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KraftMaid Construction in Plano, TX | Penhallow Remodeling Dallas
We provide independent KraftMaid cabinet installation, refacing, and repair across Plano, from the brick-veneer ranches of Old Towne to newer stone-front builds west of the Tollway. What makes our KraftMaid work here different is simple: we install and repair these cabinets inside homes sitting on post-tension slabs over expansive clay, where door gaps shift with the seasons and HOA design books often rule out layout changes. That local reality changes how we level a cabinet run, how we match a finish, and when we tell you to reface instead of replace. Call (940) 204-5368 for a free estimate on KraftMaid service in Plano. You can also review our full KraftMaid sales & service page for what we cover.
Why Plano Residents Choose Us for KraftMaid Service
Trevor Nash and our crew have pulled apart enough KraftMaid boxes in Plano to know which finishes hold up and which ones fail above a dishwasher. We work on Vantage, Benton, Durham, and Lyndale lines every month, across subdivisions built from the 1970s to the 2000s. That hands-on time means we can usually tell you over the phone whether your cabinet is worth repairing or should be refaced, before we ever step inside. We carry genuine KraftMaid hinges, drawer glides, and replacement door samples in our Dallas shop, so Plano jobs don’t stall waiting on parts from Ohio. And every technician who walks into your Plano home is background-checked and in uniform. You’ll get a written price before any tool comes out, and a written guarantee behind whatever we install.
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Common KraftMaid Construction Problems We Solve in Plano
- Face-frame separation on Vantage wall cabinets. Plano’s slab-on-grade homes run humid in spring and dry in summer, and that seasonal swing works stile-and-rail joints loose over time. We see separated face frames most often in kitchens that were originally framed tight and have shifted a quarter inch since the 1990s.
- Delaminated thermofoil doors on Benton and Durham lines. Thermofoil peels where heat and steam hit hardest: above the range, above the dishwasher, beside a coffee bar that runs every morning. Plano kitchens from the 1980s and 1990s were often built with these doors, and after twenty-plus Texas summers the adhesive gives out.
- Worn soft-close hinges and drawer glides on Lyndale and Vantage. Large family kitchens in Plano’s master-planned subdivisions get heavy daily use. When soft-close hardware starts slamming or sticking, it’s usually a matter of replacing the glide or hinge before the drawer face takes damage.
- Sagging or cracked adjustable shelves in pantry cabinets. Homeowners load pantry shelves with stand mixers, air fryers, and crock pots. KraftMaid’s adjustable shelf pins and shelf stock are solid, but overloading will bow a shelf over a decade and crack it along the grain. We replace these in every Plano remodel we touch.
- Out-of-square cabinet boxes on post-tension slabs. Plano floors move. A cabinet run installed level in 2005 may be cheated a half inch by 2025. We shim, retighten, and realign doors so they close flush without planing door edges.
KraftMaid Service in Plano: What Local Conditions Mean for Your Equipment
Plano’s City-Wide Design Standards and many neighborhood HOAs require kitchen renovations to match the original “Plano brick” and trim exactly. That means the same muted browns, reds, and creams you see on every street in Plano also dictate what happens inside the kitchen. In practice, cabinet work here is more often refacing or precise replacement than layout expansion, which is why many homeowners start with our Bathroom Remodeling in Plano team for guidance. Take the 1990s KraftMaid Benton kitchen our crew refaced in Plano’s Old Towne neighborhood. The HOA’s design book forbade moving any exterior walls, and the homeowners wanted to keep the original cabinet boxes to avoid triggering a full permit review. The thermofoil doors had delaminated above the dishwasher. We replaced every door and drawer front with new KraftMaid Benton maple panels, installed soft-close hinges, and matched the original Plano-brick red-tinted stain so the kitchen still flows with the rest of the brick-veneer ranch. That’s the kind of constraint you don’t hit in Richardson or Irving, where a tear-out and expansion is usually on the table.
KraftMaid Models & Products We Service in Plano
We install, reface, and repair KraftMaid Vantage, Benton, Durham, and Lyndale cabinetry. When hinges or drawer glides fail, we prefer genuine KraftMaid parts to preserve cabinet warranty coverage and keep the factory finish matched. For discontinued finishes, we source aftermarket edge banding and matched veneer from local Plano suppliers when OEM parts are no longer available. We always recommend replacing over repairing when face-frame joints have separated or thermofoil has delaminated on more than one door, because structural integrity cannot be restored reliably. Our shop stocks common KraftMaid hinge models and soft-close glides so most Plano repairs start the same week you call.
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Cabinet work in Plano falls into a predictable range once we know the scope. What drives the number is the cabinet line, the number of doors and drawer fronts, whether we are refacing or installing new boxes, and how much leveling the post-tension slab demands. Here’s what homeowners in Plano can expect:
| Service | Plano Price Range |
|---|---|
| Cabinet Installation & Refacing | $4,000 – $13,000 |
| Full Kitchen Remodeling | $14,000 – $45,000 |
| Kitchen Design & Layout Consultation | Included with full remodel |
Every estimate is written, free, and holds to the number we quote. Call (940) 204-5368 and Trevor will walk your kitchen with you, take measurements, and give you a written price before we pick up a tool.
Serving Plano, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
As your local General Contractor - Plano, we’re based in this area and know the community well. Use the map below to see our service coverage - if you’re nearby, we can almost certainly help.
FAQs – KraftMaid Construction in Plano
Yes, in most cases we can match a discontinued KraftMaid finish closely enough that the difference is only visible under direct raking light. We pull current KraftMaid samples first, then fall back to local Plano suppliers who stock matched veneer and edge banding for older Benton and Durham colors. If you want a perfect match across the whole kitchen, refacing all doors and drawer fronts at once is the cleanest path. Call (940) 204-5368 and we’ll bring samples to your door.
No. Refacing changes only what’s inside your kitchen, so exterior design standards and Plano’s City-Wide Design Standards are not triggered. That’s exactly why the Old Towne project we described went the refacing route: the HOA never had to sign off on anything, because no exterior wall moved and no window or roofline changed. Refacing keeps your cabinet boxes and footprint intact while giving you new doors, drawer fronts, and hardware.
KraftMaid’s all-plywood construction and conversion varnish finishes hold up as well as any mid-priced line in Plano’s climate, but no cabinet is immune to our seasonal humidity swings. The failures we see are concentrated where heat and steam hit directly: above ranges, above dishwashers, and on lower doors beside ovens. Keep a range hood running, and you’ll extend the life of the finish by years. If thermofoil has already started to peel, call (940) 204-5368 for an honest assessment of repair versus replace.
You can absolutely replace just the hinges. Soft-close hinge failures on Lyndale and Vantage lines are typically a hardware issue, not a door issue, so new doors are rarely needed. We stock the common KraftMaid hinge patterns and can swap a full kitchen of hinges in a day. Drawer glides are the same story: if the glide is worn, the drawer face usually is not. Call (940) 204-5368 for a free estimate on hinge or glide replacement.
We assume the floor is not flat. Before any cabinet run goes in, we map the floor with a laser and a straightedge, then shim the base cabinets level at every stud bay. On post-tension slabs, we never anchor into the slab without verifying cable locations, so we fasten cabinets to wall studs and use shims rather than drilling blind into concrete. The result is a cabinet run that stays square through Plano’s seasonal slab movement. Call (940) 204-5368 and we’ll measure your floors as part of our free estimate.
Service Areas Near Plano
Our Plano crews also cover KraftMaid work in Plano service area neighbors like Dallas, Richardson, Rowlett, Irving, and Heath. If you’re across the county line, see our KraftMaid service in Irving or KraftMaid service in Dallas pages.
Book Your KraftMaid Service in Plano Today
Call (940) 204-5368 and you’ll get a real person on the line, a written estimate, and a crew that shows up in the window we gave you. Give you a number before I pick up a tool, that’s the only way we know how to start.
Written by Trevor Nash, Owner at Penhallow Remodeling Dallas, serving Plano homeowners with KraftMaid cabinet installation, refacing, and repair.
