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KraftMaid Kitchen Remodeling: The Los Angeles Owner’s Guide

KraftMaid kitchen remodeling in Los Angeles typically runs $16,520 to $53,100 installed, depending on cabinet count, layout changes, and countertop material. If you have a cracked cabinet face, a delaminating door, or hinge hardware that’s stripped out, we stock common KraftMaid-compatible replacement parts and can usually match your existing door style within a week. Most Los Angeles homeowners discover the problem when a door won’t close square anymore, a drawer slide grinds, or a cabinet box starts pulling away from the wall after years of humidity swings.

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We’re an independent Los Angeles contractor, not affiliated with KraftMaid, and we’ve been installing and repairing their cabinetry since 1998. That matters because KraftMaid changed their construction specs more than once over the years, and an older door style won’t always match a newer replacement panel without a little finish work.

Which KraftMaid Models This Applies To

KraftMaid builds cabinets across several lines: the entry-level Vantage, the mid-range Vantage Plus, and the premium Vantage Pro and Vantage Elite series. We also see plenty of older KraftMaid Core and KraftMaid Basics cabinets in Los Angeles homes built in the 1990s and early 2000s. The line name is usually stamped on a sticker inside the cabinet box, on the back of the door, or on the drawer box side. If the sticker’s gone, we match by door profile, finish code, and hinge spacing.

The compatibility gotcha most Los Angeles owners hit is hinge boring. KraftMaid uses a 35mm cup hole on most doors, but older Core line doors sometimes used a 32mm bore with a different overlay. And the finish codes matter more than people expect: a “Honey Spice” door from 2010 won’t be the exact same tone as one made in 2024, even with the same code on the box, because the finish formulation changed. We carry OEM KraftMaid hinges, drawer glides, and touch-up kits, and we’ll tell you honestly when an aftermarket part is the better value and when it’s not.

Signs Your KraftMaid Kitchen Remodeling Is Failing

• Doors won’t stay closed. The hinge has worn out or the screw holes in the cabinet face have stripped. It’s almost always the hinge body, not the door itself, and a quality replacement hinge fixes it.
• Drawer slides grind or catch. Ball-bearing slides wear out after roughly 10 to 15 years of daily use. The nylon wheels on older KraftMaid slides disintegrate, leaving metal-on-metal friction.
• Cabinet faces are delaminating or peeling at the edges. Los Angeles humidity swings, especially in older homes without central air, will eventually lift the thermofoil or veneer on doors near the sink or dishwasher.
• Boxes pulling away from the wall. The screws holding the upper cabinet to the studs were undersized or missed the stud entirely. We see this often in Los Angeles homes where the original install was rushed. Left alone, a full upper cabinet can drop.
• Soft-close mechanisms stopped working. The damper inside the hinge has blown out. It’s a small part, but replacing a dozen of them adds up, and we price it flat so you know the number before we start.

Replacement Cost & What’s Included

A full KraftMaid kitchen remodel in Los Angeles runs $16,520 to $53,100. That said, most people calling about a failed part aren’t looking at a full gut. Here’s how the smaller jobs break down:

• Cabinet installation (new KraftMaid boxes and doors): $4,720 - $15,340
• Countertop installation (KraftMaid-compatible, plus Cambria, Silestone, or Kohler materials): $2,360 - $7,670
• Kitchen island installation: $3,540 - $11,800

Every job includes the parts, the labor to install them properly, and any finish-matching we need to do so the repair doesn’t look like a patch. We pull permits on any job where structural or plumbing changes are involved, and every price change comes as a written change order before we touch anything. Tom Barrett’s name, address, and license number are published and verifiable, and the work carries our 90-Day Done Right Promise: if it’s not done right, one call brings us back.

DIY or Call Us?

You can safely check a few things yourself: tighten loose hinge screws (if the hole isn’t stripped), clean drawer slides with a dry cloth, and check whether a door is out of square because of a bent hinge or a warped panel. That’s about where we’d stop. Cabinet boxes pulling from the wall are a genuine hazard, and we’ve seen a loaded upper cabinet come down and smash a countertop when a homeowner tried to shim it instead of re-securing it to the studs. If the part involves anything load-bearing or anything that holds weight over your head, call a pro.

For the rest of it, call (877) 610-1318. We’ll tell you over the phone whether it’s a $40 hinge swap or a full cabinet replacement, and we won’t charge a trip fee inside Los Angeles County.

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