Kitchen cabinet painting in Cottenham's 1980s and 1990s homes
Council Tax records date around 820 Cottenham properties to 1983 to 1999, and another 270 or so to 2000 to 2008. Kitchens fitted in homes of that era, or replaced since, are commonly timber or MDF, and both accept paint once they are cleaned and keyed. Foil-wrapped and some gloss doors are harder, and Graham will tell you at the visit if yours aren't suitable.
Spray or brush
Slab doors and long runs of units are good candidates for the Graco Ultra handheld, which gives an even coat with no brush marks. In-frame or Shaker doors, with more edges and corners, are often better by brush and fine roller. Either way the doors are degreased, keyed with Mirka dust-free sanders and primed with Zinsser before the finish.
Timber worktops can be sanded and oiled with Osmo in the same job. See our kitchen cabinet painting page or, for a fully sprayed finish, kitchen respraying.
Cottenham at a glance
- 3 milesby road from our Landbeach base, about 6 minutesOSRM routing
- 73%of homes are owner-occupiedCensus 2021
- 34%of households own with a mortgageCensus 2021
- 25%were built 1983 to 1999VOA Council Tax stock
- 26%were built since 2000VOA Council Tax stock
- 94%are houses rather than flatsCensus 2021
How we approach kitchen cabinet painting
We mark each door and its hinges as they come off, degrease the cabinet faces, rinse and sand. A primer matched to the surface goes on first, then two coats of hard-wearing woodwork paint with a light sand in between. Your handles, or new ones you've chosen, go back on once the paint has hardened, and we keep the sink usable throughout. The full method, products and FAQs are on our kitchen cabinet painting page.