Full kitchen renovation for Woodstock homeowners — including new cabinetry where the existing boxes have had their day.
- Scope
- Cabinetry, trim, woodwork, paint
- Cabinets
- Replaced where they need replacing
- Estimate
- Free, written before work starts
Most Woodstock kitchens we are called to are twenty years old or more. At that age the complaint is usually a mix: the layout has never quite worked, the cabinet doors are swollen or sagging on their hinges, and the whole room reads as belonging to another decade. Those are different problems and they have different answers.
Where the cabinetry has genuinely failed — water damage under the sink, boxes coming apart at the joints, doors that no longer sit true — replacement is the honest answer and we will say so. Where the problem is the layout, that is a renovation, and moving where things sit is most of the work.
What we handle
New cabinet installation
Cabinet replacement where the existing boxes have failed
Cabinet hardware, hinges and pulls
Trim, moulding and finish carpentry
Wall and ceiling painting
Surface repair and preparation
Where the money goes
Cabinetry is the largest single line in almost every kitchen budget, so the first useful thing an estimate does is tell you whether yours needs replacing. Sometimes it does not, and the room can be brought forward with hardware, paintwork and trim for a fraction of what the homeowner was bracing for. We would rather tell you that at the estimate than after.
How it runs
- 01
Walkthrough
We look at the boxes, the doors, the layout and the surfaces, and separate the layout problems from the appearance ones.
- 02
Written estimate
Scope and cost in writing, with options where options exist.
- 03
Materials and finishes
Cabinetry, hardware and paint agreed before work starts.
- 04
The work
Sequenced so the kitchen is out of action for as short a stretch as possible.
- 05
Walkthrough
Doors adjusted, hardware checked, anything needing a second pass gets one.
Common questions
Do the cabinets always have to be replaced?
No. If the boxes are sound and the layout works, a kitchen can often be moved forward without new cabinetry at all — hardware, paintwork and trim do a great deal. Replacement is for boxes that have failed or a layout that has to change.
How long is the kitchen unusable?
It depends entirely on scope. A full renovation with new cabinetry means being without the room for a stretch, and it is worth planning around. We give a realistic window at the estimate.
Can new work be matched to what stays?
Usually. Matching an existing stain on aged wood is harder than matching paint, and we will tell you how close it will realistically get before you commit.