Keeping a sound kitchen instead of replacing it
In the 2021 Census, 3,684 Biggleswade households were buying with a mortgage, about 39%, and another 29% own outright. For both groups, a kitchen that works but looks dated is a common frustration. Repainting keeps the carcasses, worktops, plumbing and appliances in place, with no fitter to wait for.
At his visit Graham works out whether your doors are painted timber, solid wood or MDF, all of which hold paint well with the right preparation. Some foil-wrapped or laminate faces are already lifting, and if yours won't hold paint, he'll say so before anything is quoted.
Kitchen cabinet painting: spray or brush, and which finish
Long runs of flat slab doors suit our Graco cordless airless sprayer, once worktops, floors and appliances are fully masked. Shaker-style doors in a smaller kitchen are often better brushed. Either way, we use a hard-wearing woodwork paint such as Tikkurila, Farrow & Ball or Dulux in eggshell or satin.
If your worktops are wood, they can be sanded and given Osmo oil in the same booking, the treatment Valter gave the tops at the Old Telephone Exchange in Fulbourn. Our kitchen cabinet painting page has more.
Biggleswade at a glance
- 27 milesby road from our Landbeach base, about 44 minutesOSRM routing
- 68%of homes are owner-occupiedCensus 2021
- 39%of households own with a mortgageCensus 2021
- 18%were built 1983 to 1999VOA Council Tax stock
- 38%were built since 2000VOA Council Tax stock
- 86%are houses rather than flatsCensus 2021
How we approach kitchen cabinet painting
Doors are labelled, hinges and handles removed, and every surface degreased, starting with the units beside the cooker and bin. We sand with Mirka dust-free sanders, fill chips flush and apply a Zinsser primer chosen for the surface. Two top coats follow, then the doors go back in their own places and the handles are refitted. The full method, products and FAQs are on our kitchen cabinet painting page.