The cabinets in your kitchen serve a key functional purpose, and they also help define your kitchen’s overall look. If you want to upgrade your current kitchen, it’s easy to give into the temptation to rip your cabinets out and start over with new ones. However, new kitchen cabinets are a major investment, so it’s important to consider this possibility carefully before you commit to it. In this article, our team at Carolina Custom Countertops Cabinets and Flooring will go over a few ways to determine if you need new kitchen cabinets.
- Your Existing Cabinets Are Low Quality – One way to tell if you need new kitchen cabinets is to check the quality of the cabinets you have now. If the cabinet boxes (also called the “carcasses” in carpentry terms) are made of solid wood, then maybe you can get your cabinets refaced to change their look without ripping them out altogether. However, if the cabinet structure is made of a cheap material like particle board, it’s worth replacing them with new kitchen cabinets.
- Your Existing Cabinets Are Damaged – When deciding whether to get new kitchen cabinets, you should first check your existing cabinets for signs of damage. If your cabinets show signs of mold or water damage, for example, then we recommend replacing them with new ones.
- You Want to Change the Kitchen Layout – A third way to determine if you need new kitchen cabinets is to consider your kitchen layout. If you are fine keeping everything where it is, then you can probably keep your current cabinets. On the other hand, if you want to make major changes to the layout, then you will likely need new kitchen cabinets.