Cabinets & Countertops in Woodland Hills, CA

Cabinets & Countertops in Woodland Hills, CA

New cabinets and countertops in Woodland Hills typically run $12,000 to $38,000 for a full kitchen, with cabinet refacing landing between $6,500 and $12,000. Most projects take two to four weeks from tear-out to final walkthrough. At Mason Remodeling Co Woodland Hills, you get a written price before any work starts, and every crew member who walks through your door is verified by name and photo under The Threshold Standard. Call (831) 290-6866 to talk through your kitchen, or read more about our full Kitchen Remodeling in Woodland Hills services.

Cabinets and countertops are the bones and skin of a kitchen. They take the most daily abuse, show wear fastest, and set the tone for how the whole room feels. Whether you’re planning a complete Kitchen Remodeling overhaul or just swapping out what’s tired and warped, the selection and installation decisions you make now will shape how the space works for the next 15 to 20 years.

Woodland Hills homes come with their own quirks. We see a lot of mid-century builds south of Ventura Boulevard with original cabinetry that’s been painted over three times, plus newer tract homes near Warner Center where builder-grade particleboard boxes started swelling at the corners within five years. The Santa Ana winds bring dust that settles into cabinet interiors through unsealed edges, and summer heat can cause laminate surfaces to delaminate if they weren’t bonded properly. None of this is exotic. It’s just what we run into week after week in this part of the Valley.

Key Takeaways

• Full cabinet replacement with mid-grade materials: $12,000 to $25,000 for a typical Woodland Hills kitchen.
• Full cabinet replacement with semi-custom or custom options: $20,000 to $38,000.
• Quartz or granite countertops: $55 to $120 per square foot installed.
• Cabinet refacing: $6,500 to $12,000 when the boxes are structurally sound.
• Every Mason Remodeling project gets a written price before work starts and a 365-Day Done Right Promise in writing.
• You’ll know the name and face of every technician before they arrive.

When You Need Cabinets & Countertops

Some signs are obvious. Some you’ll notice only when you start emptying drawers and find that the bottom is bowing under the weight of your pots. Here’s what usually pushes Woodland Hills homeowners to call us:

• Drawer slides are failing, not just dirty. If a drawer sticks even after you clean the track, the slide hardware is worn. On particleboard boxes, the screw holes widen over time and the slide starts sagging. That’s a structural issue, not a cleaner issue.
• The cabinet boxes are swelling at the edges. Water from the sink, steam from cooking, even a slow drip from a kettle can wick into particleboard and cause it to blow out. Once the corner shows a bulge, the box won’t recover.
• Laminate countertops are peeling or scorched. In Woodland Hills kitchens that face west, afternoon sun through a window can heat a laminate edge enough to break the glue bond. If you’re setting trivets under everything and still seeing burns, it’s time to think about natural stone or engineered quartz.
• The layout fights you every time you cook. Corner blind cabinets that swallow pans, a peninsula that blocks traffic between the stove and sink, upper cabinets so low you can’t fit a blender on the counter. New cabinets let you fix the flow, not just the finish.
• You’re planning to sell and the kitchen is the sticking point. Realtors in Woodland Hills will tell you: buyers walking through right now expect a kitchen that doesn’t need immediate work. Refacing or replacing old cabinets is one of the highest-return improvements you can make before listing.
• The doors are still solid but the boxes aren’t. This is the classic refacing opportunity. We check every box with a moisture reader and a physical inspection. If the shell is square and dry, new doors, drawer fronts, and hardware can look like a full replacement at half the cost.

Our Cabinets & Countertops Process

Here’s how we handle cabinet and countertop work in Woodland Hills, from the first phone call to the final adjustment. A live person answers our phones 24 hours a day, every day, so your first call is with a human who can schedule a site visit, not a voicemail tree.

1. Measure, inspect, and listen. We visit your home, take full measurements, and inspect the existing structure: what’s square, what’s sagging, what’s hidden behind the current backsplash. We also ask how you actually cook. A family that batch-cooks on Sundays has different storage needs than a couple who mostly uses the air fryer on weeknights. Woodland Hills kitchens come in every size from 80-square-foot condos near Topanga Canyon to sprawling ranch homes in Walnut Acres, and the solutions aren’t the same.
2. Written price before any work starts. This is non-negotiable at Mason Remodeling. You get a detailed written price that spells out materials, labor, and scope. No verbal estimate that grows on the final bill. No surprise change orders when we discover something behind the drywall. We factor what we can see and we tell you what we might find, before we open anything up.
3. Material selection with no pressure. We supply cabinetry from KraftMaid and Wellborn, and countertop surfaces from Cambria, Silestone, and Caesarstone. You see actual samples, get realistic lead times, and make choices that fit both your budget and how the kitchen will actually be used. We’ll tell you when a laminate is fine for a rental unit and when quartz is worth the extra for a forever home.
4. Crew introduction before they arrive. The Threshold Standard means you receive the name and photo of each technician before they show up. When they arrive, they’re in a clean, marked uniform and they present a photo ID badge at the door. You’ll recognize them because you already know who to expect. No strangers walking into your house unannounced.
5. Tear-out, installation, and daily cleanup. We protect your floors and doorways, remove the old materials carefully, and keep the work area safe and contained. If you’re living in the house during the project, we set up a temporary cooking area and keep the dust managed with barriers and daily cleaning. Woodland Hills dust plus demolition debris makes a mess if it’s not controlled, so we control it.
6. Final walkthrough and written guarantee. You walk the kitchen with us, we run every drawer, check every seam, and light the room. Then you get your written guarantee: 365 days from the completion date. Anything that isn’t right, we make it right at no cost. Not a pro-rated credit. Not a dispute process. Done right, period.

How Much Do Cabinets & Countertops Cost in Woodland Hills?

Here are real dollar ranges based on what we’ve quoted and installed in Woodland Hills over the past several years. Your exact price depends on kitchen size, material grade, and whether we’re moving plumbing or electrical, but these numbers will help you self-qualify before you pick up the phone.

Scope	Typical Range in Woodland Hills
Cabinet refacing (new doors, drawer fronts, hardware, veneer on boxes)	$6,500 – $12,000
Stock or entry-level semi-custom cabinets, full replacement	$12,000 – $20,000
Semi-custom cabinets (KraftMaid, Wellborn), full replacement	$18,000 – $28,000
Custom cabinets, full replacement	$25,000 – $38,000+
Quartz countertops (Cambria, Silestone, Caesarstone) installed	$65 – $120 per sq ft
Granite countertops installed	$55 – $95 per sq ft
Laminate or butcher block countertops installed	$30 – $65 per sq ft
Full kitchen: cabinets + countertops + sink + hardware	$18,000 – $42,000

What moves the price? Cabinet count and configuration are the biggest factors. An L-shaped kitchen with a single upper run costs less than a galley kitchen with a full wall of uppers and lowers on both sides. Pull-out trays, soft-close hardware, dovetail drawer construction, and custom inserts all add cost, and they’re also the things that make a kitchen feel right five years later. We’ll show you where each dollar goes and let you decide what’s worth it.

Countertop pricing in Woodland Hills reflects the slab market plus local fabrication. Quartz runs higher on average because it’s engineered, consistent, and doesn’t need sealing. Granite is natural stone, so pricing varies by the veining and rarity. If you’re working with a tight budget, we can pair quality cabinets with a mid-tier quartz and upgrade the island later.

Every quote is free and comes in writing. Call (831) 290-6866 and we’ll schedule a site visit, measure the space, and give you exact numbers for your kitchen. No pressure, no obligation.

Choosing Cabinets: What Actually Matters

Most cabinet pricing breaks down by construction quality. Here’s what we tell Woodland Hills homeowners to look for, in plain language.

Box material

Plywood boxes hold screws better, resist moisture, and outlast particleboard. Particleboard with a thermal-fused laminate (TFL) finish is common in stock cabinets and works fine in dry, low-wear settings. In Woodland Hills, where summer humidity and steam from cooking are constants, we lean toward plywood boxes for full replacements whenever the budget allows.

Door and drawer construction

Dovetail drawer joints cost more but hold under heavy loads. Stapled or doweled drawers fail sooner, especially in households with kids who hang on open drawers. Full-extension soft-close slides are worth every dollar in a family kitchen. You’ll notice them every single day.

Finish durability

A catalyzed conversion varnish or UV-cured finish resists chipping and fading far better than basic lacquer. KraftMaid and Wellborn both offer durable factory finishes that stand up to daily use and the Valley sun that hits south-facing kitchen walls.

Choosing Countertops: What Actually Holds Up

Countertop selection in Woodland Hills comes down to how you cook, how you clean, and how long you plan to stay. Here’s the honest rundown we give every client.

Quartz (engineered stone)

Cambria, Silestone, and Caesarstone are engineered from crushed quartz and resin. Quartz doesn’t need sealing, resists staining, and holds up to daily abuse. It’s the most popular choice we install in Woodland Hills because it’s consistent and low-maintenance. The downside: it’s not heatproof, so a hot pan straight from the burner can scorch the resin. Use a trivet, same as you would with laminate.

Granite

Natural granite handles heat better than quartz and every slab is unique. It needs sealing once or twice a year depending on use, and darker granites hide stains better than light ones. If you’re cooking with lots of oils and acidic ingredients, granite is a forgiving surface.

Laminate and butcher block

Laminate has come a long way and works fine for rentals or secondary kitchens. Butcher block is warm and can be sanded and re-oiled when it gets scratched. Both are budget-friendly, and we install them regularly for Mountain View Estates condos and starter homes where the full quartz budget doesn’t make sense yet.

Why Woodland Hills Homeowners Choose Mason Remodeling

Most of our clients in Woodland Hills tell us the same thing: they want to know exactly who is coming into their home and exactly what it’s going to cost before they commit. That’s what we built the company around.

Mason Remodeling has been serving the San Fernando Valley since 2004 as part of the Threshold Group family of home-service companies. Every location is independently owned and operated, but all of them hold to Threshold Verified standards on every job. That means background-checked, identity-verified technicians who arrive in a clean marked uniform and show a photo ID badge at the door. You get names and photos before the visit, not a surprise crew on the day.

Isaac Pruett leads our Woodland Hills team, and he’s the one you’ll talk to when you call about cabinets or countertops. You won’t get shuffled through a call center or handed from a scheduler to a sales rep. You call, you talk to a person, you get answers.

Then there’s the 365-Day Done Right Promise. It applies to every project we complete, including cabinet and countertop installations. If something isn’t right within a year of the completion date, we fix it at no cost to you. We put that in writing, on every project, with the terms spelled out plainly: what’s covered, what’s excluded, and for how long. No fine print games.

And if a repair or installation fails after we finish, you get a free return visit. No charge, no dispute process, no conditions. We come back and make it right.

FAQs – Cabinets & Countertops

How much do new kitchen cabinets cost in Woodland Hills?

New kitchen cabinets in Woodland Hills typically cost between $12,000 and $38,000 for a full kitchen, depending on whether you choose stock, semi-custom, or custom construction. Entry-level stock cabinets for a smaller kitchen can start around $10,000, while fully custom cabinets for a large Walnut Acres kitchen can exceed $40,000. Call (831) 290-6866 to get an exact written price for your specific kitchen layout.

Is it cheaper to reface cabinets or replace them?

Refacing costs roughly half of a full replacement, typically $6,500 to $12,000 in Woodland Hills, and it’s the right move when your cabinet boxes are square, dry, and structurally sound. If the boxes are swelling, water-damaged, or pulling away from the wall, refacing won’t fix the underlying problems and you’ll spend more in the long run. We inspect every box before recommending refacing, and we’ll tell you honestly which way to go.

How long does a cabinet and countertop installation take?

A full cabinet and countertop replacement in Woodland Hills usually takes two to four weeks from tear-out to final walkthrough, depending on material lead times and whether plumbing or electrical changes are involved. Cabinet refacing typically takes three to five days. We give you a written schedule before work starts and keep you updated if anything shifts.

Can you install new countertops without replacing the cabinets?

Yes, and we do it regularly in Woodland Hills. If your cabinet boxes are solid and level, we can remove the old countertop and install new quartz, granite, or laminate without touching the cabinet structure. This runs $55 to $120 per square foot installed for stone, depending on slab and edge profile, and it’s a quick way to refresh a kitchen on a tight timeline.

Written by Isaac Pruett, Owner at Mason Remodeling Co Woodland Hills, serving Woodland Hills.