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KraftMaid Construction in Glendale, CA | Sawyer Remodeling
We provide independent KraftMaid cabinet installation, refacing, and full kitchen remodeling across Glendale as a General Contractor in Glendale, and the thing that sets our KraftMaid work apart here is understanding how these cabinets behave inside the city’s older homes. Most Glendale kitchens we step into were built between 1920 and 1955, with plaster walls that aren’t flat, soffits that aren’t square, and floors that have settled. That changes how KraftMaid cabinets have to be hung, scribed, and leveled. Call Sawyer Remodeling at (254) 272-5876 for a free estimate, and we’ll give you a written price before any work starts.
We’re the local crew that knows KraftMaid door systems, hinge platforms, and drawer hardware because we’ve torn out, re-hung, and refinished them in kitchens from the Adams Hill flats to the hills above Brand Boulevard. You can learn more about our broader KraftMaid sales & service work, or keep reading to see how we handle the brand inside Glendale specifically.
Why Glendale Residents Choose Us for KraftMaid Service
Sawyer Remodeling has been swinging tools under The Relay Standard since 2005, and our founder, Luca Romano, spent over two decades working Los Angeles kitchens before that. Luca grew up in Silver Lake back when it was still mostly working-class families and corner hardware stores, and he’s been reading KraftMaid hinge cups and drawer glide stops long enough to know which ones fail and which ones hold. That’s the kind of familiarity you want when you’re deciding whether to re-face or replace a kitchen full of KraftMaid boxes.
We’re not a dealer and not a manufacturer-authorized agent. We’re an independent remodeling shop that works on KraftMaid cabinets alongside the other lines our clients already have in their homes. That independence means we’ll tell you straight if your existing boxes are worth saving or if new cabinets are the better spend. If we can match the original KraftMaid hardware and the door pattern is still available, we use it. If the OEM part is obsolete or back-ordered, we use quality aftermarket hinges, slides, and touch-up finishes instead. We serve the entire Glendale service area, from 91201 through 91208, and we give every homeowner a written price before a single tool is picked up.
Styles & brands we work with
Common KraftMaid Construction Problems We Solve in Glendale
- Sagging Blum-style clip hinges. KraftMaid doors on pre-2010 cabinets often ride on plastic cam adjusters that crack after years of heat cycling. In Glendale kitchens that face west sun, those hinges sag and lose adjustment faster than they would in a cooler spot. We replace the hinge cup and the mounting plate together, then reset the door reveal so it sits square.
- Swelling particleboard at the sink base and dishwasher run. MDF and particleboard cabinet boxes wick moisture wherever there’s condensation or a slow drip. That’s common in Glendale condos and 1920s bungalows where plumbing and venting have been reworked multiple times over the decades. We open up the box, dry it out, reinforce where we can, and replace the section if the delamination has gone too far.
- Peeling factory painted and thermofoil finishes. KraftMaid doors chip and peel near the range hood and coffee station, where steam and grease concentrate. We see this constantly in Glendale galley kitchens where the hood is tight against the cabinets and the ventilation is marginal. We touch up where the damage is surface-level and re-skin or replace doors where it’s not.
- Worn top-mount drawer slides on lower KraftMaid lines. The glide stops wear out first, and then heavy pot drawers drop to one side and scrape the frame. In Glendale’s older homes with settled floors, that wear happens unevenly. We replace the slides in pairs, usually with aftermarket hardware that outlasts the original plastic stops.
- Torn-out hinge screws in oak stiles. KraftMaid Vantage oak uppers from the 1990s and early 2000s are heavy, and the clip hinge screws eventually strip the wood in daily-use kitchens. We re-set the hinge with a dowel or a threaded insert, not just a longer screw, so the repair holds.
KraftMaid Service in Glendale: What Local Conditions Mean for Your Equipment
Here’s something a generic KraftMaid page won’t tell you. Glendale’s housing stock is dominated by 1920s-1950s bungalows and post-war tract homes in the 91201-91208 ZIPs, and a lot of those kitchens are small galley or L-shapes with original plaster walls. Plaster walls are not flat. They’re not square. They’ve been patched, re-patched, and painted over for eighty years. That means a KraftMaid cabinet install in Glendale often requires scribing the filler strips, furring out the back of the box, and shimming the base to follow a floor that has settled. You don’t just fasten to flat modern drywall and call it done. When Luca’s crew works on a 1940s bungalow off Chevy Chase Drive, we expect the right wall to be three-eighths out of plumb from top to bottom and the floor to have a half-inch dip under the sink run. We plan for that before we order a single cabinet, so the doors hang level and the drawers glide clean when we leave.
On one Chevy Chase job, our crew pulled a set of sagging KraftMaid Vantage oak uppers where the clip hinges had torn out of the stile over years of heat and daily use. We re-faced the sound base boxes, replaced the failed hinges and drawer slides with matching hardware, and set new quartz counters over the existing footprint, keeping the original plaster walls intact and the project inside the cabinet installation range. That’s what KraftMaid service in Glendale actually looks like.
KraftMaid Models & Products We Service in Glendale
We work on the full KraftMaid range that shows up in Glendale homes: Vantage, Waypoint Living Spaces, the full-access and framed oak and maple lines, and the Select and semi-custom door series. For each one, the approach is the same. We match original KraftMaid hardware where the door pattern and hinge cup are still available, and we use quality aftermarket parts when the OEM piece is back-ordered or discontinued. We stock common hinge plates, drawer slides, and touch-up kits locally so a Glendale repair doesn’t wait on a factory shipment. If a box is swollen or a door is separating, we’ll tell you honestly whether re-facing the existing KraftMaid boxes will hold up or whether new cabinets are the better spend.
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Here’s what KraftMaid-related work costs in the Glendale market. These are the ranges we quote from, and you’ll get a written line-item price before any work begins.
| Service | Glendale Price Range |
|---|---|
| Kitchen Remodel | $14,000 – $45,000 |
| Small Kitchen Remodel | $9,000 – $20,000 |
| Cabinet Installation | $4,000 – $13,000 |
| Countertop Installation | $2,000 – $6,500 |
| Backsplash Installation | $800 – $2,500 |
| Kitchen Island Installation | $3,000 – $10,000 |
What drives the cost is the condition of the existing boxes, the size of the kitchen, and whether we’re re-facing or starting fresh. A free estimate covers measuring, a walkthrough of your current KraftMaid cabinets, and a written quote. Call (254) 272-5876 and we’ll come out.
Serving Glendale, CA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Glendale area and know this community well. Use the map below to see our service coverage - if you’re nearby, we can almost certainly help.
FAQs – KraftMaid Construction in Glendale
Yes, we re-face KraftMaid cabinets regularly across Glendale, as long as the boxes are structurally sound. If the particleboard has delaminated or the frames are pulling apart, re-facing won’t hold, and we’ll tell you that plainly. If the boxes are solid, we can replace doors, drawer fronts, and hardware and leave the original footprint untouched. Call (254) 272-5876 for an exact assessment, and we’ll give you a written quote.
All the time. KraftMaid Vantage oak cabinets are common in the 1940s and 1950s bungalows across Glendale, and they usually need hinge repair, door re-alignment, and sometimes complete re-facing. We handle scribing and furring against plaster walls as part of every install, since those walls are rarely flat. The estimate is free, so call (254) 272-5876 and we’ll take a look.
Steam and grease from the range hood break down the wood fibers around the hinge screws, and West Glendale kitchens with limited venting see it more often. If the screw hole has stripped, we re-set the hinge with a dowel or threaded insert so the fix holds permanently. Give us a call at (254) 272-5876 and we’ll repair it properly the first time.
Most Glendale KraftMaid updates fall between $9,000 and $20,000 for our Bathroom Remodeling in Glendale scale, and $14,000 to $45,000 for a full kitchen remodel, depending on whether we’re re-facing existing boxes or installing new ones. The size of the kitchen and the condition of the existing cabinets drive most of the price. Call (254) 272-5876 for a free written estimate.
We do. KraftMaid base cabinets are designed to carry stone countertops, and we set Cambria quartz, Caesarstone, and granite slabs over existing KraftMaid frames on a regular basis. We check the cabinet tops for level and reinforce where needed before the slab goes on. Call (254) 272-5876 if you want to see your options.
Service Areas Near Glendale
Sawyer Remodeling handles KraftMaid work throughout the Verdugo corridor and beyond. We regularly take jobs in Los Angeles, Pasadena, Burbank, Eagle Rock, and Atwater Village, and we’ve extended KraftMaid-specific service to other California markets as well, including KraftMaid service in Ontario and KraftMaid service in Elk Grove. If you’re in Glendale or anywhere nearby, give us a call and we’ll schedule time to come out.
Book Your KraftMaid Service in Glendale Today
If your KraftMaid cabinets need repair, re-facing, or a full replacement, call Sawyer Remodeling at (254) 272-5876 to schedule a free estimate. Good work doesn’t need a sales pitch, it just needs to be done right. We’ll bring the written price with us.
Written by Luca Romano, Owner at Sawyer Remodeling, serving Glendale since 2005.
