Essential Cabinet Refacing just completed a renovation of our 15+ year old kitchen cabinets, including installing new wood shaker faces for both our cabinets and drawers, and laminating the exterior cabinet surfaces. Ringo and his crew did an outstanding job; quality, professional work. They worked closely with us to minimize disruption to our routine, and even insured that the work was done by Christmas. The material quality and attention to detail are first rate. Our kitchen looks new again! I highly recommend Essential Cabinet Refacing to any one looking for a quality, professionally done cabinet renovation at a reasonable cost. read more

Kudos to Ringo and his team at Essential Cabinets for truly upgrading and modernizing our kitchen! We chose a lightly speckled gray for our cabinet resurfacing, which we think was a choice they would normally not have recommended... but their collective voice simply supported the changes we wanted to have made and they followed through. We love it! (We have a fairly large kitchen, and must add that we had a bigger picture in mind of what we wanted it to look like by putting in backsplashes by ourselves that pulled in the colors of our granite counters and floors with the new cabinets after the job was completed to give the kitchen an artistic touch.) We had great rapport with the installers, and Ringo's advice and continuous, open communication channels were always open certainly made the upheaval during the job a pleasant one. Would recommend them in a heartbeat! read more

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So happy we called Essential Cabinets instead of doing a complete remodel. Ringo and Diane were a delight to work with. Wife and I were contemplating whether we should rent or sell an investment property, but knew we needed to match the original brown cabinets to the white island we added a year ago. First we got some quotes on a complete remodel which was 3 times the amount we spent for the refacing. Ringo was very honest and made great recommendations that saved us money instead of trying to up-sell to make more money. I highly recommend Essential Cabinets! read more

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We started with just wanting a stainless sink. However after attending the BIA Homeshow and speaking with several companies, we decided that Essential Cabinet Refacing was the company we wanted to renovate our kitchen. We saw a one-piece sink which required no caulking with the new countertops we selected so we chose that over a stainless sink. Diane also helped us choose refacing with a Laminate Biltmore Cherry which would save us some money because they would use our existing cabinets but change out the doors and drawers. Ringo Pauly spent many hours explaining the process and also how to care for our new kitchen. We are very happy with the job Brett and Joe did and had the sense that they personally cared for the work they performed. I would and do recommended Ringo and his staff to anyone redoing a kitchen and may not want all Brand New replacements.... read more

Essential Cabinet Refacing - Cabinetry Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

Ringo and his workers were professional, timely, and provided an AMAZING kitchen renovation for us. If we EVER need work done for cabinets, Ringo will be our first call! read more

Essential Cabinet refaced my kitchen door cabinets and replaced them with real wood with trims and brown finish to match my furniture. It looked nice, and I paid at least $18K (including tax). After paying in full and in the evening, I noticed a section of the counter was left in white, the previous color. I called Ringo, he said that they do not cover toe kicks with veneers for a reason. If you look at the picture in this review, it did not look right because the white color of that section of the counter stood out from the rest of the brown looking counter. Ringo said he will come by, and he did and took a measurement of that section. I again kept following-up thereafter to ask when they will come by to fix it. I called Ringo, Diane, then Ringo, Diane again, etc., etc. via phone calls and texts. He said one day (a Monday), then another day. I finally received an actual schedule, on a Wednesday before the Christmas weekend, but the worker who supposed to fix the counter apparently called out. I knew it was going to take a while again with back/forth especially around the holiday season, and I already paid. I realized some companies do not really want to return to re-do a job after the customer already paid in full because it would take money/time/manpower and is a loss from that company. I went ahead and painted the area myself, and it looks better now. Long story short, do not pay in full until you check and see if everything you wanted on the job has been fulfilled to your satisfaction. I learned my lesson. As a customer, please ensure that the person who is working on your cabinets cleans up the area, in my case my kitchen floor and counter. The staff swept the floor, but I still had to sweep and wipe the counters after the job each day. Really, not a biggie. However, when the job was done, wood shavings were left under the fridge. The fridge had to be moved to place veneers on the cabinets above the refrigerator and was placed back without cleaning the floor where the wood shavings dropped. There were also glue drops on the floors. I am still finding some glue on parts of the kitchen wall. Thanks to Ringo for giving me a good solvent to clean up any glue residues. Note: I am writing this review from my own personal experience with this company. You may have a different experience. Thank you. read more

Essential Cabinet Refacing - White part of the counter left out. The toe kick at the bottom, and a part of the counter behind it. - Cabinetry Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

Long overdue review. I highly recommend Essential Cabinets! They are very knowledgeable and willing to go the extra mile. They designed and made cabinets for my new salon that turned out amazing! They even made matching floating shelves to go along with the cabinets. P.S Diane is awesome!! read more

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I have had the pleasure of using Essential Cabinets twice. Once was 5 years ago for a complete cabinet reface. The second was just completed and much more complex. It involved a complete cabinet redo, new countertops, and a rip down and rebuild of the cavities for the refrigerator, wall oven and microwave. Though Essential themselves does not directly do the countertops, they acted as the general contractor and brought in the sub. And if that wasn't enough of a potential problem, throw in new floors in the same area (kitchen) as well as the need for an electrician and plumber. Ringo's attitude, as well as his whole team, was always the same......"don't worry, we'll get it done and can work around your other contractors". All work was done on time with no hidden fees. Having dealt with many vendors over the years, it is clear that Ringo and his team take tremendous pride in their work and it shows. I will be happy to be a reference for them at any time. read more

I chose Essential Cabinets to reface my kitchen cabinets. My experience was positive from start to finish. They were responsive to my needs, kept me updated and provided me with expert recommendations. The work was done by skilled, experienced professionals. My kitchen is stunning! Many thanks to Ringo, Diane and the entire team for an awesome job. I couldn't be happier! read more

A very pleased customer here! Ringo, Diane and their whole team were very professional and did such a wonderful job on our kitchen and bathrooms recently. We love them so much I am composing a holiday letter to all my neighbors on Nextdoor to call on this company for any renovations they may have. They even handled my stress level and uncertainties with extreme care. You can't go wrong using this company. I highly recommend them and happy/proud to show anyone our newly renovated home. read more

Ringo was very honest and did a great job. He figured out a plan to give me what I wanted and the result was beautiful and well worth the money. We used a combination of laminate refacing, some custom cabinetry and quartz for counters and backsplashes. He was very personally involved to make sure I was happy. I definitely recommend. read more

While the actual refacing work was done well, the color looks a lot darker than the sample they let me look at. I wasn't able to keep the sample and so have no way to prove this. In addition Essential Cabinet wanted 50%up front, even though they didn't even start any work until almost two months later. They then insisted on payment of all of the remainder as soon as the refacing was done and bothered my husband at his office to get payment instead of allowing us to mail it in, even though they had not installed the cabinet and drawer pulls. They were very resistant to any holdback saying they needed to make payroll. They finally agreed to a minimal holdback. We've contacted them and now we cannot get them to come out to install the pulls. Every excuse. In the book to not do what should have been done a month ago. One month later the laminate started to bubble. It too over a month to get essential to come back to fix it. We would call them and they would say they would come out and never show up. We had to call and email weekly and finally practically yell I. The phone before they agreed to come out. They also blamed the bubbling on the existing cabinetry. Ridiculous attitude. If I could give these people zero stars I would. read more

A special thanks to Essential Cabinets Refacing for our newly renovated kitchen. We are very pleased with the outcome of our kitchen. As anyone who has had their kitchen renovated can tell you, it is not an easy task. There are so many things to consider and important decisions to make. After careful consideration and many meetings, we went with Ringo Pauly from Essential Cabinets Refacing to undertake the task of renovating our kitchen because we felt confident that he would be able to renovate our kitchen with the custom cabinets we wanted, the countertop we desired and all within our budget. And I'm glad we did! Prior to our renovation, we met with Ringo several times at his business and at our home. Ringo showed us the type of wood used in the cabinets and explained how the lamination of the high gloss cabinets would be done in his shop. We selected everything from the handles on the cabinet doors to the quartz stone design. Ringo even had us meet him at the countertop factory one afternoon to see my stone selection in the large slab pieces so I could make sure that I was happy with my final selection. Jeff, who installed our cabinets, did a great job and allowed my husband to question and modify as necessary throughout the entire installation. The quartz installers who did our countertops did an excellent job! Thank you, Ringo, Diane (office manager), Jeff and the rest of the employees at Essential Cabinets for a job well done! read more

These guys gave me exactly what I wanted at a very reasonable price!!! I had 2 other quotes which were 2x more than what I was quoted by Essential Cabinets. I had a tight 2 week time frame to replace my kitchen cabinet doors in my apartment to get it rental ready before I left Oahu, and they worked around my schedule and even on the weekend (which they normally don't do install on weekends) to get it installed. Now my kitchen looks a million times better! Overall, I had a very pleasant experience from beginning to end. read more

I have had experience with Essential Cabinet Refacing on more than one occasion and always found them to be excellent with their quality of work and the products used. The staff was always very timely and professional. I would not hesitate to recommend them for cabinet and countertop replacements for kitchens and bathrooms. read more

Just wanted to provide an update to my review below. After leaving many messages I was finally able to get a hold of the office manager, and scheduled a time for them to come out to look at the work that was coming undone, as well as the unfinished portions of the job, as well as the spice rack that was put together incorrectly. We scheduled an appointment, my husband and I both took off work early, and they were a no show, no call, no nothing. After that, we tried to contact them again, which took 3 full weeks to get them on the phone, scheduled another appointment, and once again, they did not call and did not show up. So we have now come to the conclusion that they have no desire to honor their work, or even have the courtesy to call us back. You would think that after spending greater than $10,000, you would at least have a completed kitchen. I do not promote talking bad about businesses, but DO NOT give this company your money.... at least if you want your kitchen to look good. It is an absolute shame that I cannot even get a return phone call after my check was cashed. It is amazing how people can be so nice and accommodating until they get your money and then you mean nothing to them. I hope that this review saves someone time, money, and trouble by choosing another company. Sad, but true. read more

They refaced my kitchen cabinets and I thought they looked fine. They looked fine, but I found what you see is not necessarily what you get. I found most the hinges had only one screw holding to the cabinet, drawers lose and the refacing was coming off. I went to their office explained what was happening and was told they were very busy, but they would be out next month. Next month came and went, so I called and left two messages for Ringo (owner), over a period of several months with no response. read more

Great service and great workmanship and install. Did everything agreed on plus more. The installer was always on time and they finished as promised. Had no problems and wii recommend them to other, which I have. read more