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KraftMaid Construction in Georgetown, TX | Penhallow Remodeling Austin
We provide independent Kraftmaid specialists construction service across Georgetown, from cabinet installation and refacing to small kitchen remodels and island builds. The thing that sets our KraftMaid work here apart: we understand how Georgetown’s Historic and Architectural Review Commission rules and the area’s shifting clay soil both work against cabinet longevity, and we plan for both from day one. Call (325) 225-5429 for a written estimate.
Trevor Nash and our crew at Penhallow Remodeling Austin have installed, refaced, and remodeled around KraftMaid cabinetry for years. We’re not a KraftMaid dealer and we’re not manufacturer-affiliated. We’re independent. That independence means we make repair versus replace calls based on what actually holds up in Georgetown homes, not what a warranty rep tells us to sell. For homeowners in Georgetown, that’s the difference between paying for a new cabinet run and paying a few hundred dollars to repair what you already own.
Why Georgetown Residents Choose Us for KraftMaid Service
We read KraftMaid cabinetry the way a mechanic reads an engine. The hinge wear patterns, the face-frame corners, the drawer glide rollers: those tell us exactly what’s failing and what’s fine. On a KraftMaid Vantage kitchen in Georgetown, that diagnosis usually points to soft-close hinge detents wearing out from years of pot-and-pan drawer traffic. In a 2005-era Vantage line, the edge-banding was recycled, and Georgetown’s low indoor humidity makes it brittle. We know to look for that before the homeowner notices the peeling.
Trevor learned construction fundamentals at Los Angeles Trade-Technical College and spent years on foundation repairs and full kitchen rebuilds before building Penhallow Remodeling on a simple idea: give the customer a real number on day one, then do exactly what you said you’d do. That’s how we approach KraftMaid service in Georgetown. Every job gets a written price before we start. You get a written guarantee after we finish. The 365-Day Done Right Promise backs the work; if something fails inside that year, we come back and fix it at no charge.
We also source OEM KraftMaid hinges, glides, and fill sticks whenever distributors still carry them. When a color’s discontinued, as happens with older Passport and Avery lines, we use matched aftermarket drawer boxes and refacing veneers that handle Georgetown’s humidity swings better than the original melamine. And we always tell you which path we’re taking, in writing, before work begins.
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Common KraftMaid Construction Problems We Solve in Georgetown
- Soft-close hinge detents that give up on high-traffic drawers. This is the number one KraftMaid failure we see in Georgetown, especially on Vantage lines from the 2000s. Pot-and-pan drawers get slammed a few thousand times a year, and the detent wears out. The door starts shutting hard. We replace the hinges with OEM parts when available, usually same morning.
- Face-frame corners racking out of square on wall cabinets. Georgetown sits on expansive clay soil. Older pier-and-beam homes, particularly in central neighborhoods built from the 1960s through the 1980s, shift seasonally. A KraftMaid wall cabinet installed over a moving floor will eventually show gaps at the corners. We shim, rail, and refit before we ever recommend replacement.
- Melamine side panels delaminating around dishwasher cutouts. Compact galley kitchens are common in Old Town Craftsman homes. The dishwasher’s steam release hits the cabinet panel next to it every cycle. In Georgetown’s semi-arid climate, that repeated moisture cycle breaks the melamine bond. We cut back the damaged panel, install a moisture barrier, and reface to match.
- Drawer glide rollers flattening on Passport lines in un-insulated garages. Summers in Georgetown push past 100°F, and flash-flood humidity spikes hit hard. KraftMaid Passport cabinetry in a garage or utility room takes a beating. The nylon rollers flatten. We swap in new glides and often upgrade to a heavier-duty roller that holds up to the heat.
- Discontinued colors and door profiles that need matching. Passport and Avery colors get discontinued, but homeowners add islands or replace a few doors all the time. We match aftermarket door profiles and veneers that read original at a glance, and they hold dimension better in Georgetown’s humidity swings than the factory melamine.
KraftMaid Service in Georgetown: What Local Conditions Mean for Your Equipment
Georgetown’s Historic and Architectural Review Commission requires new cabinetry in Old Town kitchen remodels to match period millwork profiles. That’s a specific, checkable rule and it changes how we handle KraftMaid work in this city. A KraftMaid Avery slab door, standard on many builds, won’t pass HARC review in an 1890s or 1920s home without modification. We’ve done this job repeatedly: adding custom stepped shaker trim to Avery doors so they read Craftsman-era and satisfy the commission. It’s a Georgetown-specific problem. Drive twenty minutes south into Austin and nobody asks about period millwork. Here in Georgetown’s Old Town, a Georgetown Bathroom Remodeling project or kitchen remodel can stall for months if the cabinet profiles don’t match the house’s original lines.
Clay soil compounds the challenge. Central Georgetown’s older homes sit on pier-and-beam foundations with native limestone piers. The soil moves, the piers settle, and the floors shift. KraftMaid wall cabinets installed above those shifting floors rack out of square at the face-frame corners, even when the install was originally done well. We address both issues on the same project: structural shoring for the cabinets and finish work that meets HARC’s millwork standard. That dual focus isn’t in any KraftMaid manual.
KraftMaid Models & Products We Service in Georgetown
We work on all four KraftMaid lines you’ll find in Georgetown homes: Vantage, Kemper, Passport, and Avery. Each has its own weak points and its own repair path. Vantage hinges and edge-banding failures respond well to OEM replacement. Kemper base cabinets are solidly built but the soft-close hardware wears just like anything else. Passport and Avery present color-match challenges when they’re discontinued, and we handle those with matched aftermarket doors and veneers.
For parts, we keep a rolling stock of common KraftMaid hinges, glides, and fill sticks in our service vehicles. That means a typical hinge replacement in Georgetown doesn’t wait on a distributor shipment. For cabinet refacing and island installations, we order matched components from wholesale distributors and schedule delivery around your timeline. OEM parts go in when they exist and outperform. Aftermarket parts go in when OEM is discontinued and the aftermarket option is genuinely better for Georgetown’s climate. We recommend full replacement only when face-frame joinery is compromised beyond repair. Most hinge and glide work we fix in place for under $300.
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| Service | Price Range |
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| Cabinet Installation & Refacing | $4,000 – $13,000 |
| Small & Partial Kitchen Remodels | $9,000 – $20,000 |
| Kitchen Island Installation | $3,000 – $10,000 |
| Countertop Installation | $2,000 – $6,500 |
What moves the number: how many cabinets we’re touching, whether HARC review applies (Old Town work costs more in time and millwork), and whether we’re repairing hinges or refacing an entire run. A hinge replacement runs a few hundred dollars. A full kitchen reface with new doors, veneers, and hardware lands at the top of that first range. Your free estimate includes a written, line-item price. No verbal ballpark, no range you have to interpret. Call (325) 225-5429 and we’ll walk your kitchen together.
Serving Georgetown, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Georgetown area and know this community well as your General Contractor in Georgetown. Use the map below to see our service coverage - if you’re nearby, we can almost certainly help.
FAQs – KraftMaid Construction in Georgetown
Yes, and we do it regularly. The key is matching the period millwork profile, not just the color. HARC reviews new cabinetry and significant refacing work in the Old Town district. We’ve passed review by modifying KraftMaid Avery slab doors with custom stepped shaker trim that matches Craftsman-era profiles. The work reads original, and the commission signs off. On Olive Street near Old Town, we refaced a KraftMaid island with new Passport doors so the HARC review got a balanced period look without replacing the entire run. Call (325) 225-5429 and we’ll tell you exactly what your house needs to pass.
The hinge detents wear out. In a 2005-era Vantage line, the edge-banding and hinge components weren’t built for the traffic they get in a Georgetown kitchen, especially with low indoor humidity making the recycled edge-banding brittle. The soft-close mechanism relies on a small damper inside the hinge. That damper fails, and the drawer slams. We replace the hinges with OEM KraftMaid parts when distributors still stock them. Most under-cabinet hinge replacements in Georgetown run under $300 installed. Call (325) 225-5429 for a written quote before you live with slamming drawers another month.
Usually the house. Georgetown’s expansive clay soil moves, and older pier-and-beam homes shift with it. A KraftMaid wall cabinet mounted above a range in a central Georgetown home inherits that movement. The face-frame corners rack, and the gaps open and close seasonally. We fix it by shoring the cabinet with steel hanging rails, resetting the face-frame, and checking the cabinet’s anchor points. If the soil movement is active, we address the cabinet mounting so it floats with the house instead of fighting it. Call (325) 225-5429 and we’ll tell you which one applies to your kitchen.
Yes. Passport colors get discontinued, but we match them with aftermarket veneers and door profiles that outperform the original melamine in Georgetown’s humidity swings. We’ve built islands in Georgetown kitchens where the original KraftMaid Passport color was long out of production, and the match reads seamless at standing height. We’ll show you samples before we order anything. Call (325) 225-5429 and we’ll bring the sample book to your kitchen.
No. Worn glides are a hardware problem, not a cabinet problem. We replace the glides, often with a heavier-duty roller than what KraftMaid originally specified, and the drawer works like new. Full replacement only makes sense when the face-frame joinery is compromised or the cabinet boxes are water-damaged beyond repair. Most glide replacements in Georgetown kitchens run a few hundred dollars, not thousands. Call (325) 225-5429 for a written estimate and we’ll tell you honestly which path makes sense.
Service Areas Near Georgetown
We serve Georgetown and the surrounding areas, including Georgetown service area, KraftMaid service in Austin, KraftMaid service in Cedar Park, Taylor, and Elgin. If you’re on the edge of our radius, call us. We’ll tell you straight whether we can get to you.
Book Your KraftMaid Service in Georgetown Today
Tell me what you need, I’ll tell you what it costs, and we’ll go from there. Trevor Nash and the Penhallow Remodeling Austin crew are ready to walk your Georgetown kitchen, write a real number, and stand behind the work for a full year. Call (325) 225-5429 for your free estimate.
Written by Trevor Nash, Owner at Penhallow Remodeling Austin, serving Georgetown and the greater Austin area.
