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KraftMaid Kitchen Remodeling: The Fort Worth Owner’s Guide
KraftMaid kitchen remodeling in Fort Worth typically runs $14,000 – $45,000 fully installed, depending on whether we’re replacing a single cabinet run, a full perimeter, or the entire kitchen including island, countertops, and backsplash. Most KraftMaid-specific cabinet work we do lands in the $4,000 – $13,000 range when it’s a partial replacement or refacing. You’ll know it’s time to call when a drawer face has split at the hinge, a door won’t stay closed, or the finish on your cabinet boxes has worn through to bare wood in the sink base. We stock KraftMaid hinges, drawer glides, door bumpers, and touch-up kits on the truck, and we can order exact-match doors, drawer fronts, and boxes directly from KraftMaid’s current catalog. Graham Stein and the crew at Elmstead Remodeling Fort Worth have rebuilt enough KraftMaid kitchens across Tarrant County that we can usually quote your repair or replacement from photos before we schedule the walkthrough.
Which KraftMaid Models This Applies To
KraftMaid has produced dozens of door styles and several construction lines over the years, and “KraftMaid” alone doesn’t tell us which cabinet you have. The three details that matter are the door profile name (Wyndam, Durham, Benton, Hawthorn are common), the wood species and finish code (maple, cherry, oak, hickory in stains like Honey Spice, Pecan, or Slate), and the cabinet box dimensions in inches. KraftMaid stamps most doors and drawer fronts with a production code on the back or on the hinge side. If you can read that code, we can match it. If the code is gone, we measure the opening, the overlay, and the hinge pattern. One gotcha we see often in Fort Worth: KraftMaid changed hinge hole spacing on some of their lines in the mid-2010s, so a door that looks identical from the front may not mount to your existing box. That’s the difference between a part that fits and one that gets returned. For most homeowners, true OEM KraftMaid replacement parts are the right call when the cabinets are under ten years old, because the finish will match. On older kitchens where the factory finish has ambered or faded, we’ll talk through a quality aftermarket option that gets you a tighter match for the room as it looks today, not as it left the factory.
Styles & brands we work with
Signs Your KraftMaid Kitchen Remodeling Is Failing
- Drawer glides sticking or dropping on one side. The soft-close mechanism on KraftMaid glides is usually the first thing to go, especially on drawers that hold pots and pans. Once the plastic dampener inside the glide cracks, the drawer will slam or sag no matter how many times you realign it.
- Hinges pulling out of the door face. This is more common on KraftMaid doors made from MDF with a wood veneer, particularly under the sink where moisture gathers. The screw holes wallow out over time, and re-tightening won’t hold. The fix is either a hinge repair plate or a new door, depending on how far the damage has spread.
- Finish delaminating at the sink base or dishwasher opening. Fort Worth’s summer humidity plus repetitive steam from the dishwasher breaks down the finish on the lower cabinet frames faster than anywhere else in the kitchen. You’ll see it first as tiny blisters, then peeling.
- Doors that will not stay closed or will not close at all. A warped door is almost never worth repairing. Heat cycling in a non-conditioned kitchen or a week of Texas summer through an open window is enough to bow a door past the point that a new hinge or magnet will work.
- Box separating at the corner joints. If the cabinet box itself is racking or the corner blocks have pulled free, the cabinet has moved beyond re-facing. At that point we’re talking about a box replacement, which is a smaller job than a full remodel but bigger than a hardware swap.
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AfterReplacement Cost & What’s Included
Here’s what KraftMaid-focused work runs in Fort Worth, line by line:
- Single drawer front or door replacement (OEM match): $200 – $650 installed, including the part, finish match, and hinge or glide swap.
- Hardware replacement (hinges, glides, bumpers on 10 – 15 openings): $400 – $1,200, parts and labor.
- Partial cabinet run replacement (one wall, sink base, or island section): $4,000 – $13,000, depending on box count, finish, and whether we’re matching an existing KraftMaid line or ordering a current series.
- Full kitchen remodeling with KraftMaid cabinets: $14,000 – $45,000, including countertops, sink, fixtures, backsplash, and finishing work.
What’s in every number: the written price before we start, the KraftMaid or agreed-aftermarket parts, the labor, the clean-up with drop cloths down and shoe covers at the door, and a photo of the finished clean-up before the crew leaves. The price on the written quote is the price you pay. Elmstead Remodeling Fort Worth is an independent remodeling contractor, not affiliated with KraftMaid, so we don’t have to push one product line over another. If an aftermarket part is genuinely the better match for your kitchen, we’ll tell you and write both options down with real numbers.
DIY or Call Us?
Some things you can check safely on your own: loose screws on a hinge, a misaligned drawer in its glide track, or a finish scratch that might be cabinet-touch-up territory. Cabinet doors and drawers are not high-tension parts, so inspection is low-risk. Where DIY goes sideways is with order matching. KraftMaid’s finish codes are not printed on the visible parts, and a door that looks like “brown maple” in your kitchen may actually be Pecan or Sable. Ordering the wrong finish means a six-to-eight-week wait, a restocking hassle, and a door that does not match. The same goes for hinge overlays, which come in 1/4-inch, 3/8-inch, 1/2-inch, and 5/8-inch patterns that are not interchangeable. That’s the part worth getting right on the first order. If you’re not certain which iteration of KraftMaid you have, call (682) 708-9180 and we’ll identify it from photos before anyone spends a dollar on parts.
FAQs
A well-installed KraftMaid kitchen in Fort Worth typically serves well for 20 to 30 years, with finish wear and hardware failure as the usual mile markers along the way.
Yes, in most cases hinges, glides, and drawer fronts can be repaired or replaced individually; full cabinet box replacement becomes the honest answer only when the corner joints are separating or the finish has delaminated beyond touch-up.
Hardware swaps on existing cabinets are almost always completed in one day; a partial cabinet run replacement takes two to four days once the parts arrive, which for KraftMaid OEM orders is typically three to eight weeks.
We stock common KraftMaid-compatible hinges, soft-close glides, door bumpers, and finish touch-up kits on the truck; exact-match doors, drawer fronts, and boxes are ordered per job and delivered to the house.
If you’ve got a KraftMaid kitchen in Fort Worth that’s showing its age, start with a phone call. We’ll talk through what we’re seeing, give you a written price before any work starts, and never push a full remodel when a hardware swap or single door replacement is the right fix. Call (682) 708-9180 for a free estimate.
Written by Graham Stein, Owner, Elmstead Remodeling Fort Worth at Elmstead Remodeling Fort Worth, serving Fort Worth and nearby areas.
