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Custom vs prefab cabinets: how to choose
What each means, when each fits, and where refacing comes in.
Overview
Custom cabinets are built to your room's exact measurements with more freedom in size, finish and detail. Prefab cabinets come in standard sizes and set door styles. If your cabinet boxes are solid and you like the layout, refacing is a third option. Cabinet Sense offers all three.
- Custom
- Your measurements · more design freedom
- Prefab
- Standard sizes · set door styles
- Refacing
- New doors, fronts and hardware on existing boxes
- Talk it through
- Simi Valley showroom
When should I choose custom?
When your room has odd dimensions or angles, when you want details like full-height walls, special storage or a specific finish, or when the kitchen is a long-term home.
When should I choose prefab?
Straightforward layouts in standard sizes, when you want a set door style and finish and a simpler process.
Where does refacing fit?
When the boxes are solid and you like your layout. Replacing makes more sense when the boxes are damaged or you want to change the layout.
FAQ
Guide questions
What is the difference between custom and prefab cabinets?
Custom cabinets are built to your exact measurements, with more freedom in size, finish and detail. Prefab cabinets come in standard sizes and set door styles. Cabinet Sense offers both, plus refacing.
When are custom cabinets worth it?
Custom cabinets make the most sense when your room has odd dimensions or angles, when you want details like full-height walls, special storage or a specific finish, or when the kitchen is a long-term home.
When are prefab cabinets a good fit?
Prefab cabinets suit straightforward layouts in standard sizes, when you want a set door style and finish and a simpler process.
Should I reface or replace my cabinets?
Refacing puts new doors, drawer fronts and hardware on the cabinet boxes you already have, so it fits when the boxes are solid and you like your layout. Replacing makes more sense when the boxes are damaged or you want to change the layout.
How long does a cabinet project take?
It depends on the cabinet line and the scope of the room. We'll give you a timeline for your project when we review it with you.
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