Cabinet painting and spraying in Ajax
Cabinet painting takes every door off, preps it properly and sprays it with a hard waterborne enamel so the kitchen you own looks new. Family-house interiors in washable finishes, hallways and stairs, feature walls, trim and doors, and cabinet refinishing are the common Ajax jobs.
Concept imageryAjax, on the ground.
Ajax is dominated by drywall subdivision houses from the 1990s onward, mostly occupied by families, with a band of older plaster streets near the lake. Oak kitchens from the 1980s and 1990s take paint well once the grain is dealt with, and newer MDF and laminate fronts need the right bonding primer rather than more sanding. Driveways and attached garages give the crew a clear path, and the work runs room by room around a family living in the house. The kitchen is sealed in plastic, doors are removed and sprayed in a dust-controlled setup, boxes are finished in place and everything is rehung and adjusted before the walk-through.
Many houses in Ajax are full of children, so the finishes are chosen to be wiped down and the rooms are returned to use each evening.
Read more about painters in Ajax or the full cabinet painting and spraying page.
On the quote, from the start.
- 01Every door, drawer front and hinge removed, labelled and tracked so each one goes back where it came from
- 02Degreasing with a dedicated cleaner, then sanding to a dull surface so the primer has something to grip
- 03A bonding primer suited to the cabinet material, whether wood, MDF, laminate or a previous factory finish
- 04Two sprayed coats of waterborne enamel on doors and fronts, with the boxes masked and finished to match
- 05Kitchen sealed off with plastic, counters and appliances masked, and the floor covered end to end
- 06Doors rehung, hinges adjusted, new pulls fitted if you supply them, and a touch-up visit under the [2-year] warranty
No figures published. The drivers, in order.
| Driver | What we look at |
|---|---|
| Number of doors and drawer fronts | Each piece is cleaned, sanded, primed and sprayed on both sides. Thirty fronts is a different job from sixty. |
| Door style | Raised-panel and glazed doors have more edges and profiles to sand and more places for a run to hide than a flat slab. |
| Current finish | Bare or previously painted wood primes easily. Thermofoil, high-gloss laminate and old lacquer need a specific primer and more sanding. |
| Colour and sheen | A dark colour over light cabinets, or a pure white over oak grain, can need an extra coat to cover evenly. |
Island and pantry fronts count the same as any other door. The written quote lists the door count so you can see exactly what the job covers.
Cabinet painting and spraying questions from Ajax
Can you spray cabinets in a Ajax condo?
Yes. The doors are sprayed in a sealed setup with the kitchen tented in plastic, and the boxes are brushed or sprayed depending on the room. We book the elevator and keep to the building's work hours in Ajax.
How many days is my Ajax kitchen out of use?
Usually [n] days from the doors coming off to the last hinge adjustment. You can still use the sink and stove most evenings. The written quote gives the exact schedule for your Ajax kitchen.
Can you paint while we are living in the house with young children?
Yes, and most Ajax jobs run that way. We paint one or two rooms at a time, keep the sprayer to sealed areas, use low-odour paint, and have each room back in use the same evening. Floors and furniture are covered, equipment is put away at the end of each day and nothing is left where a child can reach it. We plan the order of rooms around bedtimes and nap times.
Our walls are covered in scuffs and dents from the kids. Do we need the whole house repainted?
Not always. If the colour is staying and the paint is only a few years old, the worst rooms and the hallway can be repaired and repainted on their own, with the new paint feathered into the old at a corner. If the colour is changing or the paint is older, a full repaint reads better, because touched-up areas show in side light. We tell you which case you are in at the walkthrough.