A Dallas homeowner posted their refacing quote online and asked the question everybody asks: “Is this price too high?” The quote was “around 13.5K” for a 10 by 10 kitchen with 10 cabinets, 7 drawers and a pull-out trash drawer. It is the one Dallas price we could find and trace back to a real post, so that is where this starts.
Below are the prices homeowners have posted, with links, and then the part prices from Cabinet Transformer, the company that does the work booked through this site. The rest is about why quotes swing so much and how to read yours.
What Dallas homeowners say they were quoted
How much does cabinet refacing cost in Dallas?
The one confirmed Dallas report is about 13.5K for a small kitchen. In the poster’s words:
“So we just got a quote to reface our 10*10 kitchen with 7 draws and 10 cabinets and a pull out trash draw/cabinet which would cost us around 13.5K approx. We live in Dallas. Is this price too high?” (Reddit, r/HomeImprovement)
Another person in the same thread said they had been quoted around 15k the year before, and that number included a new countertop.
For comparison, from outside Texas: a homeowner in Cincinnati wrote, “We just got quoted 22k for them with existing counter and backsplash.” (Reddit, r/cincinnati) Different city, bigger number, and no way to know the size of that kitchen.
That is a thin sample, and we would rather say so than dress it up. We went looking for more Dallas reports and these are the ones we could trace back to a real post. Treat them as a sanity check for your own quote, not as a price.
What Cabinet Transformer charges for the parts
Cabinet Transformer prices refacing parts one by one. These are list prices, current as of October 2026 and subject to change:
| Item | Price |
|---|---|
| New five-piece door, any size | $75 each |
| New drawer face | $75 each |
| New drawer box | $50 each |
| Undermount soft-close slide, 21 inch | $50 each |
| Side-mount slide on a drawer you already have | $40 each |
| New hinges on existing doors | $12 a pair |
| Painting a door or drawer front | $115 per piece |
Demo labor depends on the job. It is sometimes waived on a large one and charged on others.
The list covers parts. What your kitchen needs done to the frames, end panels and island sides gets priced at the visit, so go by the written quote. Until then, use the list to check the door and drawer lines on any quote you are handed.
Why two quotes for the same kitchen can be thousands apart
Refacing is priced by what is in your kitchen, so the count matters more than the square footage.
The number of doors and drawer fronts is the biggest driver. The 10 by 10 kitchen above had 10 cabinets and 7 drawers. Add an island and a pantry wall and the count climbs fast.
Door style comes next. A flat shaker door usually costs less to make than a raised panel or a glass front.
Then the parts the doors do not cover. Face frames, exposed ends and the sides of an island all have to be painted, refinished or covered so they match. Some quotes include that. Some leave it vague.
Hardware and upgrades add up quietly: new hinges and pulls, soft-close, a shelf turned into drawers.
And repairs. A sink base that has swollen from an old leak has to be fixed before new fronts go on.
The other thing that moves the number is who is quoting. The in-home sales pitch is a known pattern. One homeowner described it as “Hard pressure sales with $1000 discount if I signed today.” If a price can drop a thousand dollars tonight, it had room in it this morning.
How to read the quote you get
Ask for it in line items. You want to see how many doors and drawer fronts, which door style, how the frames and end panels are being finished, and what hardware is included.
Ask what is not included. Countertops and backsplash are separate jobs. So is anything electrical or plumbing.
Compare by scope before you compare by total. A quote that is two thousand lower and leaves the frames and island sides out is not the cheaper quote.
Ask one more question that has nothing to do with price: should you be refacing at all? If you like the shape of your doors and only hate the color, painting them costs less. If the boxes are water-damaged or you want to move the sink, new cabinets are the better spend. A company that only sells refacing has no reason to tell you either of those.
Getting your own number
The only price that matters is the one for your kitchen. Cabinet Refacing Dallas books free in-home consultations with Cabinet Transformer, a family-owned Dallas company with 25 years of cabinet work. Cori counts the doors, opens the boxes, and gives you a quote before she leaves. If paint or new cabinets would serve you better, she says so.
More on cabinet refacing, or book a consultation, or call (469) 281-7313.
Last updated November 9, 2026
