Refacing margins die from unpriced extras and vague labour, never from door costs. Structure the quote and the margin defends itself.
The quote skeleton
Fronts priced per piece from the trade schedule; end panels, toe kicks and mouldings as their own lines; hardware supplied-or-by-client stated; labour as crew-days × rate. Clients accept structured numbers they can see.
Where margin leaks
Unsurveyed extra fronts discovered mid-job, appliance panels nobody measured, disposal runs, and 'while you're here' hinges on cabinets outside scope. The survey day and a written scope line close every leak.
The anchor move
Quote alongside the alternative: full replacement at 3–4× with weeks of disruption. Refacing at a structured price with factory-lacquered fronts sells itself against that anchor — our contractors close a majority on the first visit with catalog in hand.