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Remodeling any part of your Bay Area home is never fun. It is particularly taxing when you have to remodel a part of your home that you spend a lot of time in, such as your kitchen. While the process of remodeling is never fun, the end result can justify the work if the job is well done. Cabinet refacing in San Francisco is a great way to upgrade the kitchen, and your fresh looking cabinets will make the project worth it. Cabinet refacing in San Francisco is less expensive and less time consuming than cabinet replacement, so your kitchen will be given a new look and you won't have restricted access to it during the project.
One of the major parts of cabinet refacing in San Francisco is the measurements. You will have many options to choose from as far as style and design of your new cabinets but it will be a waste unless you have accurate measurements. Consequently, the first part of any cabinet refacing project is taking accurate measurements.
To be absolutely sure, it's a good idea to measure parts of the cabinets multiple times. Have someone else take measurements as well to double-check your work. If the measurements of the doors and drawer fronts are off, you will end up ordering the wrong size of supplies. One of the major selling points of cabinet refacing in San Francisco is that it is economical, but it won't seem like it if you waste money on materials that don't fit on your existing cabinetry. You may not even be able to return the useless supplies for a full refund from the home furnishing company that you bought them from.
If your measurements are off by less than a quarter of an inch, it can make a difference. To get the most accurate measurements, use a tape measure that is broken up into sixteenths of an inch. Organization is the key when it comes to cabinet refacing in San Francisco. Make careful documentation of each measurement, and don't be afraid to redo measurements to verify. You can even draw a basic sketch of the cabinetry and each door and drawer front that will be refaced and write the dimension of each of them. For example, you can write "12 3/16 inches" for the width of a door and "8 1/2 inches" for the height. Many of the doors and drawer fronts may appear to be the same size, but to be sure you should measure each one because even the slightest difference can have an effect when it comes to cabinet refacing in San Francisco.
The measurements for the moldings are equally as important as the measurements for the doors and drawer fronts prior to cabinet refacing in San Francisco. It is a good idea to measure the linear footage of your cabinets prior to measuring for moldings. Once you get the measurement for linear footage, you can add 10 percent of the length before ordering. This will give you enough extra to cut for molding. The amount of molding you will need depends on the material you use.
