Can kitchen cabinet gaps be fixed by refacing? Is there any hope?
Michael Wilson
3 years ago
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Gaps on side of Bosch DW panel - what's the fix?
Comments (4)Bosch (and other euro DW's) typically have a way t fillthespcebetween the DW and the cabinet. That leaves the panel. If the basic Bosch panel specs are used then the gap from the panel is large which I gather is what you object to some cabinet(many) mfg use the Bosch spec and require that a model number be submitted when ordering a panel. The most commonon solution I've found is to find ways to order panels to my spec. The gap still is often greater than the other reveals but less objectionable. Sometimes a cab co. let's me specwhat I want, sometimes I give them a DW model that suits my spec, sometimes I order the panel as something else and don't tell em it is a DW. Another choice is to make the dishwasher space narrower (according to Bosch specs) but that has other problems so I don't recommend it. I have also had them use solid stock to fill the gap between the DW and the cabinet which disguises the issue a little, but haven't tried that on a Bosch only Asco. So best case Nowis a new panel, keeping in mind that the maximum "safe" width is 23 3/4"....See MoreRemoving the laminate from professionally refaced kitchen cabinets
Comments (6)If you use thinner, you need something to protect the floor if it's anything other than a ceramic tile, and even then it's a good idea to put down something. Also if you're going to work with thinner, make sure you use the right kind of gloves. If the thinner gets trapped against skin, it may cause a nasty burn....See MoreHow to fix 1/4" gap in drywall above granite counter
Comments (13)Thanks - unfortunately they are unresponsive and the company no longer exists shortly after finishing the job (we had so much work done to an older house it took me a while to realize the little things that were done poorly - I've learned that lesson of how to choose folks to work on your home the hard way. I realize this seems like a glaring mistake but it was a gap that didn't bother me too much at first, but got worse when we recently had to shim up the counter which was also poorly installed. Thanks for the paintable caulk suggestion - maybe I should try a caulk backing strip (or whatever those are called) and drywall putty if needed for the gouged looking part, then caulk and paint?...See MoreHome Depot kitchen cabinets refacing, pricey?
Comments (21)@HU-694292508 I feel your pain. We ordered a cabinet refacing of our kitchen and upstairs bathrooms in mid-February. They were promised in 6-8 weeks. Nine weeks out they scheduled the install for the second week of May. Two days before then, they called to move it out two more weeks. We were getting our house ready to list and the cabinet refacing was the last (and biggest/most expensive) thing left to do. The installer came on the appointed day, did the kitchen installation but discovered that the bathroom materials were never ordered. He placed the order that day but the ETA was mid-July. I was SO mad. But I was very lucky. Our installer was a nice guy who gave me numbers of some higher-ups to call (so I overlooked the HUGE mess he and his crew made). I was very polite but firm to everyone I called. A regional installation manager arranged for a custom cabinet maker to make some temporary doors/drawer for our bathrooms so we could list our house. The installer also found that a pair of cabinet doors in the kitchen had been measured wrong. He had to trim one of them to get them installed. He took the measurements for those too. No one could give me an ETA of those doors. They were ordered on 5/19. Thursday 7/22 we closed on our house. Friday 7/23 in the middle of moving out I got a call from Home Depot Installations to schedule installation of that last pair of cabinet doors. HA! I left a note for the new owners. I am so glad to be done with Home Depot and I won't buy so much as a pack of yard bags from them again....See Morecat_ky
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