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KraftMaid Bathroom Remodeling: The Orlando Owner’s Guide
A full KraftMaid bathroom remodel in Orlando typically runs $9,000 – $28,000 installed, depending on whether you’re replacing a vanity, converting a tub to a walk-in shower, or gutting the room to the studs. We stock KraftMaid-compatible cabinet parts, vanity hardware, and door/drawer components on our trucks, and we can usually match your existing line the same day we look at photos. Most Orlando homeowners call us because a cabinet door has sagged, a drawer slide has stripped out, or water from a Florida-humidity bathroom has swollen the cabinet frame and the doors no longer close square.
Before we get into symptoms and pricing, one thing up front: Penhallow Remodeling Orlando is an independent general contractor. We install and service KraftMaid cabinetry, but we’re not affiliated with the KraftMaid brand itself. That matters because the work we do comes with our own written guarantee on top of whatever KraftMaid’s warranty covers.
Which KraftMaid Models This Applies To
KraftMaid has built bathroom vanities and linen cabinets across several product lines over the years: Venicia, Passport Series, and the core KraftMaid line that’s sold through big-box retailers in Orlando. The compatibility gotcha most homeowners hit is that KraftMaid has changed its door hinge boring pattern over time. Older KraftMaid cabinets (pre-2010, roughly) used a 35mm cup hole spaced differently from what the current lines use. If you buy a hinge that “looks right” online, it often won’t sit flush, and the door will bind at the top corner. We always measure the existing hinge cup and the overlay before ordering anything.
For drawer slides, KraftMaid uses both side-mount and undermount styles depending on the cabinet series. The Passport Series, for example, shipped with a lighter-duty side-mount slide that fails earlier in bathroom humidity than the undermount slides in the Venicia line. When a slide fails, the question is whether to match what’s there or step up to a heavier aftermarket slide. We carry both OEM-equivalent and upgraded aftermarket options, and we’ll tell you honestly which one makes sense for your cabinet rather than just selling you the pricier part.
To identify your cabinet line, look inside the drawer box or on the back of the door for a stamped or printed SKU. KraftMaid prints model information inside the cabinet frame behind the drawer on most lines built after 2005. If the sticker is gone, send us a photo from your phone and we can usually identify the series from the door profile and hardware.
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Signs Your KraftMaid Bathroom Remodeling Is Failing
- Cabinet doors that sag or won’t stay closed. This usually means the hinge has worn at the pivot point or the screws have stripped out of the particleboard frame. Tightening the screw is a temporary fix if the wood fibers are gone.
- Drawers that stick, wobble, or pull out unevenly. In Orlando’s humidity, KraftMaid’s standard side-mount slides can corrode at the ball bearings, especially in a bathroom that gets daily shower steam. The slide binds, then the drawer gets yanked and the mounting tab bends.
- Swollen or discolored cabinet framing near the sink or tub. Water gets past the caulk line and wicks into the cabinet box. KraftMaid bathroom cabs are typically particleboard core with a thermofoil or laminate face, and once the substrate swells, the door will never hang true again until the panel is replaced.
- Peeling thermofoil or bubbling laminate on door fronts. Steam and heat cycles in Florida bathrooms eventually delaminate the finish. This is more common on older KraftMaid thermofoil doors (think white-wrapped MDF) than on the painted wood lines.
- Loose or failed drawer front connectors. KraftMaid uses a small plastic or metal cam connector to hold the drawer front to the drawer box. When someone yanks a sticky drawer, that connector snaps and the front comes off in their hand. The fix is usually under $40 in parts, but it takes someone who knows how to reset the alignment.
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AfterReplacement Cost & What’s Included
A full KraftMaid bathroom remodel in Orlando falls in the $9,000 – $28,000 range, and what sits at the top versus the bottom of that range comes down to three things: whether you’re keeping the existing vanity footprint or moving plumbing, what countertop material you choose, and whether the shower stays a tub or becomes a walk-in. A straight vanity replacement with new cabinets, countertop, and faucet typically lands between $4,000 and $9,000 of that total. A tub-to-shower conversion with KraftMaid cabinetry and new tile runs closer to the middle or upper end.
If you’re calling us about a failing part rather than a full remodel, here’s the honest breakdown: a door hinge replacement runs $95 – $180 including the part and the service call. A drawer slide replacement runs $120 – $240 per drawer. A full vanity door set (two doors, new hinges, alignment) runs roughly $350 – $600. Every one of those numbers is a written price you’ll get before we order a single part, and the number we give you on day one is the number on your invoice.
Our work carries the 365-Day Done Right Promise. If something we install fails inside that year, we come back and fix it at no charge. That’s in writing on every job.
DIY or Call Us?
There’s nothing dangerous about swapping a cabinet hinge or a drawer slide, and if you’re comfortable with a screwdriver and a level, replacing a single door hinge is a fair Saturday morning project. The trouble starts when the underlying issue is the cabinet box itself: swollen particleboard, stripped screw holes, or a drawer front that’s been misaligned so long the cam connectors have ovaled out the holes. That’s the point where homeowners in Orlando’s older neighborhoods, think College Park bungalows with bathrooms that have been wet since the fifties, call us because patching a stripped hole with a toothpick and wood glue works for about three weeks before the door sags again.
If you’d rather not spend your weekend guessing which hinge size your KraftMaid cabinet needs, call us at (850) 427-6454. We’ll look at photos, tell you what we think over the phone, and give you a written price before we touch the cabinet.
FAQs
A well-maintained KraftMaid vanity typically lasts 15 – 25 years in an Orlando bathroom, but the hinges and drawer slides usually need replacing around year 10 – 15, sooner if the bathroom has poor ventilation. The cabinet box itself can last much longer if you keep the caulk line sealed and run the exhaust fan consistently. Call (850) 427-6454 and we’ll tell you honestly whether your cabinet has years left or if you’re fighting a losing battle.
Yes, hinges, drawer slides, and drawer front connectors are all repairable with the right replacement part, usually for well under $300 per issue. What can’t be repaired is a cabinet box with enough water damage that the particleboard has swollen and lost its structural integrity. At that point the repair is a new cabinet section, not a part swap.
A single hinge or drawer slide replacement takes 30 – 60 minutes on site, and most single-part repairs are done in one visit. A full vanity replacement with new countertop and faucet typically takes one to two days. We tell you the arrival window before the job, and a real person answers the phone 24/7 if you need to reach us.
We carry the most common KraftMaid hinge sizes, drawer slides, and cam connectors on our trucks, plus parts for Cambria, Silestone, and Kohler bathroom and kitchen products we service in Orlando. If your part is a specific door profile or a discontinued Passport Series component, we can usually source it within a few business days and confirm pricing before we order.
Written by Trevor Nash, Owner, Penhallow Remodeling Orlando at Penhallow Remodeling Orlando, serving Orlando and nearby areas.
