RV Cabinet Repair & Refacing

How much does RV cabinet repair cost?

A single door rehang or hinge swap runs $85-$185 depending on whether we're aligning the existing hardware or pulling worn hinges and installing a fresh Sequoia soft-close set. Drawer slide replacement is $145-$285 per slide, which covers the new Lippert or MORryde slide, mounting hardware, and the alignment work to make sure the drawer tracks square through its full travel.

Cabinet door refacing on a Lippert box is $85-$185 per door including new Sequoia hardware, with the spread driven by door size and finish. A full galley refacing with eight to twelve doors typically lands $1,100-$2,450 once we factor in hinge upgrades, pulls, and any latch work the boxes need at the same time. We quote a flat range by phone after a few questions about your rig and what's not working, then write you the exact number on-site before any work starts.

Can you fix a water-damaged RV cabinet or is it a total loss?

Most water-damaged Lippert cabinet boxes are salvageable if we catch them before the rot has spread into the structural blocking that holds the box to the wall. Surface swelling on the face frame, delaminated edges along the toe kick, and softness near the sink cutout all respond well to a marine plywood patch and refacing - that scope typically runs $585-$1,250 depending on how much material has to come out.

What changes the math is active rot. If the substrate has gone punky behind the face, or the screws holding the box to the wall pull through the material with finger pressure, the box itself needs replacement and we're closer to the $1,250+ range for a single unit.

We assess the damage on-site, show you what we're looking at, and give you both options before committing to one. The other thing we do during teardown is identify and address the source of the water - a leak we don't fix means the new repair starts failing immediately.

Are you mobile - do I have to bring my RV to a shop?

Mobile only - we work on-site at your campground, storage lot, or driveway, and we don't operate a drop-off shop. That means you don't have to break camp, find a tow, or take the rig somewhere it might sit for a week before anyone touches it. Emergency response targets 2-4 hours in our Florida, Idaho, Oklahoma, Texas, and Washington core service areas.

For non-emergency cabinet work, we typically schedule within 3-5 business days depending on parts. Most cabinet jobs finish same-day on-site.

The one limitation is access - if we're refacing a full galley and need to spread doors out for finish work, we'll need 10-15 feet of clear ground around the rig and a flat surface for staging. If the parking situation is tight, we'll work with you on logistics before scheduling.

Why is my cabinet door dragging on the frame?

Three causes account for nearly every dragging door we see. The most common is hinges that have backed out from road vibration - Sequoia soft-close hinges in particular use small set screws that loosen over time, and a door that closes flush from the factory will start rubbing the face frame after a few thousand miles unless those screws get re-torqued.

The second cause is the door itself swelling from humidity, which shows up most often in galley cabinets exposed to cooking steam and bath cabinets near the shower. The third, less common but worth checking, is the cabinet box itself shifting on its mounting blocks - if the rig has flexed enough on rough roads to move a box even an eighth of an inch, every door on that box drags. Realignment with new hinges fixes the first two; the third needs the box re-shimmed and re-screwed to the wall before any door work matters.

Do you reface cabinets or only repair them?

Both. Refacing is the most common call we get on rigs that are mechanically sound but visually dated - the Lippert boxes underneath are usually fine, but the doors, drawer fronts, hinges, and pulls all reflect when the rig was built rather than the current owner's taste.

Refacing keeps the structural box in place and swaps the visible elements: new doors and drawer fronts in the finish you choose, Sequoia soft-close hinges, fresh pulls, and any latch work the openings need. Per-door cost runs $85-$185 with the spread depending on door size and the hardware tier you choose.

Full galley refacing with 8-12 doors typically lands $1,100-$2,450 done in a single on-site day. If you want to change the floor plan or move where cabinets sit, that's a different conversation - refacing is for keeping the layout and updating the look.

What hardware brands do you install?

Sequoia soft-close hinges and pulls are our default for refacing because the line covers full overlay, partial overlay, and inset applications across the door sizes most RV builders use, and the soft-close mechanism is genuinely durable rather than the cheap kind that fails after a season. We also carry Lippert OEM slides and brackets for drawer work, and MORryde drawer slides for heavy-load applications like pantry banks and tool drawers where standard slides bind under weight.

Common sizes are on the truck. Specialty finishes - brushed bronze, matte black, satin gold - typically arrive next-day from our supplier network rather than holding up the job on the day we're at your rig. We tell you which hardware we're planning when we quote so there are no surprises.

How long does cabinet work take on-site?

A single door rehang takes 30-45 minutes once we've confirmed the cabinet box is square and the hinges are the issue. Drawer slide replacement runs 60-90 minutes per drawer, with most of that time going to alignment - getting the slide to track flat without binding is the part that separates a good install from a callback.

Galley refacing with 8-12 doors is a full on-site day, including teardown, install, hardware setting, and a final close-flush check on every opening. Box repair with marine plywood patching takes 4-6 hours including cure time on the patch material before we button the cabinet back up. We give you a realistic time estimate when we quote so you can plan around the work.

What warranty do you provide on cabinet work?

Every cabinet job comes with a 90-day workmanship warranty on labor, written directly on the invoice rather than promised verbally. If we hung it, slid it, or refaced it, we stand behind it for that window - misalignment, loose screws, hardware that fails because of how it was installed, all covered.

The hardware itself carries its own manufacturer warranty: Sequoia covers components for one year, Lippert and MORryde slides typically run one to three years depending on the specific line. We register the parts in your name at install so you own the manufacturer coverage going forward. If a defect surfaces inside the manufacturer window, we handle the warranty claim paperwork and the second install at no additional labor cost.