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KraftMaid Construction in Fontana, CA | Hampton Contractors
We provide independent KraftMaid cabinet installation, refacing, and repair across Fontana, from the older tract homes south of the 10 to the newer subdivisions pushing north, including Rialto KraftMaid service areas nearby. We’re not a KraftMaid dealer and we don’t work for the manufacturer, so our recommendations are based on what actually holds up in Fontana’s heat and what’s worth fixing on a 40-year-old cabinet box. If you’re weighing refacing against replacement, call (833) 467-4075 and we’ll walk you through it before you spend a dime.
Why Fontana Residents Choose Us for KraftMaid Service
Most Fontana kitchens built between the 1950s and the 1980s came with KraftMaid cabinets, and a lot of those boxes are still standing. The doors and hardware are what fail first. Brent Calloway, our owner, learned cabinetry the old way at Victor Valley College before spending two-plus decades on job sites across the High Desert and Inland Empire. He’ll tell you straight: a KraftMaid box that’s dry and square is worth keeping, whether it’s a Glen Avon KraftMaid service call or right here in Fontana. A box that’s swollen at the sink base isn’t. We carry that same direct approach to every Fontana job, and it’s why homeowners here call us when a contractor somewhere else tried to sell them a full rip-out they didn’t need. Good work doesn’t need a disclaimer.
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Common KraftMaid Construction Problems We Solve in Fontana
- Thermofoil peeling on Vantage and Momentum doors. The door skins delaminate when south-facing and west-facing kitchens in Fontana soak up 100°F-plus afternoon heat. The plastic layer curls first at the edges, then peels in sheets. We replace the doors and drawer fronts, not the whole kitchen.
- Particleboard swelling at sink bases. Older Fontana tract homes in 92335 and 92337 often have original KraftMaid boxes with particleboard cores. A slow drain leak or years of condensation wicks into the core and the box swells. If the swelling is localized, we can sometimes salvage the layout. If the carcass is compromised, we’ll say so.
- Sagging shelves and broken plastic corner braces. The full-overlay framed cabinets in KraftMaid’s Elegance and Sanctuary lines relied on plastic shelf pins and corner braces that get brittle with age. By the time a Fontana home hits 30 years old, half the pins are cracked. We replace them with metal hardware and add soft-close hinges where the original ones are shot.
- Faded or yellowed painted finishes on Elegance doors. Single-pane windows are common in older Fontana homes, and the UV load through those windows is intense. White and cream painted KraftMaid doors turn yellow unevenly. Refacing with a UV-stable painted maple door solves it.
- Missing soft-close and full-extension hardware. A lot of KraftMaid boxes from the 1980s and 1990s never had soft-close slides. The drawers slam, the slides stick, and the kitchen feels dated. We retrofit Blum and Grass hardware before installing new countertops, so the whole kitchen moves the way it should.
KraftMaid Service in Fontana: What Local Conditions Mean for Your Equipment
Fontana’s south-side tract homes are a specific animal. The 92335 and 92337 ZIPs were built out in the 1950s through the 1970s with narrow galley kitchens, and the original KraftMaid boxes in those homes often lack the soft-close hardware and full-extension slides that are standard now. That matters more than you’d think: you cannot reface a cabinet or set a quartz countertop on a box that doesn’t open and close correctly. The drawer slides bind, the doors hang crooked, and the new countertop ends up sitting on a foundation that fights you every time you reach for a pan. So before we quote any refacing or countertop work in Fontana, we check the boxes. If they’re dry and square, we add the hardware and move forward. If the particleboard has swollen from decades of Fontana heat and occasional leaks, we tell you that too. Cypress Avenue, Juniper Avenue, the streets off Sierra Avenue, the older blocks south of Foothill Boulevard, we’ve worked them all, and the pattern is consistent: the boxes survive, the hardware doesn’t.
KraftMaid Models & Products We Service in Fontana
We work on all four KraftMaid framed cabinet lines you’re likely to find in Fontana homes: Vantage (full-overlay), Momentum (partial-overlay), Elegance (full-overlay), and Sanctuary (full-overlay). Our approach is simple: when the box is solid, we source OEM KraftMaid doors, drawer fronts, and trim to match the existing profile. When the original hinges and slides are discontinued, we substitute Blum or Grass aftermarket hardware that outperforms the originals. We keep common replacement parts and hardware in stock for faster turnaround across Fontana, which means less waiting on a supplier in another state when your kitchen is torn apart. For broader KraftMaid sales & service across the Inland Empire, that’s what we do every week.
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What you pay depends on what’s actually wrong. A full reface with new doors, drawer fronts, and hardware runs higher than replacing a handful of peeling thermofoil doors. We quote every job with a written line-item estimate so you see exactly where the money goes. Here are the ranges we typically see in Fontana:
| Service | Price Range |
|---|---|
| Cabinet Installation & Refacing | $4,000 – $13,000 |
| Quartz & Granite Countertops | $2,000 – $6,500 |
| Backsplash Installation | $800 – $2,500 |
| Kitchen Island Installation | $3,000 – $10,000 |
Those numbers move based on kitchen size, cabinet condition, and countertop material. Call (833) 467-4075 to schedule a free estimate, and we’ll give you a number you can plan around, not a ballpark that changes on day three.
Serving Fontana, CA — Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Fontana area and know this community well. Use the map below to see our service coverage — if you’re nearby, we can almost certainly help.
FAQs – KraftMaid Construction in Fontana
Yes, if the cabinet boxes are still dry and square, you can replace just the doors and drawer fronts without touching the boxes. We’ll confirm the box condition first, then order OEM or matched doors in the right style and finish. Call (833) 467-4075 for an exact quote, we come out and inspect at no charge.
The boxes usually do, but the doors and hardware often don’t. The heat is hardest on thermofoil door skins and painted finishes. We see solid wood doors holding up better than thermofoil on south-facing Fontana kitchens, but the fix is the same: replace the doors, keep the boxes.
Usually, yes. KraftMaid’s framed door profiles are consistent enough that a matched replacement works, but the finish may need a slight adjustment if the original has faded. We order from the same door style and work with our supplier on finish matching.
Wind doesn’t directly hit your cabinets, but it does hit your windows. Older single-pane windows in Fontana let in the UV that fades KraftMaid finishes, and the wind drives dust through every gap. When we remodel a kitchen with original single-pane windows, we often recommend upgrading the window glazing at the same time. It protects the new cabinet finish and keeps the kitchen cleaner.
Cabinet refacing and installation in Fontana typically runs $4,000 to $13,000 depending on kitchen size and door style. A small galley kitchen with basic doors lands on the lower end; a larger kitchen with full-overlay painted doors and hardware upgrades runs higher. Call (833) 467-4075 for a free line-item estimate.
Service Areas Near Fontana
We serve all of Fontana including 92335, 92336, 92337, and 92331. We also run crews to Hesperia, Spring Valley Lake, Victorville, Apple Valley, and Oak Hills. For specific coverage, see our Fontana service area page, KraftMaid service in Colton, or KraftMaid service in Bloomington.
Book Your KraftMaid Service in Fontana Today
If your KraftMaid cabinets are peeling, sagging, or just not working the way they should, call (833) 467-4075 — we also handle Pedley KraftMaid service requests nearby. We’ll schedule a free estimate, inspect the boxes, and tell you straight what’s worth fixing and what isn’t.
Written by Brent Calloway, Owner at Hampton Contractors, serving Fontana and the Inland Empire since 2001.