As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 6, 2013

Registration Statement No. 333-                

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM S-1

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

NORCRAFT COMPANIES, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

3020 Denmark Avenue, Suite 100

Eagan, MN 55121

(800) 297-0661

(Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Registrant’s Principal Executive Offices)

Leigh Ginter

Chief Financial Officer

3020 Denmark Avenue, Suite 100

Eagan, MN 55121

(800) 297-0661

(Name, Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent for Service)

With copies to:

Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: As soon as practicable after this Registration Statement becomes effective.

If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, check the following box.  ¨

If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.  þ 333-191607

If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.  ¨

If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(d) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

This registration statement shall become effective upon filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission in accordance with Rule 462(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

EXPLANATORY NOTE AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE

This registration statement is being filed with respect to the registration of additional shares of common stock, par value of $0.01 per share, of Norcraft Companies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The contents of the Registration Statement on Form S-1 of the Company (File No. 333-191607), initially filed by the Company on October 7, 2013, as amended by Amendment No. 1 thereto filed on October 16, 2012, Amendment No. 2 thereto filed on October 22, 2013, Amendment No. 3 thereto filed on October 24, 2013, Amendment No. 4 thereto filed on October 28, Amendment No. 5 thereto filed on October 30, 2013 and Amendment No. 6 thereto filed on November 1, 2013, which was declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on November 6, 2013, including each of the documents filed by the Company with the Commission and incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference therein, and all the exhibits thereto, are incorporated herein by reference.

The required opinions and consents are listed on an Exhibit Index attached hereto and filed herewith.

PART II

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

Item 16. Exhibits.

All exhibits previously filed or incorporated by reference in the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, as amended (Registration No. 333-191607), are incorporated by reference into, and shall be deemed to be a part of this filing, except for the following, which are filed herewith:

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Eagan, State of Minnesota, on November 6^th, 2013.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.

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