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KraftMaid Home Additions & ADU: The Long Beach Owner’s Guide
KraftMaid home additions and ADU projects in Long Beach typically run $45,000 – $130,000 for a full addition and $90,000 – $220,000 for a detached ADU, depending on square footage, foundation work, and the KraftMaid cabinet and finish package you select. Most owners reach out to us because they’re planning a growing family, aging parents moving in, or a rental unit in the backyard, and they want KraftMaid cabinetry carried through from their existing kitchen into the new space so the house feels whole. We stock KraftMaid cabinet lines for additions and ADUs, and we can match existing door styles, finishes, and hardware so the new space doesn’t read as an afterthought.
We’re an independent remodeling contractor in Long Beach, not a KraftMaid dealer or affiliate. What that means for you: we buy KraftMaid cabinetry through our supply partners, install it with our own crew, and stand behind the labor with our 365-Day Done Right Promise. If it’s not done right, we make it right.
Which KraftMaid Models This Applies To
KraftMaid builds cabinetry across several product lines, and the model you choose for a home addition or ADU changes the whole project budget. The Vantage series is KraftMaid’s most popular for additions: full-overlay doors, soft-close drawers standard, and a finish palette that includes painted, stained, and thermofoil options. For ADUs where rental durability matters more than cabinet showpiece looks, KraftMaid’s Core series gives you a tighter price point with a smaller finish selection but the same box construction. We’ve also installed KraftMaid Vantage Pro in larger additions where homeowners want inset-style door profiles or extended height uppers that go to the ceiling.
Here’s the compatibility gotcha most Long Beach homeowners don’t know: KraftMaid finish codes are series-specific. A “Dove White” painted door in Vantage is not the same finish code as “Dove White” in Core. If you’re matching existing KraftMaid cabinets from an older kitchen, we need the original order number or a cabinet interior label photo, not just the color name. The labels live inside the drawer box or on the back of a door. Getting this wrong means a two-tone addition that looks off in daylight. Graham Stein checks this label himself on every KraftMaid match before we order.
Styles & brands we work with
Signs Your KraftMaid Home Additions & ADU Is Failing
- Drawer faces no longer align after a Long Beach summer. Coastal humidity cycles swell and shrink wood doors. If your KraftMaid drawer faces rub or bind in July and loosen in January, the revealed hinge or drawer slide needs adjustment or replacement, not the whole box.
- Soft-close drawers slam shut. KraftMaid uses Blum or Grass undermount slides on most Vantage and Core lines. When the soft-close damper wears out, the drawer still works but lands hard. It’s a $30 – $60 slide replacement per drawer, done in about ten minutes each.
- Hinge screws pull out of the face frame or door panel. This happens most often in rentals and ADUs where cabinets get daily use by tenants. The fix is usually an oversized hinge screw or a wood dowel repair, not a new door.
- Thermofoil doors peel at the bottom edge near the sink or dishwasher. Steam and heat from appliances break the laminate bond over time. This is more common in compact ADU kitchens where the dishwasher vents directly at the cabinet face. KraftMaid’s warranty covers this within the stated term; outside warranty, we can reorder a single door to match.
- Wall cabinets drift away from the wall. In Long Beach homes built before 1980, plaster walls and old stud spacing make it harder to hit solid blocking. If your upper cabinets pull forward, the mounting screws or rail system needs re-anchoring. Left alone, a full upper can come down, and that’s a safety issue, not a cosmetic one.
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For Long Beach, here’s what we quote on KraftMaid home addition and ADU work, including labor and materials:
- Full home addition with KraftMaid Vantage kitchen and bath cabinetry: $45,000 – $130,000 depending on square footage and foundation type
- Detached ADU (new construction, KraftMaid Core cabinetry): $90,000 – $220,000
- Garage conversion with KraftMaid Core kitchenette: $30,000 – $80,000
- Cabinet-only KraftMaid install (existing space, new boxes): $4,000 – $13,000
- Single KraftMaid cabinet door or drawer replacement (labor + part): $80 – $250 per door or drawer depending on finish and series
The range is wide because Long Beach building conditions vary by neighborhood. A Belmont Shore addition on a raised foundation with pier work costs differently than a Bixby Knolls slab-on-grade addition. We give you a written price before any work starts: the line-item scope, the cabinet series, the finishes, the hardware, and the timeline. The price Graham writes down on day one is the price on the invoice when we’re done. No change orders because our crew forgot to account for something.
Every KraftMaid cabinet we install carries KraftMaid’s manufacturer warranty, and our labor carries the 365-Day Done Right Promise. If a drawer binds, a door gaps, or a hinge fails inside that first year, we come back and fix it.
DIY or Call Us?
Some things you can safely check yourself: wipe down your KraftMaid hinges and drawer slides to see if dust and cooking oil are causing the bind, and tighten any loose hinge mounting screws with a manual screwdriver. If a drawer slide is visibly bent or a soft-close mechanism is gone, you can order the part from a KraftMaid supplier and swap it with basic tools. Door replacement is a different story. KraftMaid doors are drilled for specific hinge cup patterns and overlay depths. Ordering the wrong measurement means a door that won’t sit flush, and you’ve paid for a door you can’t return because it’s a custom finish code.
For anything structural, like an upper cabinet pulling from the wall or a full ADU cabinet build-out, call us at (562) 512-7086 before it becomes a safety problem. A falling wall cabinet with dishes in it is not a weekend project.
FAQs
KraftMaid cabinets last 20 – 30 years in Long Beach’s coastal climate if they’re kept dry and the hinges and slides get replaced when they wear. In ADUs with tenant turnover, expect to replace drawer slides and door hinges every 5 – 8 years. The cabinet boxes themselves rarely fail.
Yes, depending on the damage. A peeling thermofoil door usually needs full replacement because the laminate can’t be re-bonded cleanly. A hinge pullout, a scratch, or a water stain can often be repaired or touched up with a factory-matched finish kit. Call (562) 512-7086 and send a photo; we’ll tell you which path is worth the money.
Cabinet installation alone takes 1 – 3 days for an average ADU kitchen or bathroom vanity run. A full addition with KraftMaid cabinetry throughout, from delivery to finished install, usually spans 1 – 2 weeks within the larger construction timeline.
We keep common KraftMaid hinges, drawer slides, and mounting hardware on the truck, and we can order any KraftMaid door, drawer front, or cabinet box through our supply partners. Finish-matched doors take 2 – 4 weeks to arrive. We also work with Cambria, Silestone, and Kohler for countertop and fixture pairings in the same project.
If your KraftMaid cabinets need attention in Long Beach, call (562) 512-7086 for a free estimate. We’ll come out, check the labels, measure twice, and give you a written price before anything gets ordered.
Written by Graham Stein, Owner, Elmstead Remodeling Long Beach at Elmstead Remodeling Long Beach, serving Long Beach and nearby areas.
