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Boral Kitchen Remodeling: The Los Angeles Owner’s Guide
If you have a Boral kitchen and one component has failed, you need a straight answer: we install Boral-compatible kitchen remodeling parts across Los Angeles, and a typical repair or replacement runs $16,520 – $53,100 depending on scope, from a single cabinet line refresh to a full kitchen rework. Most homeowners discover the failure the same way: a cabinet door that no longer sits square, a countertop seam that has opened, or a drawer glide that grinds every time you pull it. You don’t need a sales pitch; you need the part matched, the price written down, and the work done cleanly.
Key takeaways:
- We work with Boral cabinet lines, door profiles, and trim components in Los Angeles homes every month.
- Every job gets a written price before we touch a single cabinet.
- The 365-Day Done Right Promise covers the work in writing, including the parts we install.
- We can also match compatible components from KraftMaid, Cambria, and Silestone when a Boral part is no longer made.
Which Boral Models This Applies To
Boral cabinetry and kitchen components appear across a wide span of Los Angeles homes, from 1990s tract builds in the Valley to newer condos near downtown. The compatibility gotcha most people run into is finish matching: Boral has changed its stain and thermofoil palettes over the years, so a door ordered from the current catalog may not match the cabinet boxes you already have. We verify the finish code and door profile before ordering anything, because a close-but-not-exact door looks worse than the one you’re replacing.
What we need from you is simple. Look inside the cabinet door on the hinge side for a manufacturer label or printed code. If there is no label, measure the door height, width, and the hinge cup diameter. Boral used 35mm hinge cups on most of its frameless lines and a mix of 26mm and 35mm on face-frame models; mixing those up means the door will never hang right. Once we know the series and finish, we can tell you whether OEM (genuine Boral) is still available or whether a quality aftermarket match is the better call. OEM is usually the right answer for doors and drawer fronts where color consistency matters. Aftermarket makes more sense for hinges, glides, and soft-close dampers, where the mechanical part matters more than the badge.
Signs Your Boral Kitchen Remodeling Is Failing
- Doors that sag or won’t stay closed. Hinges wear first, especially on upper cabinets that get opened and closed dozens of times a day. A sagging door means the hinge plate or the cup is deformed; tightening the screws buys a week, not a year.
- Drawers that stick or skip. The roller glides Boral used on many mid-range lines collect dust and lose their ball bearings after 15 to 20 years of LA’s dry heat. The symptom is a drawer that feels notched when you pull it.
- Thermofoil peeling at the edges. Near stoves and dishwashers, heat and moisture loosen the thermofoil from the MDF core. Once peeling starts, it spreads; repairs look like patches, not fixes.
- Split or cracked corner joints. Los Angeles swings between dry heat and humidity, and wood expands and contracts. Older face-frame doors eventually split at the joint where the rail meets the stile.
- Soft-close dampers that slam instead of hush. If the damper inside the hinge has gone stiff or leaked its oil, the door closes with a whack. Replacing the damper is a five-minute job with the right part number.
Replacement Cost & What’s Included
Here is what we tell every Los Angeles homeowner before we touch a drill: pricing is written, and the number does not move unless the scope changes and you approve it in writing first.
- Hinge and glide replacement: $4,720 – $15,340 installed, depending on how many cabinets are involved.
- Single cabinet door or drawer front match: $2,360 – $7,670 when the finish is available; custom color matching adds to the cost.
- Partial kitchen refresh (doors, drawer fronts, hardware, soft-close retrofits): $10,620 – $23,600 for an average Los Angeles kitchen.
- Full Boral kitchen remodel including cabinets, countertops, and backsplash: $16,520 – $53,100.
The range is driven by square footage, cabinet line, hinges versus full door replacement, and whether countertops come into play. Every job includes the parts, labor to remove and install, hardware alignment, and cleanup. The work is covered by our 365-Day Done Right Promise: if a hinge fails, a drawer sticks, or a seam opens inside that year, we fix it at no charge. Written on every job, every time.
DIY or Call Us?
Replacing a soft-close damper or a drawer glide in a Boral cabinet is a reasonable Saturday project if you have the part number and a cordless screwdriver. We will even tell you the part number if we have it on file. What we caution against is door replacement. Getting the reveal gap even on a frameless cabinet, setting the hinge depth so the door sits flush, and matching a finish that has aged ten years in Southern California sunlight is genuinely hard, and the tools to do it right cost more than our labor does.
If you are not sure whether it is a five-minute fix or a full door swap, call us at (936) 259-2607. Trevor has been doing this since he was a teenager gutting Valley ranch houses with his uncle, and our crew will tell you honestly whether the part needs replacing or just adjusting. Give me the whole picture first, then we pick up the tools.
FAQs
Most Boral cabinetry holds up through roughly 15 to 25 years of Los Angeles use, but the hardware, hinges and glides usually needs replacement somewhere around year 12 to 15. The dry heat here shortens the life of soft-close dampers and plastic roller glides more than the wood itself. Call (936) 259-2607 if you are noticing drawer drag or door sag, and we’ll give you a straight read on what’s left in the cabinets.
Yes, sometimes. A loose hinge screw can be doweled and reset, and a sticky glide can often be cleaned and lubed if the bearing cage is intact. But a delaminating thermofoil door or a split corner joint cannot be glued back to like-new, and we will tell you that straight. If you want to know whether the fix is $100 or a new door, call us at (936) 259-2607 and send a photo; we’ll give you an honest answer.
Most hinge, glide, and damper replacements are done in a single visit, usually two to five hours depending on how many cabinets are involved. Door and drawer front replacements take longer because the parts have to be ordered and finish-matched, which typically runs one to three weeks here in Los Angeles. We’ll give you a commitment before we start, and the arrival window is part of the written agreement.
Our trucks carry standard 35mm and 26mm European hinges, soft-close dampers, and common glides that fit most Boral lines, so we can often fix the problem the same day we arrive. Odd-size doors, drawer fronts, and finish-matched panels usually need to be ordered. If we have it on the shelf, you’ll know before we show up.
If you’re in Los Angeles and tired of living with a kitchen that doesn’t close right, call (936) 259-2607 for a free estimate. We’ll match the part, write the price, and stand behind the work.
Written by Trevor Nash, Owner, Penhallow Remodeling at Penhallow Remodeling, serving Los Angeles and nearby areas.







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