IS IT CHEAPER TO PAINT OR REPLACE KITCHEN CABINETS?

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THE COST TO PAINT OR REPLACE CABINETS IS ALWAYS SUBJECTIVE

When getting quotes for painting their cabinets, my parents were shocked at the disparity between the quotes. Until they took a good look at the estimates than it became clear that the quality .of the paint job affected the overall price greatly. Price difference between a cheap paint and top quality paint can be $100 or more, multiply that by 2 or 3 gallons and you are on your way to a costly bid.

Add things like grain filler, expensive primer, extra coats of paint and a high 0tech spray facility, and the same cabinets can cost 2X as much in certain circumstances.

A good rule of thumb is to take the number of doors and drawers and multiply that number by $125. That will usually get you close. If your contractor is way under or way over, get another opinion.

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Replacing your cabinets is the same as painting them, only, there happens to be a much larger gap in pricing between the cheapest and most expensive. Basically, when you are thinking of replacing your cabinets, understand, that their will ultimately be a cost to remove the old cabinets, as there will be to install the new cabinets. Both of these together will be around $1200-$1500. Add that to the cost of brand new doors, and you will easily spend around $5000 for average, run of the mill cabinets.

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