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Wellborn Bathroom Remodeling: The Boca Raton Owner’s Guide
Wellborn bathroom remodeling in Boca Raton typically runs $9,000-$28,000 for a full replacement, with most Wellborn cabinet and vanity projects landing in the $12,000-$18,000 range depending on series and layout complexity. We stock Wellborn-compatible hardware, drawer systems, and door fronts, and we carry KraftMaid and Cambria lines as alternatives when a full series change makes sense. Most Boca Raton homeowners discover their Wellborn cabinets need attention when drawer glides stick in the humidity, hinges corrode near the coast, or the original particleboard boxes swell after a minor leak - issues that start small and compound quickly in South Florida’s climate.
Which Wellborn Models This Applies To
Wellborn organizes its bathroom lines into three main series that we see in Boca Raton homes: the Aspire line with its full-overlay doors and soft-close standard, the Premier series with partial-overlay options and more configurable sizing, and the Estate collection with inset doors and face-frame construction. The critical compatibility gotcha is the hinge bore pattern: Estate uses a 3/4-inch overlay hinge cup location that differs from Aspire and Premier, so a drawer front or door ordered for the wrong series will sit crooked by an eighth-inch and the screw holes won’t line up.
To identify your series, check the interior stamp on the cabinet box side panel, usually upper right. The SKU prefix reads AS-, PR-, or ES- followed by dimensions. For hardware replacements, we match the glide brand - Wellborn sourced Accuride undermount slides in the 2015-2019 production years, then switched to Blum Tandem plus Blumotion in current builds. We stock both on our Boca Raton trucks, plus the aftermarket Knape & Vogt equivalent when the original is back-ordered. We’re an independent service provider, not affiliated with Wellborn, so we source what fits and functions rather than what carries a specific logo.
Signs Your Wellborn Bathroom Remodeling Is Failing

- Drawers stick or slam shut. The glide mechanism has lost its lubrication or the polymer bearing has worn flat. In Boca Raton’s salt air, we’ve seen Accuride glides corrode internally within four years - the ball bearings seize and the drawer fights you both directions.
- Door fronts hang crooked or won’t close flush. Hinge cups wallow out in particleboard boxes, especially under the repeated stress of soft-close mechanisms fighting back. Once the screw holes strip, shimming with toothpicks is a temporary fix at best.
- Particleboard box sides swell or delaminate. Any leak under the sink wicks into the exposed edge grain. Wellborn’s standard boxes use 1/2-inch particleboard with thermofoil or laminate facing; the facing seals the surface but the edges are vulnerable, and we’ve replaced dozens in Boca Raton where a slow drip went unnoticed for months.
- Thermofoil or laminate facing peels at corners. Heat and humidity degrade the adhesive. Bathroom exhaust fans in older Boca Raton homes often vent into the attic rather than outside, so moisture lingers and the facing releases starting at stress points.
- Sink base cabinet floor sags or softens. The composite floor, typically 1/4-inch hardboard, loses integrity when wet. Wellborn offers an upgraded plywood floor on some lines, but most original installs used the standard composite - it doesn’t recover once saturated.
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| Scope | Price Range in Boca Raton |
|---|---|
| Wellborn cabinet door/drawer front replacement (per unit) | $180-$420 |
| Glide and hinge hardware replacement, full vanity | $650-$1,400 |
| Box repair or partial rebuild (sink base, localized water damage) | $1,200-$3,800 |
| Full Wellborn vanity replacement, same footprint | $4,500-$9,500 |
| Complete bathroom remodel with Wellborn cabinets | $9,000-$28,000 |
What drives the range: box material upgrades (plywood vs. particleboard), door style complexity (slab vs. raised panel vs. inset), and whether we’re working within existing plumbing locations or moving drains and supplies. Every quote we deliver in Boca Raton is a flat written price with line-item scope - under Clause 1 of the Haven Standard, the number is fixed before anyone picks up a tool. Our 365-Day Done Right Promise covers the workmanship, and we document with photos at arrival and completion, included as standard.
DIY or Call Us?

There’s safe checking, and then there’s work that needs the space cleared and the water off. A homeowner can verify their series stamp, measure door overlay, and confirm whether a drawer glide is Accuride or Blum - that’s useful information that speeds our quote. Where DIY goes wrong: drilling new hinge cups in particleboard without a jig, which guarantees misalignment; attempting to rerack a vanity on an unlevel floor without shimming the toekick properly; or cutting into a plumbing wall without confirming drain location, which in Boca Raton’s concrete-slab construction often means jackhammering, not a simple sawzall job.
We don’t step-by-step dangerous work. If your project involves electrical relocation near water sources, structural wall modification, or concrete cutting, that’s documented, permitted, and executed by our crew. Call (754) 254-8065 to schedule your free estimate - we’ll review what you have, what matches, and what it costs in writing.
FAQs
In South Florida’s humidity and salt air, expect 12-18 years for standard particleboard boxes with basic maintenance, and 20-25 years for plywood upgrades with consistent exhaust fan use. The hardware fails first - glides at 8-12 years, hinges at 10-15 - while the boxes outlast the moving parts. Call (754) 254-8065 for an exact quote on refresh vs. full replacement - estimates are free.
Localized damage - a single swollen sink base floor, stripped hinge cups, failed glides - is repairable if the box structure is sound and the facing isn’t delaminating. Once particleboard swells past 1/8-inch or facing peels across multiple doors, replacement parts cost more than replacement cabinets. We assess this in person and give you both numbers in writing. Call (754) 254-8065 to schedule your free estimate.
Same-footprint replacement with no plumbing moves: two to three working days. Full bathroom remodel with layout changes, tile work, and permit inspection: four to six weeks in Boca Raton, depending on Palm Beach County inspection scheduling. We phase the work so you’re never without a functional bathroom longer than necessary, and every phase is photo-documented and signed off before the next begins. Call (754) 254-8065 for timeline specifics on your project.
We stock Accuride and Blum glide sets, Blum hinge cups in 1/2-inch and 3/4-inch overlay, and common door-front sizes in white and shaker-style finishes. Custom-order Wellborn doors run 3-4 weeks from the Alabama factory; we coordinate delivery so it arrives the day before install, not two weeks before it scratches in your garage. Call (754) 254-8065 to confirm current stock for your series.
Grant Rowan grew up in Beverly Hills, CA, where his father spent weekends restoring a 1960s ranch house and handed Grant his first framing square at age nine. That habit of precision carried through two decades in the field and into how Rowan Construction Group operates today: measure twice, document everything, then build. In Boca Raton, we’ve learned that Wellborn cabinets respond well to honest assessment - repair what holds up, replace what doesn’t, and never sell a homeowner on work that won’t outlast the next hurricane season.
Written by Grant Rowan, Owner, Rowan Construction Group Boca Raton at Rowan Construction Group Boca Raton, serving Boca Raton and nearby areas.







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