I highly recommend Cabinet Cures of Portland for their craftsmanship, quality of products, and…read morecustomer care. Our kitchen has been completely transformed, and because they use 1/4 inch wood skins, rather than glued on veneer, you would never guess that they weren't new cabinets.
Our kitchen was looking very dated and tired, varnished oak cabinets and doors, so we looked into the best way to have them updated. As we had granite countertops which didn't need replacing, we looked at several companies for a bid who specialize in cabinet refacing. We researched Cabinet Cures, they have several helpful videos on Youtube, their attention to detail and quality of in-house finishing of their products demonstrated to us that these guys know their stuff, and gave us the confidence to let them handle the job. Although theirs was not necessarily the cheapest bid we received, the big decider was the solid wood skins they use (no veneer), and the quality of finish of their products. We felt it was well worth paying just a little more investing in the best quality finish we could find.
We were not disappointed, the maple espresso finish we decided on for our kitchen is a high quality look. The 1/4 inch maple wood skins which cover all outside surfaces look naturally grained, and match the maple doors and drawer fronts beautifully, and the espresso finish has a satin look (not shiny) clear coat for protection, which seems to be a tough hard wearing finish and easily cleanable with a sponge and water, no wood treatment or special cleaner needed. On the insides of the door openings, edge-banding is used with the same wood finish, which completes the illusion that the cabinet fronts are solid pieces of wood. None of the other companies we approached offered such a complete refacing product, which I think this makes Cabinet Cures stand out from the crowd in this industry.
Our fitters were Jessie and Emilio, who did an outstanding job with the installation. Everything lined up beautifully, and the cuts and joints were clean and tight, I am a perfectionist in this regard but they fully met my expectations. Any visible joints or brad pins are carefully finished with putty and matched wood stain, so an "invisible" installation. We converted 2 lower cupboards from doors to 3 drawers for, which is a very useful and cost effective conversion to do whilst the cabinets are being updated. We also had 4 fixed shelves in the pantry cupboard converted to 4 pull out shelves. These simple conversions brought our storage into the 21st century and I would really recommend considering having these done, it has increased our available storage significantly, whilst at the same time saving our backs, no more stooping and reaching to the back of cupboards for heavy pots/pans, access is so much easier now. Throughout the job, Jessie and Emilio were friendly and polite, and happy to answer any questions or requests, really nice guys. Jessie I believe has been with the company from the beginnings of the company, and his craftsmanship in the detail of moulding and light valance work is plain to see.
All in all, we couldn't be happier with the service we got from Cabinet Cures Portland, and do not hesitate to highly recommend them if you are in the market for refacing of your tired cabinets. They are the best!