Kitchen Cabinet Hardware Installation in Philadelphia, PA
New knobs and pulls change how a kitchen looks and how it feels to use. Every hole gets measured, drilled square and set level across the whole run. We have been fitting kitchen cabinets in Philadelphia homes since 2002.
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The Smallest Change That Makes a Kitchen Look New
Cabinet hardware is the part of a kitchen you touch every day. Worn brass knobs and bent wire pulls date a room faster than the cabinets holding them.
Swapping them is the cheapest step in a Philadelphia kitchen remodel. It is also the step most often done wrong, because every hole you drill is permanent.
This page covers what the work involves, how size and placement get picked, and how old holes are handled. Showcase Remodels does this on brand new cabinets and on doors that have been up for twenty years.
One crooked hole shows on a door forever. That is the whole reason this is worth paying someone to do.
What Cabinet Hardware Installation Covers
Hardware is more than knobs. A full fit out covers everything on a cabinet run that moves or gets gripped.
Knobs and Pulls
A knob takes one screw and a pull takes two. Most kitchens run knobs on the doors and bar pulls on the drawers, though an all pull kitchen is common now.
Hinges
Old exposed hinges can be swapped for concealed soft close hinges on most doors. That stops the slam and hides the metal once the door is shut.
Drawer Slides
Worn side mount slides get replaced with under mount soft close runners. The drawer then opens the whole way instead of stopping two thirds out.
Panel Front Appliances
A dishwasher or fridge with a cabinet panel needs a pull that matches the rest of the run. Those take a backing block behind the panel, not a screw into thin plywood.
Catches and Bumpers
Soft bumpers and door catches are the cheap parts that stop a door rattling against the one beside it. They go on while the doors are off, which is the only time they are quick to place.
We fit all of it in one visit wherever the cabinets allow. Doing hardware, hinges and slides together means the doors get aligned once instead of three times.
Choosing Pull Size and Placement for Your Cabinets
Size is where most kitchens go wrong. A pull that is too short on a wide drawer looks lost, and one that is too long reads heavy.
The One Third Rule
A drawer pull works best at about a third of the drawer width. A 30 inch drawer takes a 10 inch pull, and a 12 inch drawer takes a 4 inch one.
Doors Are Not Drawers
Drawer pulls sit centered on the front at the same height down the whole run. Door hardware sits in the corner opposite the hinge, low on an upper door and high on a base door.
Two Pulls on a Wide Drawer
Drawers past about 48 inches take two pulls rather than one. That stops the drawer racking when somebody opens it from one end.
Hole Spacing
Pull screws come in set center to center spacings, usually 3 inch, 96mm or 128mm. That spacing gets read off the pull in hand before one hole is drilled.
Cup Pulls and Edge Pulls
A cup pull only opens from underneath, so it suits a drawer at waist height and fights you down near the floor. Edge pulls are routed into the door itself and are the pick when nothing is meant to stick out into a narrow walkway.
We mark a sample door first and hold it up in your kitchen. A size that looks right on a website rarely looks right on your own cabinets, and a pull you can see in place is a pull you stop second guessing.
Picking a Hardware Finish for a Philadelphia Kitchen
Finish decides whether the hardware disappears into the room or stands out from it. Both are fine, as long as the choice is made on purpose.
Matte Black
Black reads sharp against white and light gray doors. It shows dust on a flat shape, so a knurled or ridged pull stays cleaner looking than a smooth one.
Brushed Brass and Champagne Bronze
Warm metals suit cream, navy and stained wood cabinets. They are the most common pick in Philadelphia kitchens right now.
Satin Nickel and Chrome
Satin nickel is the quietest of the metals and hides fingerprints best. Chrome is brighter and sits well next to stainless appliances.
Mixing Two Metals
Two metals in one kitchen works and three is the ceiling. The usual split puts one metal on the hardware and another on the lighting, with the faucet matching the hardware because the eye sees them together.
Take one sample of each finish home before ordering forty pieces. A rowhome kitchen is often lit from one end only, and a warm metal can look very different at the dark end of the room.
Finish also decides how the hardware wears. Living finishes like unlacquered brass darken with every hand that touches them, while satin nickel and matte black hold the same color for years.
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See the Hardware on Your Own Cabinets First
We bring samples to your kitchen and hold them against your doors. The visit is free, and you leave knowing the size, the finish and what the work costs.
How We Install Cabinet Hardware Without Damaging Your Doors
Every hole in a cabinet door is permanent. The whole job is about getting each one right the first time.
Jig and Template
We set a hardware jig to your pull spacing and clamp it to each door. That holds every hole at the same height and the same distance in from the edge.
Drilling Clean
Doors come off and get drilled face up over a backing block. The block stops the bit blowing out the back of the door as it breaks through.
Old Holes That Do Not Line Up
New pulls with matching spacing drop straight into the old holes. When the spacing is different we fill with wood filler, sand flush and touch up, or pick a backplate wide enough to cover the old holes.
Painted Doors Versus Stained Doors
A filled hole on a painted door needs that whole door or drawer front repainted to hide the patch. On stained wood a patch usually shows, so we steer those kitchens toward hardware that reuses the existing holes.
Screws get matched to your door thickness, not left at whatever came in the box. A screw that is too long bottoms out and a short one strips, and both work loose inside a month.
Why Choose Showcase Remodels for Cabinet Hardware Installation in Philadelphia
Showcase Remodels has been working in Philadelphia kitchens since 2002. The crew that hangs your cabinets is the crew that drills them.
Hardware is often the last step. Our kitchen storage solutions page covers what sits behind those doors, and our kitchen demolition page covers the first step when the cabinets themselves are going.
Related reading: how to choose kitchen cabinet hardware.
We hold contractor license #13VH04055000 and carry full liability and workers compensation coverage on every job.
More than 350 homeowners have left us 4.9 star reviews. We also hold an A+ rating with the Better Business Bureau.
Most of this work sits inside a larger kitchen job. The hardware gets chosen against the counters, the faucet and the lighting rather than on its own.
Doors in a hundred year old rowhome are rarely square to the frame. We align the doors first and drill second, so the pulls line up to the eye and not just to the tape.
Our office sits at 2558 Grant Ave Suite B in Philadelphia, PA 19114. Finish samples are there to handle before you commit to a kitchen full of them.
Frequently Asked Questions About Cabinet Hardware Installation in Philadelphia
Yes, as long as the doors and boxes are sound. We check the door thickness, the old hole spacing and the hinge type before we quote. Cabinets with no hardware at all are the easiest, because every hole is new and nothing has to be hidden.
We either fill the old holes or cover them. Filling means wood filler, sanding and a repaint of that door or drawer front, which works well on painted cabinets. On stained wood we usually pick a pull with matching hole spacing or a backplate wide enough to hide the old holes.
A typical Philadelphia kitchen of 30 to 40 pieces is a single day on site. Adding soft close hinges and new drawer slides pushes it to two. Call Showcase Remodels at 215-515-6484 to book a free consultation in Philadelphia.