Knoxville Cabinet Pros | Installation, Refacing & Replacement
Clear & Upfront Pricing
Cabinet refacing for most Knoxville kitchens costs $4,000–$13,000, averaging around $7,500, while full replacement ranges from $9,000–$32,000 depending on cabinet selection and layout changes. After onsite measurements, we provide a detailed written estimate within 2 business days.
Reliable Project Timelines and Flexible Payment Terms
Cabinet refacing typically takes 5 days onsite, while replacements take 2–6 weeks after cabinets arrive. Payment is divided into a 30% deposit for materials, 40% at installation, and the remaining balance after your final walkthrough.
Find the Right Cabinet Solution for Your Space
Keep sound cabinet boxes and refresh their appearance with new doors and veneer through refacing. For new builds, damaged cabinets, or layouts that no longer work, new installation or full replacement may be the better fit.
Professional Cabinet Services
We install new cabinets, reface existing cabinetry, and replace worn or damaged units in Knoxville homes and businesses. From family kitchens to clinic exam rooms, we help you choose practical solutions suited to your space and needs.
Know What to Expect Before Your Cabinet Project Begins
We measure your space, assess existing cabinets, and provide a written estimate outlining recommended work and costs. Every project includes a written 2-year workmanship warranty and applicable manufacturer warranties on cabinets and hardware.
Trusted Cabinet Services for Knoxville Homes and Businesses
Since 2011, Knoxville Cabinet Pros has completed over 1,900 projects across Knox County, serving homes and businesses in Fountain City, West Knoxville, and surrounding areas. We provide on-site measurements and written estimates to help you compare options and plan your project with confidence.
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Knoxville's Go-to Cabinet Contractor
- Knoxville Cabinet Pros has handled more than 1,900 cabinet installation, refacing, and replacement projects across Knox County since 2011.
- Retail shops, clinics, and restaurants count on our crew as much as homeowners in Fountain City, Bearden, and Farragut do.
- Every sink base gets a moisture check before refacing is recommended, so you never pay for new doors on a failing box.
- Installs come with a written schedule, a final walkthrough, and a 2-year workmanship warranty.
Why Knoxville Businesses and Homeowners Trust Our Cabinet Crew
Craftsmanship That Starts With Measuring
Each Knoxville cabinet job starts with a laser level, a tape, and a moisture meter, and any sink base reading above 15 percent rules out refacing on the spot. Plenty of homes in North Knoxville and Old North date back to the early 1900s, so walls get mapped for plumb before a plan is drawn.
Since so many of those houses were built before 1978, the company works as an EPA Lead-Safe Certified Firm under the Renovation, Repair and Painting (RRP) Rule. That means containment sheeting, HEPA vacuums, and a cleaning verification before the plastic comes down.
Custom Cabinet Design for How You Live and Work
Design starts with how a room really gets used, whether that’s a family cooking every night or a clinic restocking exam rooms twice a day. Residential layouts follow the 2024 International Residential Code adopted by the City of Knoxville, which governs clearances around cooking appliances, sinks, and walkways.
Commercial layouts are checked against the 2017 ICC A117.1 accessibility standard the city enforces, so reception counters and break rooms meet reach and knee-space requirements. Clients see a full drawing before a single cabinet is ordered.
Quality Materials and Hardware
Cabinet lines come from manufacturers certified by the Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturers Association, which tests boxes, doors, and finishes to the ANSI/KCMA A161.1 standard. That testing covers structural strength, drawer and door durability, and finish resistance, all of which matter through humid East Tennessee summers.
Blum soft-close hinges and full-extension undermount slides go on most installs because they’ve produced the fewest callbacks over the years. Refacing veneers are matched to existing frames, and countertop details are coordinated directly with the fabricator.
Professional Installation and Final Walkthrough
Plumbing or electrical changes tied to a cabinet project meet the 2024 International Plumbing Code and the 2023 National Electrical Code. That work is handled by licensed trade partners and permitted through the City of Knoxville Plans Review and Inspections office, and wall cabinets are always fastened into studs rather than bare drywall.
A 2-year workmanship warranty covers each install in writing, and a coordinator walks the room with the client to build a final punch list. We sweat the small details at this stage, so most punch items are closed out the same week.
Best Cabinet Material Options For Knoxville Homes and Businesses
Knoxville sees close to 48 inches of rain a year and long, sticky summers, so cabinet materials here get tested by moisture more than by wear. Below is how solid wood, plywood, MDF, and particle board compare on durability, cost, and where each one fits, along with what we’d actually pick. Our honest take after 15 years is that plywood boxes paired with the right door material outperform an all-one-material kitchen almost every time.
Solid Wood
Solid wood cabinet doors and face frames bring natural grain that no laminate fully copies. Oak shows a bold, open texture, maple stays smooth and fine, and cherry darkens to a warm red over a few years.
Wood can be sanded and refinished down the road, which stretches its useful life well past cheaper options. The tradeoff in Knoxville is seasonal movement. Solid panels swell slightly in July and shrink back in January, which is why frame-and-panel doors with a floating center are the smarter build.
In our experience, solid maple doors on plywood boxes age better than any other combination we install, and it’s the pairing we suggest most for homeowners planning to stay put.
Plywood
Plywood cabinet boxes are built from thin cross-laminated wood layers, giving them the strength to hold screws and resist sagging under a stone countertop. They also handle an occasional splash far better than particle board. Sealed edges and a good finish still matter around sinks and dishwashers.
Plywood costs more than MDF or particle board, with price shifting by thickness, veneer, and grade. Ask whether a quote means plywood throughout or only on the sides, because some lines mix materials quietly.
Our installers have pulled out 25-year-old plywood sink bases in Knoxville homes that still held their screws tight, and that’s why it’s our default for boxes in busy kitchens and commercial break rooms.
Medium-Density Fiberboard (MDF)
MDF is pressed from fine wood fibers and resin, producing a dead-flat surface that paint loves. With no knots or grain lines to telegraph through, painted shaker doors stay crisp through Knoxville summers. It also costs less than solid hardwood for the same door profile.
Water is its weak spot. An unsealed edge near a leaky dishwasher can swell and lose its shape within weeks, and we’ve replaced more than a few sink-base doors for exactly that reason.
MDF is heavy too and doesn’t grip screws well at the edges. Our recommendation is MDF for painted doors in dry areas, set on plywood boxes that carry the structural load.
Particle Board
Particle board is made from compressed wood chips and resin, usually wrapped in melamine or laminate. It’s the most budget-friendly box material, and a factory-finished surface wipes clean easily. Quality varies a lot depending on density, thickness, and how well the edges are banded.
Moisture is the deal-breaker. Once water reaches a raw edge, the panel swells and hinge screws start pulling loose. Roughly 2 out of every 3 failing sink cabinets we replace in Knox County subdivisions built during the 1990s and 2000s turn out to be particle board.
If budget points you this way, keep it out of sink and laundry areas, seal cut edges, and fix plumbing drips the day you spot them.
Commercial Cabinet Services
Retail Store Cabinets
Retail store cabinets have to hold stock, hide cords, and still look sharp under bright display lighting. Display counters, wall units, checkout stations, and stockroom shelving get sized to the products you actually sell, then placed around how shoppers move through the floor.
Outlets, lighting runs, and accessible aisle widths are mapped before any dimensions are locked in. When a boutique near Market Square asked for a refresh of its dated sales counter in 2024, the boxes were solid, so refacing turned it around in 4 days without closing the shop. Replacement is the better call when units no longer fit the merchandise or the floor plan has changed.
Clinic Cabinets
Clinic cabinets in exam rooms, reception desks, treatment spaces, and staff workrooms need to stay organized and wipe down fast. Supply storage is laid out around the room’s workflow, keeping gloves, paperwork, and equipment where clinicians reach without thinking.
Smooth, nonporous surfaces make it easier for staff to follow facility cleaning protocols. Sink placement, plumbing, outlets, and equipment clearances all get confirmed during planning. Lockable drawers handle restricted supplies.
Damaged boxes or awkward layouts usually point to replacement, while sound cabinetry in an outdated finish can be refaced over a long weekend so patients barely notice.
Restaurant Cabinets
Restaurant cabinets deal with grease, heat, constant traffic, and nightly washdowns. Service counters, host stands, staff areas, and dry storage are planned around appliance dimensions, sinks, and prep surfaces so nothing blocks the line during a rush.
Finishes are chosen for the exact spot they’ll sit in and how often that spot gets scrubbed. Door swing and drawer access get special attention, because a door that clips a server’s hip once will do it 50 more times that night.
Stable boxes can usually be refaced, and replacement makes sense when you need more capacity or a new configuration. Installs are scheduled around service hours, often early mornings on your closed days.
Fitness Center Cabinets
Fitness center cabinets show up in reception areas, offices, staff rooms, and locker spaces, and each zone works a little differently. Check-in counters need room for scanners and towel stacks, while back rooms need sturdy storage for cleaning supplies and paperwork.
Every unit is sized to the wall space with walkways kept clear for members. Locker and changing areas call for moisture-tolerant materials and hardware rated for heavy, repeated use. Lockable storage can go wherever valuables or supplies need protection.
Refacing gives sound cabinets a fresh look, and replacement fixes poor fit or storage that never kept up with membership growth.
Salon and Spa Cabinets
Salon and spa cabinets have to keep tools, products, linens, and back-bar supplies within arm’s reach of every station. Layouts are built around styling chairs, shampoo bowls, reception desks, and treatment rooms so stylists aren’t crossing the room for a towel.
Drawer layouts and cabinet heights are matched to the equipment each station uses. Shampoo areas see constant splashing, which makes sealed edges and moisture-resistant materials non-negotiable. At a Bearden salon last spring, switching the wash-station bases from particle board to marine-grade plywood ended a swelling problem the owner had fought every year.
Refacing works for front-of-house units still in good shape, while replacement supports a new layout or added stations.
Warehouse Cabinets
Warehouse cabinets support offices, dispatch areas, maintenance rooms, and break spaces in facilities along Knoxville’s I-40 and I-75 corridors. Storage is planned for documents, tools, supplies, and small parts, with cabinet sizes matched to what staff grab during a shift.
Lockable units keep controlled items secure. Units have to fit around workbenches, equipment, doors, and forklift aisles without slowing anyone down.
Before installation, the crew confirms wall conditions, clearances, and the expected load on each cabinet. Refacing suits sound boxes with a useful layout, and replacement lets you rethink capacity and organization from scratch.
Cabinets for Every Room in Your Knoxville Home
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets carry the heaviest daily load in any house, so storage, durability, and workflow all have to line up. Placement is planned around appliances, countertop runs, pantry access, and the items you reach for most. Deep drawers make pots and pans easier to grab than lower shelves ever will, and vertical dividers keep sheet pans from turning into an avalanche.
Stock, semi-custom, and custom lines each fit different budgets and spaces, and you’ll get a straight answer on where each one makes sense. Cabinet selection is coordinated with countertop templating and appliance clearances so the kitchen works as one piece. In 2025 alone, 61 of the kitchens we handled were refacing jobs, a sign that plenty of Knoxville boxes are still worth keeping.
Bathroom Cabinets
Bathroom cabinets deal with tight clearances and steam from daily showers. Vanity width, sink placement, plumbing access, and door swing all get reviewed before a layout is suggested. U-shaped drawers that wrap around the drain, adjustable shelves, and recessed medicine cabinets squeeze real storage out of small rooms.
During a bathroom remodel, vanity choices should coordinate with the top, mirror, lighting, and flooring. Ask how each material handles damp air, and pick finishes that stand up to regular cleaning. Refacing works when boxes stay solid and dry, while soft spots or swelling under the sink almost always mean replacement.
Entertainment Center Cabinets
Entertainment center cabinets organize TVs, consoles, books, and accessories while keeping cords hidden yet reachable. Each unit is planned around screen size, viewing height, component dimensions, and available wall space. Open shelves let electronics breathe, and closed doors hide remotes and game clutter.
Outlets, data lines, and cable routes get confirmed before installation. Enclosed compartments for receivers or consoles need ventilation cutouts or a quiet fan, because trapped heat shortens equipment life. Built-ins give a polished, permanent look, and freestanding runs leave room to rearrange later.
Walk-In Closet Cabinets
Walk-in closet cabinets should make clothing and accessories easy to see and grab without digging. Hanging sections are sized to garment lengths, with long-hang areas for dresses and coats and double rods for shirts. Drawers and shelves handle folded clothes, shoes, and the small items that usually end up piled on dressers.
Walls, ceiling height, door position, and windows are measured before the plan is finalized. Adjustable shelving keeps the closet flexible as wardrobes change, and drawers placed at waist height are far easier to use every day. Finishes can match nearby bedroom trim, with sturdy slides built for constant opening.
Garage Storage Cabinets
Garage storage cabinets in Knoxville face swings in heat and humidity that conditioned rooms never see. Separate zones handle hand tools, seasonal gear, cleaning products, and sports equipment, with tall units using vertical space and wall-hung cabinets keeping things off a damp slab. Raising base units a few inches on legs is one habit our installers never skip in East Tennessee garages.
Wall construction and floor level get checked before any heavy cabinets go up. Materials and hardware are matched to the expected load, and chemicals or sharp tools get locked away from kids. A mix of closed cabinets, open shelving, and a workbench usually gives the most practical result.
Laundry Room Cabinets
Laundry room cabinets corral detergent, cleaning supplies, hampers, and linens in a space that’s often smaller than it should be. The plan works around the washer, dryer, plumbing, and dryer vent, leaving enough room to load machines comfortably. Upper cabinets use wall space, and a counter over front-loaders doubles as a folding station.
Shutoff valves and appliance connections stay accessible whatever cabinet sizes you choose. Pull-out hampers, adjustable shelves, and a narrow broom cabinet make compact laundry rooms easier to manage. Wall units are anchored into framing when they’ll hold heavy jugs, and many Knoxville basement laundry rooms benefit from moisture-resistant boxes.
Specialty Cabinet Services
Luxury Custom Cabinetry
Luxury custom cabinetry gives you full control over wood species, door style, stain or paint, interior fittings, and proportions. These early choices shape both the look and the price, so physical samples and a written specification come to the second meeting. Inset doors, hand-applied glazes, and furniture-style feet are the details clients most often fall for.
Storage gets planned around how you cook and entertain, with integrated appliance panels, pull-out pantry towers, and drawer organizers for knives and spices. Every quote is itemized so materials, installation, and any wall, plumbing, or electrical adjustments are clear. Expect a site measure before pricing, because luxury work leaves no room for guessing.
Accessible Custom Cabinetry
Accessible custom cabinetry makes daily kitchen tasks easier for people with mobility or reach limits. Common features include work surfaces lowered to 34 inches, open knee space under the sink, pull-down upper shelves, D-pull handles, and drawers in place of deep lower cabinets. The ADA Standards for Accessible Design make a helpful reference point, though every layout should be tailored to the person using it.
Clear floor space matters as much as the cabinets themselves, so turning radius, sink access, and appliance reach are reviewed before anything gets drawn. Key measurements are documented, and the design is checked against existing plumbing and electrical. Bring up accessibility goals at the first consultation, and they’ll be built into the plan from day 1.
Made-to-Measure Cabinetry
Made-to-measure cabinetry fits rooms that standard sizes leave awkward, like uneven walls, odd corners, soffits, and tight alcoves. Knoxville’s older neighborhoods are full of these quirks, and a 1/2-inch error in a 1920s bungalow can throw off an entire run. Accurate measuring sets cabinet widths, depths, heights, and clearances.
Before ordering, the layout is checked against appliance specs, countertop plans, and door and drawer swing. Finish, hardware, interior fittings, and the install schedule all go in writing. Ask whether any quote includes site measurement, delivery, installation, and adjustments, because those line items tend to hide in fine print elsewhere.
Cabinet Services Across Knoxville and Knox County
Knoxville Cabinet Pros installs, refaces, and replaces cabinetry throughout Knoxville and the surrounding Knox County communities, along with a handful of nearby East Tennessee cities. Most estimates happen within a 30-minute drive of downtown, so scheduling a measure rarely takes more than a few days.
Knoxville Neighborhoods
Older areas like Fountain City, Old North, and Sequoyah Hills keep the crew busy with refacing work, since many of those homes have solid original boxes and walls that are far from plumb. Scribed fillers and careful leveling are standard on these jobs.
West Knoxville, Bearden, and Cedar Bluff lean more toward full kitchen updates and commercial builds, from retail spaces to medical offices. Downtown and the Old City bring in a steady mix of restaurant counters and condo kitchens.
Knox County Communities
Farragut, Hardin Valley, and Karns are home to many newer subdivisions, where builder-grade particle board cabinets often start failing around the sink within 15 to 20 years. Replacement with plywood boxes is the most common request out that way.
Halls, Powell, Corryton, and Mascot round out the north and east side of the county. Garage storage, laundry rooms, and kitchen refacing make up a good share of the work in these areas.
Nearby East Tennessee Cities
Oak Ridge’s postwar homes, including its well-known cemesto houses, come with compact kitchens that benefit from made-to-measure cabinetry. Maryville and Alcoa homeowners tend to call for kitchen and bathroom upgrades, often timed with a countertop replacement.
Lenoir City, Clinton, Seymour, and Sevierville are also on the regular route. Cabin rentals near the Smokies make up a growing slice of those projects, and they need cabinets that hold up to steady guest turnover.
What Knoxville Has to Say About Our Custom Cabinets
“Our 1950s kitchen had solid oak boxes but doors that looked straight out of a time capsule. They measured, checked the sink base for moisture, and showed me 3 door samples on my own counter. 6 days later I had white shaker doors, new drawer fronts, and soft-close hinges, and I paid about half of what a full replacement quote came in at.”
Dana Miller
Healthcare Administrator in Fountain City
“I manage job sites for a living, so I notice when a sub is disorganized. This crew wasn’t. They coordinated with my countertop fabricator, caught a 3/4-inch clearance issue with our new range before ordering, and finished the install a day ahead of schedule.”
Marcus Reed
Construction Manager in West Knoxville
“Our cabinet doors were worn and the cherry stain felt heavy. I asked about refinishing first, and they explained honestly why refacing would hold up better on our particular doors. The new finish is consistent from end to end, and I always knew what was happening next.”
Priya Shah
High School Teacher in Farragut
“We replaced 5 cabinets around the fridge and pantry wall and needed them to blend with the rest of the kitchen. They matched the door profile and stain so closely my wife couldn’t tell which ones were new. Communication was simple from the first call to the final walkthrough.”
Elliot Brooks
Small-Business Owner in Bearden
Cabinet Installation, Refacing & Replacement FAQs
How much does cabinet refacing cost in Knoxville?
Kitchen cabinet refacing in Knoxville costs between $4,000 and $13,000 for most projects. Your final quote depends on kitchen size, the number of doors and drawer fronts, veneer or laminate choice, hardware, and any box repairs. Knoxville Cabinet Pros provides an itemized written estimate after an onsite measure so you can compare options line by line.
Is cabinet refacing cheaper than replacing cabinets?
Yes, refacing usually costs 30 to 50 percent less than replacing cabinets because the existing boxes stay in place. Replacement can also trigger new countertops, flooring patches, and plumbing or electrical changes, which push the total higher. For kitchens with sound boxes and a layout that works, refacing delivers a new look for far less.
What are the disadvantages of cabinet refacing?
Refacing keeps your current layout, cabinet dimensions, and interior storage exactly as they are. It also can’t fix structural problems, so water-swollen, loose, or damaged boxes need repair or replacement before new veneer goes on. Every box gets checked before refacing is recommended, which keeps you from paying for a facelift on a failing frame.
How much does it cost to reface cabinets in a 10-by-10 kitchen?
Refacing a 10-by-10 kitchen typically costs $4,000 to $9,000, with premium custom doors pushing it toward $13,000. Upgraded wood veneer, specialty hardware, and box repairs move the price toward the upper end. A quick site visit narrows that range to a firm number.
How long does cabinet installation or refacing take?
Knoxville Cabinet Pros completes most cabinet refacing projects within 5 days of onsite work, with larger kitchens taking up to 10. Cabinet replacement takes 2 to 6 weeks of onsite work once cabinets arrive, and ordering adds several weeks before that. You’ll get a written schedule before work begins.
When should cabinets be replaced instead of refaced?
Replace cabinets when boxes show water damage, warped frames, crumbling particle board, or hinges that won’t stay anchored. Replacement also makes sense when you want to change the layout, cabinet sizes, or appliance setup. If you’re unsure, the crew will tell you straight which route fits your kitchen.