Thermofoil mounted over solid wood doors is often just as expensive as cabinets with wooden doors.
Thermofoil kitchen door repair.
Cabinet refacing provides that simple solution to your outdated cabinetry and allows your home s inner beauty to shine.
Thermofoil cabinets are usually built from medium density fiberboard covered in a heat treated vinyl shell.
The thermofoil product has a degree of susceptibility to heat or moisture.
We are experts in cabinet refacing and will produce dramatic results just by replacing door and drawer fronts and covering existing cabinet boxes with new wood or thermofoil.
Refacing can run as low as 1 000 for a complete kitchen.
Then i found thermofoil repair which appears to be the only ones in the world that will repair thermofoil.
Unable to match a 20year old pattern i was faced with having to replace all the doors.
Were i trying to repair the original poster s door i would take a medium to fine grade sandpaper and sand through the foil along the entire edge leaving a smooth edge transition from the foil to the exposed particle board underneath.
Unless you have a pressing financial reason to choose repair for the entire kitchen you may want to save yourself the aggravation and start fresh with new cabinets.
Thermofoil cabinet door repair do you need thermofoil cabinet door repair.
As amazing as thermofoil is it does have a downside.
How to glue thermofoil cabinets.
19 reviews of thermofoil repair i had three doors where the thermofoil was completely removed.
To keep problems to a minimum heat generating appliances such as coffeemakers and toasters should not be placed too close to the cabinets.
The peeling of edges is all too common with them along with badly yellowing with time.
Since i am in san diego county with 5 doors it s free pick up and delivery.
New thermofoil cabinets may cost as little as 350 per linear foot.