinance adds grading, retaining wall, and drainage requirements if any exterior work is involved. We pull permits on every eligible job and we’ll tell you straight what your specific project needs. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll walk through it.
Service Areas Near Los Angeles
We provide KraftMaid service throughout Los Angeles service area and the surrounding region. If you’re just outside Los Angeles, we also cover KraftMaid service in San Diego and KraftMaid service in San Jose. From the San Fernando Valley to the Eastside, give us a call and we’ll schedule a visit.
Book Your KraftMaid Service in Los Angeles Today
If your KraftMaid cabinets need repair, refacing, or a Bathroom Remodeling in Los Angeles consultation too, call (877) 610-1318. We’ll schedule your free estimate, put everything in writing, and show up when we say we will. Tom Barrett’s name is on the truck, and the 90-Day Done Right Promise is on every contract. We’ll do it right the first time, or we’ll come back and make it right.
Written by Tom Barrett, Owner at Barrett & Sons Construction, serving Los Angeles since 1998.