Custom Woodwork Built Around Your Space
Measure the gap beside your refrigerator sometime. That awkward strip of filler is what happens when a room gets furnished out of a catalog. Gresham Door & Cabinet works the other way around, building custom doors and cabinets to the dimensions of the walls in front of us. This page covers what we design, mill, finish, and install for kitchens, baths, entries, offices, and built-ins throughout Gresham, OR and the surrounding Multnomah County communities.
25 years at the bench shapes how we work. Carcasses go together with plywood and hardwood face frames, drawers are dovetailed, and hinges are set so doors close quietly for years. We are CCB licensed; we build in-house instead of ordering from a distributor, and installations carry a one-year warranty with lifetime hardware coverage.
First responders, law enforcement, and military members receive 10% off. Send photos or rough measurements through our contact page to start a free estimate.
Doors and Cabinets We Custom Build
Custom Kitchen Cabinetry
Every run is drawn to the wall it will occupy, so fillers disappear and blind corners become usable pull-outs. Choose framed or frameless construction, then specify species, door profile, interior fittings, and finish to suit the way the kitchen actually gets used.
Bathroom Vanities and Storage
Moisture is the enemy in a bath, which is why carcasses get moisture-resistant panels and topcoats that shed splashes without clouding. Counter heights, drawer banks, and sink cutouts are sized around your existing plumbing instead of forcing the plumbing to move.
Interior Doors
Slab, shaker, and traditional paneled styles are milled from the species you pick and hung to swing true in openings that are rarely perfectly square. Matching casing and jambs keep transitions between rooms looking consistent across the whole floor plan.
Exterior Entry Doors
An entry takes weather on one face and conditioned air on the other. We build with stable species, seal all six edges, and fit weatherstripping and top-grade hardware so the slab stays tight and true through a long wet winter.
Cabinet Door Replacement and Refacing
Sound boxes deserve a second life. Fresh doors, drawer fronts, veneered end panels, and new hardware rewrite the look of a dated kitchen in days, leaving your plumbing, appliances, and layout untouched while the room reads as something brand new.
Drawer Boxes and Cabinet Components
Dovetailed hardwood boxes, adjustable shelving, roll-out trays, and replacement parts are milled to your existing openings. Contractors and homeowners order these on their own when only the working pieces of a cabinet need upgrading rather than the whole run.
How Custom Woodwork Improves Fit and Function
Storage That Uses Every Inch
Filler strips and dead corners quietly cost you a full cabinet's worth of space in an average kitchen. Building to the measured wall converts that waste into drawers, trays, and shelves you reach for several times a day.
A Fit That Hides Nothing
Gaps get covered with trim when a stock unit lands short. Pieces cut to your room sit flush against walls and ceilings, so sightlines stay clean and nothing about the installation looks improvised once the last panel goes on.
Materials You Actually Choose
Species, grain direction, panel thickness, hinge brand, and finish are all decisions you make rather than inherit. That control means the woodwork matches the flooring and hardware already in the house instead of approximating it from a showroom photo.
Hardware That Stays Quiet
Doors that thud and drawers that drag wear on you daily. Properly specified soft-close hinges and full-extension slides, mounted square in a rigid box, keep everything moving smoothly long after a builder-grade kitchen has started to rattle.
An Entry That Sets the Tone
A front door is the first thing a visitor touches. A solid, well-hung one feels substantial in the hand, seals against drafts, and signals care about the rest of the house before anyone has stepped past the threshold.
Value That Stays With the House
Appraisers and buyers both read cabinetry as a proxy for how a home was maintained. Solid boxes and a durable finish keep showing well through years of daily use, which protects your investment long after the remodel is forgotten.
Bring Your Vision to Life in Wood
There is a moment during every install when the last door goes on and the run suddenly reads as one piece of furniture rather than a collection of boxes. That is what Gresham Door & Cabinet is chasing on every project in Gresham, OR, whether it is a full kitchen, a pair of entry doors, or a single vanity squeezed under a sloped ceiling. Take a photo of the space that is not working, note roughly what it measures, and send it through our contact page. We will walk the options with you and put together a free estimate before anything gets cut.
FAQ's
Got Questions? We’ve Got Answers.
How long does a custom kitchen take from design to installation?
Plan on 8 to 14 weeks for a full kitchen. Design and material approval fill the early weeks, milling and assembly the middle, and finishing the last stretch. Installation itself usually takes a few days once everything arrives on site.
Should I choose framed or frameless cabinets?
Frameless gives you wider drawers and easier reach, which suits contemporary kitchens and tight spaces. Framed construction adds rigidity and reads as more traditional, and it pairs naturally with inset doors. Both perform well when the boxes are built properly.
Can you match new cabinets to the ones I am keeping?
Often, yes. We identify the species, replicate the door profile, and mix stain until a sample panel matches under your kitchen lighting. Perfect matches are hardest on aged finishes, so we always show you the sample before building.
Is refacing a better idea than replacing the boxes?
Refacing wins when the boxes are square, dry, and already laid out the way you want. Replacement makes more sense if you need a different footprint, deeper drawers, or if water has already swollen the bottoms and shelves inside.
What door style holds up best in a busy kitchen?
Shaker and slab styles collect the least grease and crumbs because they have fewer profiled edges to trap them. Heavily detailed raised panels look beautiful but ask for more attention around the range and the sink over time.
Do custom doors work in an older home with out-of-square openings?
That is precisely where they earn their keep. We measure each opening individually, then build the jamb and slab to the actual dimensions, so the reveal stays even instead of tapering the way an off-the-shelf prehung unit would.
What wood species suits an exterior door in this climate?
Alder, Douglas fir, and mahogany all handle damp Pacific Northwest winters when the edges are sealed and a topcoat is maintained. Gresham Door & Cabinet builds and finishes those doors in Gresham, OR, so the sealing happens before delivery.
Do you install what you build, or do I need another contractor?
Our own crew handles installation, which keeps one team responsible from the first measurement to the final adjustment. Because the same shop that milled the parts hangs them, fit problems get solved on the spot rather than negotiated later.