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Cabinet painting and spraying in York (Toronto)
York runs from Junction semis to Weston and Mount Dennis detached houses, mostly early last century, with plaster walls, tall narrow stair halls and finished basement suites. 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. 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 imageryYork (Toronto), on the ground.
Full interior repaints, stairwells, basement suite turnovers, trim and doors, and porch and exterior trim are the usual York jobs. 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.
Older houses in York have moved since they were built, so cracked plaster is filled and primed before colour rather than painted over and hoped for.
Read more about painters in York (Toronto) 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 York
Can you spray cabinets in a York 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 York.
How many days is my York 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 York kitchen.
The front porch on our Junction house has peeling paint on the wood columns and floor. Can you fix that?
Yes. Porch wood is scraped to a sound edge, sanded, primed with an exterior primer and painted with a porch and floor enamel built for foot traffic, with two coats on the deck boards. Soft or rotten wood gets pointed out before painting, because paint will not hold on a board that is failing. Porch work is booked for the warmer months.
Do you repaint basement apartments between tenants?
Yes, and it is a frequent job in York. A turnover repaint is nail holes filled, scuffs sanded, any stains sealed with a shellac primer and two coats of a scrubbable eggshell on the walls, with doors and trim touched up or recoated. On an empty unit it moves quickly, and we can schedule it between a move-out and a move-in [once John confirms current booking windows].