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KraftMaid Home Additions & ADU: The Boca Raton Owner’s Guide

We stock and install KraftMaid-compatible cabinetry systems for home additions and ADU projects in Boca Raton, with typical installed project pricing from $45,000 to $130,000 for additions and $90,000 to $220,000 for standalone ADUs. Most KraftMaid cabinet orders arrive within 4-6 weeks from sign-off, and we coordinate delivery to align with your framing and rough-in schedule so nothing sits in the Florida humidity longer than necessary. Homeowners usually discover their existing addition or ADU cabinetry is failing when drawer boxes sag, face frames separate at the joints, or the thermofoil veneer bubbles after years of Boca Raton’s heat and salt-air exposure.

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Which KraftMaid Models This Applies To

KraftMaid’s cabinet lines for accessory dwelling units and home additions fall into three categories that matter for replacement planning: the all-plywood Canvas series, the standard Vantage line with its medium-density fiberboard core, and the Natural solid-wood collection. The label is inside the hinge-side stile on wall cabinets and the front left corner of base cabinets; it carries a six-digit SKU starting with 41 for Vantage, 42 for Canvas, or 44 for Natural. The critical compatibility gotcha in Boca Raton is that pre-2019 Vantage cabinets used a 1/2-inch side-wall thickness, while current production is 5/8-inch, meaning replacement drawer boxes and roll-out trays must match the original wall depth or the hardware holes misalign by exactly 3/16 inch. We source OEM KraftMaid replacement components through the dealer network, though for discontinued SKUs we specify Wellborn equivalent boxes with matching bore patterns, which we also stock parts for alongside Cambria and Silestone countertops and Kohler fixtures.

Rowan Construction Group Boca Raton is an independent service provider, not affiliated with KraftMaid.

Signs Your KraftMaid Home Additions & ADU Is Failing

• Drawer fronts sag or bind. The particleboard drawer box has absorbed moisture from Boca Raton’s high humidity, causing the bottom panel to swell and the dovetail joints to loosen. We replace with solid birch dowel-joint boxes rated for 75 pounds, which is the spec KraftMaid uses in Canvas but not Vantage.
• Thermofoil veneer bubbles or peels at the sink base. Steam and occasional plumbing leaks lift the PVC film from the MDF substrate; once air gets under, the bubble spreads. This is cosmetic but signals the core is taking on water, and in Florida’s climate the MDF will degrade faster than in drier regions.
• Face frame joints open at the corners. Seasonal expansion and contraction stress the mortise-and-tenon construction; in unconditioned ADU spaces or garage conversions, the swing can exceed 1/8 inch annually. Regluing rarely holds because the joint surface is compromised.
• Soft-close hinges lose their dampening. The hydraulic cartridge fails after roughly 50,000 cycles, which sounds like a lot until you count two adults opening a pantry twelve times daily. We stock Blumotion replacements that press-fit into existing hinge cups without re-boring.
• Wall cabinets pull away from the stud line. In older Boca Raton additions, installers sometimes used 2-1/2-inch drywall screws instead of cabinet-grade structural screws into studs. The failure is the fastener, not the box, but the repair requires unloading, re-securing, and often re-aligning an entire run.

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Replacement Cost & What’s Included

Full KraftMaid cabinet replacement within a home addition or ADU in Boca Raton ranges from $45,000 to $130,000 for the addition itself, with the cabinetry portion typically representing 18-25 percent of that total, or roughly $8,100 to $32,500 depending on linear footage, finish grade, and interior organization upgrades. A targeted replacement of failing components, drawer boxes, doors, and hardware on an existing layout runs $4,000 to $13,000 for cabinet installation labor plus materials. What drives the range: whether we are matching discontinued finishes (requiring custom color-matching at $180-$340 per door), replacing substrate-damaged sink bases entirely, or upgrading from Vantage to Canvas construction mid-project. Every quote is a flat written price with a written scope before work begins, under Clause 1 of the Haven Standard. The 365-Day Done Right Promise covers installation and hardware function; KraftMaid’s limited lifetime warranty covers original manufacturing defects on new product we supply.

DIY or Call Us?

An owner can safely check hinge model numbers, measure drawer box dimensions, and photograph label stickers for our parts desk. Where DIY goes wrong is in the assumptions: that a 30-inch wall cabinet from 2014 matches a 30-inch from 2024 (it does not, the depth changed), or that any soft-close hinge fits any hinge cup (Blum and Grass use different cup diameters, 35mm versus 40mm). Cabinet installation involves structural loading, level lines that compound over a run, and in Florida, moisture barriers behind sink bases that most homeowners skip. We do not recommend self-installation for wall-mounted units over 36 inches wide; the torque on the back rail when loaded with dishes will pull improperly secured boxes off the wall. Call (754) 254-8065 to schedule your free estimate, and we will review your existing layout, identify the exact SKUs needed, and deliver a written price before any work starts.

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