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Cabinet refacing in North Bay. Keep your boxes. Replace the doors.

New MDF or solid wood doors and drawer fronts, sprayed in our shop with Renner or Envirolak. Matching face-frame skin. Soft-close hinges. Hardware upgrade. The look of a brand new kitchen — without the demolition.

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WSIB covered
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Soft-close hardware

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Cabinet refacing · North Bay, Ontario

Cabinet refacing serving North Bay and Nipissing since 2016.

Cabinet refacing in North Bay typically costs $4,800 to $14,500 — roughly 50–60% of a full kitchen replacement and a fraction of the time. North Bay Painting Services keeps your existing cabinet boxes in place, replaces the doors and drawer fronts with new MDF or solid wood (built and sprayed in our shop with Renner or Envirolak), wraps the visible face frames and end panels in matching veneer or rigid skin, upgrades hinges to soft-close, and refits hardware. Available across a 45-mile radius from North Bay, including Callander, Corbeil, Sturgeon Falls, Powassan, and Mattawa. Every refacing project is fully bonded, insured, and WSIB covered, and backed by a 1-year written warranty. Owned and operated by Ahmed Khalil, owner and lead painter.

North Bay Renner Envirolak New MDF Doors Solid Wood Doors Face-Frame Veneer Soft-Close Hinges Hardware Upgrade Boxes Stay 1–2 Week Turnaround 1-Year Warranty WSIB Covered Ahmed Khalil 45-Mile Radius
What's included

Every refacing job. Every door. Every face frame.

Refacing is the kitchen-renovation tier — the whole front of your kitchen gets replaced. We don't cut corners on the parts you actually see.

01

In-home measurement

Every door opening, drawer front, and visible end panel measured to 1/16". Layout diagram and door style review.

02

Door + finish selection

Shaker, slab, raised panel, or recessed. Renner conversion varnish or Envirolak water-based topcoat in your colour.

03

New doors built to size

MDF or solid wood doors and drawer fronts CNC-cut, sanded, and prepped to match your opening dimensions exactly.

04

In-shop spray finish

Doors sprayed with Renner or Envirolak in our shop spray booth. Hardener-additive system — same as kitchen factories.

05

Old doors removed

Existing doors, drawer fronts, hinges, and hardware removed. Boxes stay in place. No demo. No plumbing. No electrical.

06

Face-frame skin applied

Visible box ends and face frames wrapped in matching veneer or rigid thermofoil skin so the whole front reads as one finish.

07

Soft-close hinges + hardware

New soft-close hinges installed on every door. Pulls and knobs of your choice fitted, drilled, and aligned.

08

1-year written warranty

Doors, finish, skin, hinges — covered for 12 months. Anything fails under normal use, we come back and fix it.

Who refacing fits

The kitchens refacing was built for.

Refacing is the right tier when the boxes are sound but the front of the kitchen is dated, mismatched, or just tired.

Sound boxes, dated doors

1990s oak cabinets where the boxes are still rock-solid but the raised-panel doors look stuck in time.

"New kitchen look" without the demo

Homeowners who want a brand new kitchen face but don't want to live without a kitchen for two months.

Landlords + flippers

Rental and flip kitchens where refacing delivers a brand-new look at half the price of a tear-out renovation.

Condo owners with fixed layouts

Condo kitchens where you can't move plumbing or change the footprint — refacing is the only renovation-grade option.

Laminate + thermofoil kitchens

Boxes that paint can't bond to long-term. Refacing wraps a fresh skin over the laminate so the substrate is irrelevant.

Mismatched cabinets

Kitchens where additions or repairs left you with three different door styles. Refacing makes everything uniform.

Two-tone refacing

New shaker doors on uppers in white, slab doors on lowers in navy. Two door styles, two finishes, one project.

Cottage kitchens

Lake Nipissing, Trout Lake, Mattawa River cottages — refacing is faster than ordering custom replacement cabinets.

Transparent pricing

Real refacing ranges. Door count and door style drive the number.

Every estimate is free and on-site. We measure every opening, count every drawer, and walk you through door style and hardware options before quoting.

Small kitchen (10–15 doors)
$4,800 – $7,500
galley + apartment kitchens
Medium kitchen (16–25 doors)
$7,500 – $11,000
most North Bay homes
Large kitchen (26+ doors)
$11,000 – $14,500
includes pantries + island
Doors only (no face-frame skin)
From $3,200
if box ends already match
Soft-close hinge upgrade
Included
on every full reface
Hardware (pulls, knobs)
$8 – $32
per piece · plus install

Ranges reflect 2026 North Bay market pricing for full refacing with new MDF or solid wood doors, face-frame skin, soft-close hinges, and Renner or Envirolak shop-sprayed finish. Solid wood doors, complex profiles, and high-end hardware sit at the upper end. Refacing typically lands at 50–60% of a full kitchen replacement.

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How we work

Six steps on every refacing project.

Most of the work happens in our shop while you keep using your kitchen. The on-site swap is the last 1–2 days.

1

In-home measurement

Measure every opening to 1/16". Photograph every cabinet. Confirm box-end skin areas.

2

Door + finish selection

Door style, profile, substrate (MDF or solid wood), Renner or Envirolak finish, hardware.

3

Doors built in shop

New doors and drawer fronts CNC-cut to size, sanded, primed, and sprayed in our shop booth.

4

Old doors removed

Existing doors, drawers, hinges, hardware removed on-site. Boxes stay in place.

5

Face-frame skin applied

Veneer or rigid thermofoil skin glued to face frames and visible end panels. Edges trimmed flush.

6

New doors hung + warranty

Soft-close hinges installed, doors hung, hardware refit, every door checked. 1-year warranty issued.

Cabinet coatings

Renner and Envirolak. The systems that hold up.

The new doors get sprayed in our shop with the same factory-grade coating systems used in high-end kitchen factories. Retail-grade paint can't survive a kitchen long-term — we use industrial.

Renner
Italian-made conversion varnish

Renner is an industrial cabinet coating system used in high-end kitchen factories worldwide. The conversion varnish uses a hardener catalyst that cross-links the topcoat into a finish nearly as hard as a factory-finished door. We spray the new MDF or solid wood doors with Renner in our shop booth, which delivers a factory-flat finish on the very first piece you see when you walk into your kitchen.

  • Conversion varnish — hardener-additive chemistry, factory-grade durability
  • Pre-catalyzed lacquer — fast cure, sprayed in 8 to 12 mil builds
  • Excellent chemical resistance — kitchen grease, cleaners, food acids
  • Smooth sprayed finish — feels like factory melamine, no brush marks
Envirolak
Canadian water-based system

Envirolak is a Canadian-made water-based conversion coating with hardener — a furniture-grade alternative to solvent-based lacquer. Low odour, fast cure, and an excellent match for the face-frame skin and visible end panels we apply on-site since you can stay in the home while it cures. We use Envirolak on both the new shop-sprayed doors and on-site touch-ins so the entire kitchen reads as one continuous finish.

  • Water-based with catalyst — adds hardener for cabinet-grade durability
  • Low VOC, low odour — ideal for stay-in-home projects, kids, pets
  • Block-resistant — won't stick when soft-close doors close after dry time
  • Range of sheens — flat, matte, satin, semi-gloss available
Compare your options

Refacing vs painting vs full replacement.

Three tiers, three price points, three different scopes. The right pick depends on the condition of your boxes and how much disruption you can tolerate.

 
Cabinet Painting
Cabinet Refacing
Full Replacement
What changes
Existing doors and boxes get cleaned, primed, and sprayed in a new colour.
New doors and drawer fronts. New face-frame skin. Boxes stay.
Everything is torn out. New boxes, new doors, new hardware.
Typical cost
$1,800 – $5,500
$4,800 – $14,500
$25,000 – $60,000+
Timeline
3–5 days
1–2 weeks
6+ weeks
Demolition
None
None — boxes stay
Full tear-out
Plumbing / electrical disturbance
None
None
Often required
Door style change
No — same shape, new colour
Yes — pick any new style
Yes
Hardware upgrade
Optional add-on
Included — soft-close hinges
Included
Coating system
Renner / Envirolak on existing doors
Renner / Envirolak on new doors
Factory finish (varies)
Warranty
1-year written workmanship
1-year written workmanship
Varies by manufacturer

Not sure which tier fits? See the deep dives on cabinet painting and cabinet refinishing, or call (705) 482-1142 and we'll talk through your kitchen on the phone in 5 minutes.

Related services

Often booked with cabinet refacing.

Bundle the refacing with the projects below and we'll schedule them back-to-back — same crew, single mobilization, one quote.

Cabinet painting

Cheaper option that keeps your existing doors and sprays them in a new colour. Use when boxes and door shapes are still good.

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Cabinet refinishing

Strip and re-stain solid wood cabinets to preserve the natural grain. Use when you love the wood look but it's tired.

Learn more →

Interior painting

Pair the new cabinet face with a kitchen-walls repaint. New doors against fresh walls is a true full-kitchen transformation.

Learn more →

All services

Interior, exterior, commercial, decks, fences, drywall repair — see every painting service we offer across Nipissing.

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Service area

Cabinet refacing across Nipissing, Ontario.

North Bay Painting Services covers cabinet refacing projects across a 45-mile radius from North Bay, including all 17 communities below. Cottage kitchen refacing along Lake Nipissing, Trout Lake, Lake Nosbonsing, Callander Bay, and the Mattawa River is a specialty — most cottage kitchens have layouts that can't be changed but doors that desperately want to be.

North BayCallanderCorbeilAstorville East FerrisChisholm TownshipBonfieldRedbridge Nipissing VillagePowassanSturgeon FallsField Trout CreekCache BayVernerSouth River Mattawa
What customers say

4.9 stars across 47 Google reviews.

A selection of what North Bay homeowners have said about our cabinet work.

"
Refaced our 1990s oak kitchen — 24 doors swapped for white shaker MDF, sprayed with Renner. The new face-frame skin made the box ends disappear. Looks like a $50K renovation. Total cost was $11,800 and we kept using the kitchen the whole time.
SM
Sarah M.
North Bay · Full kitchen reface
"
Condo kitchen — couldn't move plumbing or layout. Ahmed's team replaced every door with slab navy MDF, wrapped the box ends in matching skin, and installed soft-close hinges. Twelve days, no demo, no dust storm. Envirolak finish is bulletproof.
DR
David R.
Callander · Condo reface
"
Flip property — old laminate kitchen with three different door styles from past repairs. Refacing made the whole kitchen uniform with two-tone shaker doors and new pulls. Sold $18K over asking. The Renner finish was a selling feature.
KP
Kevin P.
Sturgeon Falls · Flip kitchen
Frequently asked

Cabinet refacing questions, answered.

Still have one? Call (705) 482-1142 any time.

How much does cabinet refacing cost in North Bay?

Cabinet refacing in North Bay typically ranges from $4,800 to $14,500 depending on door count, door style, substrate, and hardware tier. A small kitchen with 10 to 15 doors runs $4,800 to $7,500. A medium kitchen with 16 to 25 doors runs $7,500 to $11,000. A large kitchen with 26+ doors runs $11,000 to $14,500. Pricing includes new MDF or solid wood doors and drawer fronts, face-frame veneer or rigid skin on the visible box ends, soft-close hinges, and a hardware upgrade. Doors are built to size and sprayed in our shop with Renner or Envirolak before installation. Refacing typically lands at 50–60% of a full kitchen replacement and includes a 1-year written warranty on workmanship.

Refacing vs painting vs replacing — which is right for me?

Cabinet painting is the cheapest option ($1,800 to $5,500) — keep your existing doors, scuff-sand, and spray a new colour. Cabinet refacing ($4,800 to $14,500) keeps your boxes but installs brand-new doors and drawer fronts plus a face-frame skin, so the kitchen looks like a full reno from the front. Full kitchen replacement ($25,000 to $60,000+) tears out the boxes too — required only if the boxes are rotted, water-damaged, or you're changing the layout. If your boxes are structurally sound and you want the look of a new kitchen without the demolition, plumbing, and electrical work of a tear-out, refacing is the right tier. See the comparison table above for the side-by-side.

How long does cabinet refacing take?

Cabinet refacing in North Bay typically takes 1 to 2 weeks from on-site to final reinstall — significantly faster than the 6+ weeks of a full kitchen replacement. Week 1 is in-shop: we measure on day 1, then build and spray the new doors and drawer fronts with Renner or Envirolak while you keep cooking with your existing doors. Week 2 is on-site: we remove the old doors and drawers, apply the matching face-frame veneer or rigid skin to the visible box ends, install new soft-close hinges, hang the new doors, and refit hardware. Most clients keep using their kitchen the entire time except for one to two days during the on-site swap.

Can you reface laminate or thermofoil boxes?

Yes. Cabinet refacing is well-suited to laminate, thermofoil, and melamine boxes because the visible surfaces all get a new skin anyway. We measure the existing box openings, build new MDF or solid wood doors and drawer fronts to match, and apply a matching rigid thermofoil skin or paintable veneer to the face frames and visible end panels. The new skin is then either pre-finished to match the new door colour or sprayed on-site with Envirolak so the whole kitchen reads as one continuous finish. The original laminate underneath stays put — we never strip it, and we never try to paint laminate where it shows.

What's the warranty on cabinet refacing?

Every cabinet refacing project from North Bay Painting Services includes a 1-year written workmanship warranty. If the new doors warp, the face-frame skin lifts, the hinges fail, or the Renner or Envirolak finish chips or peels under normal residential use within twelve months, we come back and fix it at no charge. The warranty covers our workmanship and the finish we apply. Door slabs and hardware also carry their respective manufacturer warranties on top of ours. The warranty is signed and handed over by Ahmed Khalil on the day of final reinstall.
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