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KraftMaid Kitchen Remodeling: The Fort Lauderdale Owner’s Guide
A full KraftMaid kitchen remodel in Fort Lauderdale typically runs $14,000 – $45,000 installed, depending on cabinet line, layout changes, and countertop material. If you’re dealing with a failed hinge, a delaminating door, or a drawer box that’s given up after years of South Florida humidity, we can match the part to your existing KraftMaid series and usually have the fix done in one visit. Most owners discover the problem the same way: a cabinet door starts rubbing, a drawer glide catches, or a hinge snaps mid-morning and suddenly the whole kitchen feels off.
Key Takeaways
- Full KraftMaid kitchen remodels in Fort Lauderdale run $14,000 – $45,000; cabinet-only work starts around $4,000.
- KraftMaid hinges, drawer glides, and door fronts are series-specific. Mixing lines causes alignment problems you’ll feel every day.
- Fort Lauderdale humidity is unkind to MDF door cores and soft-close mechanisms. We see it constantly.
- We are an independent contractor, not affiliated with KraftMaid. We install and repair their cabinets, and we stand behind our own work with a 365-day written guarantee.
Styles & brands we work with
Which KraftMaid Models This Applies To
KraftMaid builds cabinets across several series, and the part you need depends on which one is in your kitchen. The most common lines we see in Fort Lauderdale homes are Vantage, Venicia, and the standard all-plywood construction line. Vantage is the workhorse: framed cabinets, solid wood face frames, and door styles that range from shaker to raised panel. Venicia is the European-frameless line, which means different hinge plates, different drawer glides, and tighter tolerances on every opening.
The gotcha: a hinge from a Vantage cabinet will not sit right on a Venicia door. The cup diameter and mounting hole spacing differ by 2 – 3 millimeters, which is enough to leave a door crooked or a screw stripped. If you’re not sure which series you have, check inside a drawer box or on the back of a door. KraftMaid stamps a manufacturing code there, and the date gives us the production run. For hardware, original OEM parts are the safest route, especially for soft-close mechanisms. Good aftermarket hinges exist, but they need to match the exact cup depth and screw pattern. We’d rather spend five minutes identifying the part correctly than install something that binds in six months.
Signs Your KraftMaid Kitchen Remodeling Is Failing
- A door hangs lower on one side. This usually means a hinge plate has pulled loose from the face frame or the hinge’s internal spring has fatigued. In Fort Lauderdale, the humidity accelerates both.
- Drawers stick or slam shut. Soft-close glides have a plastic damper that wears out. Once that damper fails, the drawer either won’t close fully or closes with a bang that shakes the whole run of cabinets.
- Door edges feel rough or swollen. MDF core doors absorb moisture. Near the sink, the dishwasher, or any cabinet that faces a lanai door, the core can expand until the finish cracks and the edge flakes.
- A corner cabinet door won’t stay aligned. The specialty hinges on corner doors carry more weight. When they weaken, the door drops, rubs against the adjacent cabinet, and eventually tears up the finish.
- Finish is peeling at the bottom rail. This is moisture wicking up from the floor, especially common in Fort Lauderdale kitchens that were mopped with standing water for years. Once the finish lifts, the substrate starts breaking down.
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AfterReplacement Cost & What’s Included
In Fort Lauderdale, a full KraftMaid kitchen remodel with new cabinetry, countertops, and installation runs $14,000 – $45,000. The spread comes down to three things: cabinet series (Vantage lands lower; Venicia with all-plywood boxes and upgraded door styles pushes higher), countertop material (Cambria or Silestone quartz starts higher than entry-level options but carries a lifetime warranty), and how much the layout changes. Moving plumbing or electrical adds real money. If the existing cabinet boxes are sound and you’re replacing doors, drawers, and hardware, a reface typically lands between $4,000 and $13,000.
Every quote we write includes the parts, the labor, and a written number before any work starts. The price on day one is the price on the final invoice. Our work carries the 365-Day Done Right Promise: if something fails inside a year, we come back and fix it at no charge. No service call fee. No re-inspection fee. That’s in writing on every project.
DIY or Call Us?
You can safely check a few things yourself: tighten loose hinge screws, adjust a door with the two adjustment screws on the hinge plate, and look for swelling around the sink base. Those are homeowner-level fixes. Where DIY goes wrong is with hinge replacement, drawer glide swaps, and anything involving cabinet doors that have to hold a load. A misaligned hinge on a pantry-height door will chew through the screw holes until the face frame is shredded. At that point the repair costs more than the original part.
If you’re staring at a cabinet door that won’t close and you’re not sure which KraftMaid part you need, call us at (754) 551-2922. We’ll identify the series, confirm the part, and give you a written price before anyone picks up a tool.
FAQs
KraftMaid boxes and doors typically last 20 to 30 years, but in Fort Lauderdale’s humidity, soft-close hardware and MDF door cores often need attention around the 10 to 15 year mark. Hinges with internal dampers wear fastest near the dishwasher and sink. Call (754) 551-2922 for a free assessment and a written quote.
Yes. If the cabinet box is solid and the face frame hasn’t been damaged by a previous repair, we replace the hinge or glide with the correct KraftMaid-compatible part for your series. That’s a one-day fix in most cases, and it’s covered by our 365-Day Done Right Promise. Call (754) 551-2922 and we’ll tell you exactly what it costs before we start.
A full kitchen remodel with KraftMaid cabinetry typically takes three to six weeks depending on whether the layout changes and whether plumbing or electrical move. Cabinet-only refreshes can be done in one to two weeks. We give you a written timeline up front, and we show up in the window we gave. Call (754) 551-2922 for a date and a number you can hold us to.
Our trucks carry the fast-turn items: common KraftMaid hinge plates, soft-close dampers, drawer glides, and mounting hardware. Odd-size doors, specialty corner hinges, and Venicia-specific parts are ordered direct, which usually adds a few days. We also install Cambria, Silestone, and Kohler products alongside KraftMaid cabinetry, so the whole kitchen comes together in one scope. Call (754) 551-2922 and tell us which cabinet is giving you trouble. We’ll handle the rest.
Written by Trevor Nash, Owner, Penhallow Remodeling Fort Lauderdale at Penhallow Remodeling Fort Lauderdale, serving Fort Lauderdale and nearby areas.
