Cabinet Refacing & Doors In Cudgen

Cabinet Refacing & Doors Experts

Custom kitchens, wardrobes and joinery for Tweed Heads - designed, built and installed with over 12 years of local experience

If your kitchen or built-in cabinets are structurally sound but the doors look tired, refacing gives you a near-new result for a fraction of a full replacement. Tweed Heads Custom Cabinets refaces existing cabinetry - new doors and drawer fronts, fresh panels, hinges, runners and handles - keeping the carcasses that still do their job. We also make replacement doors and drawer fronts on their own, matched to what you have, for kitchens, wardrobes, laundries and vanities. It is a popular choice with the Tweed's large retiree and downsizer market around Banora Point and Tweed Heads South, who want an updated, low-maintenance look without the cost and upheaval of a full rebuild. Owner Steve Smith assesses honestly whether refacing or replacement is the smarter spend - if the boxes are water-damaged we will say so. Every job is measured, made and installed locally, fully insured to $20 million public liability and under a NSW Contractors Licence. To find out if your cabinets suit refacing, call Steve on 0485 032 128.

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Refacing and door options we offer

Refacing covers a spectrum, and we tailor it to how much change you want. At the lighter end, we replace just the doors and drawer fronts, reusing your existing carcasses and layout - the quickest, cheapest refresh. A fuller reface adds new hinges, soft-close runners and handles, and can include new end panels, kickboards and a benchtop so the finished kitchen looks entirely new while the sound boxes stay put. We also supply replacement doors and drawer fronts as a stand-alone item for homeowners or other trades, matched in size, colour and style to existing joinery. Beyond kitchens, we reface and re-door built-in wardrobes, laundries, vanities and office cabinetry. Door choices run the full range: melamine and high-pressure laminate in stone and timber looks, timber veneer, and two-pac polyurethane for a hard, seamless painted finish. Handles and knobs can be updated at the same time to modernise the look instantly. Where a layout needs a small change - a bank of drawers instead of a cupboard, a new pantry front - we can combine refacing with a little new cabinetry. The result is a kitchen or robe that reads as new, delivered in a fraction of the time and cost of a full strip-out, provided the underlying carcasses are sound. If they are not, we will say so before you spend anything.

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How we reface, and why it suits Tweed homes

Refacing starts with an honest inspection of the carcasses, because the whole approach depends on the boxes being sound. In a humid subtropical climate this is not a formality - Murwillumbah averages around 1,570mm of rain a year, and older Tweed kitchens near the coast and the Tweed River carry years of moisture and salt exposure, so we check for swelling, delamination and water damage at the sink and dishwasher before recommending refacing over replacement. Where boxes are sound, we replace doors and drawer fronts made from the same materials we use on new work: 16mm to 18mm board, heat-sealed edge banding bonded with PUR hot-melt adhesive, and finishes from melamine and high-pressure laminate to two-pac polyurethane. New hinges are 3-way adjustable and rated past 100,000 open-and-close cycles, and new drawers ride full-extension runners rated to about 40kg, or 70kg for heavy drawers, so the refaced kitchen closes as quietly and squarely as a new one - reveals set to within about 2mm. For beach-exposed homes at Kingscliff, Cabarita Beach and Fingal Head we fit corrosion-resistant hinges and handles, since salt air is what corrodes the original hardware in the first place. The Tweed's older fibro and brick-veneer homes, many built in the post-war decades before the sea-change boom, have doors that have dropped and racked over time, so part of the reface is re-hanging and adjusting everything to sit true again. Refacing also keeps serviceable carcass material out of landfill, which suits owners looking for a lower-waste update to a solid old kitchen.

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Why refacing appeals to Tweed downsizers and landlords

Refacing lands squarely with the Tweed's demographics. The region has a large retiree and downsizer population across Banora Point, Tweed Heads and Tweed Heads South, many in solid homes with dated but perfectly sound kitchens; for them, refacing delivers the fresh look they want without the cost, mess and weeks of a full renovation, and with far less disruption to daily life. It also suits the region's holiday-let and rental market at Kingscliff, Cabarita and Pottsville, where owners want a tidy, presentable kitchen or robe between guests or tenants without over-capitalising. Owner Steve Smith gives a straight assessment: if the carcasses are water-damaged or the layout truly does not work, he will tell you replacement is the better spend rather than sell you a reface that will not last. That honesty, plus 12-plus years working these exact suburbs, is why much of this work comes by referral. Every job is fully insured to $20 million in public liability and carried out under a NSW Contractors Licence, and being Tweed Heads based means the measure, the making and the fitting - and the warranty - are all local. Because a reface is quicker than a full kitchen, we can usually schedule it sooner and complete the on-site work in a day or two, which matters when a home is occupied or a rental needs turning around fast between tenants.

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What refacing costs versus a new kitchen

The appeal of refacing is the price gap, so here are indicative ranges rather than a quote. Replacing just the doors and drawer fronts on a typical kitchen commonly runs from about $2,500 to $6,000 depending on the number of doors and the finish. A fuller reface - new doors, fronts, hinges, runners, handles and often new kickboards and a benchtop - more usually falls between $5,000 and $12,000. By comparison, a full custom kitchen replacement generally starts around $12,000 and climbs from there, so refacing frequently saves a substantial share of the cost when the carcasses are sound. Stand-alone replacement doors are priced per door and drawer front, varying with size and finish, from budget melamine up to two-pac polyurethane. Refacing a built-in wardrobe or laundry is typically a few thousand dollars depending on scope. The finish is the biggest cost lever: melamine and laminate keep it economical, while two-pac polyurethane and timber veneer lift both the look and the price. We measure, quote in writing with the door material and hardware itemised, and hold the figure. And we are upfront - if an inspection shows the boxes are failing, we will tell you refacing is throwing good money after bad and quote replacement instead.

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Refacing versus flat-pack replacement

When a kitchen looks tired, the two budget-minded options are usually refacing or ripping it out for flat-pack. Flat-pack means starting from scratch, and there is no IKEA in the Tweed or on the Gold Coast - the nearest is IKEA Logan at Slacks Creek, about 82km and roughly 55 minutes north up the M1 and over the Queensland border, so it is a cross-border haul plus the demolition, disposal and rebuild of a whole kitchen. Bunnings Kaboodle at Tweed Heads South is closer but still comes in fixed module sizes, so a flat-pack replacement in an older out-of-square Tweed home brings back the filler-panel and gap problems custom work avoids. Refacing sidesteps all of that: we keep the carcasses that already fit your walls and simply renew what you see, so there is no demolition, no disposal run, no interstate haul, and the job is done in a fraction of the time. You still get custom doors made to the exact opening, the full range of finishes and, where needed, corrosion-resistant coastal hardware - none of which a flat-pack range will tailor to your kitchen. Where refacing wins is on sound boxes; where it does not is a failed or badly laid-out kitchen, and in that case new custom cabinetry, not flat-pack, is the fit-and-last answer. We will tell you honestly which camp your kitchen falls into before you spend a cent. Tweed Heads Custom Cabinets is fully insured and just a call away on +61485032128 for a free quote.

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The Process

3 Step Process For Your Cabinet Refacing & Doors Needs

On-site measure and consult

It starts with a proper conversation and an on-site measure. Owner Steve Smith visits your Tweed home, measures the space himself and reads its exposure, whether that is the salt air of a Kingscliff beach house, the humidity of a Banora Point renovation or the flood history of a Murwillumbah river flat. We talk through how you use the room, the look you want and a realistic budget, so the design that follows suits your actual walls and services rather than a catalogue.

Design and written quote

Next we turn the measure into a clear design and a written, itemised quote. Materials, door styles, compliant benchtops, hardware and a realistic timeline are all set out plainly, with honest advice on trade-offs, such as laminate versus natural stone, or where two-pac is worth it. Because engineered stone is banned, you will only ever see legal, safe benchtop options. Nothing is ordered or built until you are happy and the quote is signed off.

Build, install and warranty

In the workshop your cabinets are glued, dowelled and built square, then delivered and installed by the same team that measured them. On site we scribe to the walls and pack everything dead level, holding reveals to within about 2mm and adjusting the three-way hinges so every door aligns. We tidy up, walk you through the finished job, and back it with a genuine local warranty. One accountable person carries your project from first measure to final sign-off.

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Everything you need to know about our Cabinet Refacing & Doors In Cudgen

How do I know if my kitchen suits refacing?

It comes down to the carcasses. If the boxes, or cabinet frames, are structurally sound and dry, refacing is usually worthwhile. If they are swollen, delaminating or water-damaged - common at the sink and dishwasher in older coastal Tweed kitchens - replacement is the better spend. Steve inspects and gives you a straight answer before you commit, rather than selling a reface that will not last.

How much cheaper is refacing than a new kitchen?

It varies with scope, but refacing sound cabinetry frequently saves a substantial share of a full replacement. Replacing doors and fronts often runs about $2,500 to $6,000, and a fuller reface with new hardware and benchtop roughly $5,000 to $12,000, against a full custom kitchen that generally starts around $12,000. These are indicative figures - we quote in writing after measuring. The saving depends on your carcasses being sound.

Can you match new doors to my existing cabinets?

In most cases, yes. We match replacement doors and drawer fronts in size, colour and style closely to existing joinery, in melamine, laminate, timber veneer or two-pac polyurethane. Exact matches on older or discontinued finishes are not always possible, and if a colour cannot be matched perfectly we will tell you upfront so you can decide before we make anything.

How long does refacing take?

Much less than a full renovation. Once doors and finishes are approved and made in our workshop, the on-site work - fitting new fronts, hardware and any panels - is usually completed in a day or two, and your kitchen stays broadly usable throughout. That quick turnaround is a big reason downsizers and holiday-let owners around Kingscliff and Pottsville choose refacing over a full rebuild.

Do you supply just the doors if I want to fit them myself?

Yes. We make replacement doors and drawer fronts as a stand-alone item, measured and matched to your existing cabinets, for homeowners and other trades. We will take the sizes or talk you through measuring accurately. Fitting them yourself is fine, though for a square, soft-close result with hinges adjusted to within about 2mm, many prefer we install them too.

Can you update the handles and hardware at the same time?

Absolutely, and it makes a big difference. Refacing is the ideal moment to fit new soft-close hinges, full-extension runners and modern handles, and for beachside homes at Cabarita or Fingal Head we use corrosion-resistant hardware so salt air does not corrode it again. Call Steve on 0485 032 128 to book an inspection anywhere across the Tweed and we will advise honestly on reface versus replace.