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Cabinet painting and spraying in Whitchurch-Stouffville
Most driveways here take a van, and the crew sets up sprayers and ladders through a front door or garage rather than a stair or elevator. 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. Cabinet painting takes every door off, preps it properly and sprays it with a hard waterborne enamel so the kitchen you own looks new.
Concept imageryWhitchurch-Stouffville, on the ground.
Whitchurch-Stouffville pairs an older core near Main Street with plaster walls and century trim with newer subdivisions in builder flat paint and nine foot ceilings. 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. First repaints over builder paint, nurseries and children's rooms, trim and doors, older plaster and exterior trim lead the Stouffville list.
Work near the older streets in Stouffville meets plaster that has moved, so cracks are filled and taped before primer rather than painted over.
Read more about painters in Whitchurch-Stouffville 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 Stouffville
Can you spray cabinets in a Stouffville 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 Stouffville.
How many days is my Stouffville 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 Stouffville kitchen.
Our house is new. Should we wait a year before repainting so the settlement cracks show up first?
Not necessarily. Most settlement shows in the first year or two as hairline cracks at window and door corners and a few nail pops, and we fill those at the time we paint, whenever that is. If you repaint early and a crack appears later, the touch-up visit covers small items, and the [2-year] warranty covers the workmanship. Waiting only makes sense if you are happy living with builder paint that long.
We are painting a nursery. Which paint is safe to use?
A zero-VOC paint from either Benjamin Moore or Sherwin-Williams, in a washable matte or eggshell. Both brands make them, they cover well and they are low-odour from the first coat. The room is ventilated while we work and for a day after. Primer is also available in a zero-VOC version, so the whole room can be done that way, not just the top coat.