Painting rather than replacing in Mildenhall
About 1,200 households in the town own their home outright and around 920 have a mortgage. For owners with sound carcasses and a layout that works, repainting the doors, end panels and plinths avoids weeks without a kitchen. Graham checks what the doors are made of at the visit, since some wrapped or high-gloss finishes won't hold paint.
Landlords sometimes choose painting too, to refresh a let property between tenancies without the cost of a new kitchen.
Kitchen cabinet painting in Mildenhall: sprayed or brushed
Graham often reaches for the Graco Ultra cordless airless handheld sprayer on plain slab doors, where a brush-free coat matters most. In smaller kitchens, where masking would take longer than painting, a careful brush and roller finish is often better. Doors are degreased, sanded with Mirka dust-free sanders and primed with Zinsser before the top coats.
Wooden worktops can be oiled with Osmo at the same time, as we did at the Old Telephone Exchange in Fulbourn.
Mildenhall at a glance
- 25 milesby road from our Landbeach base, about 31 minutesOSRM routing
- 53%of homes are owner-occupiedCensus 2021
- 23%of households own with a mortgageCensus 2021
- 23%were built 1983 to 1999VOA Council Tax stock
- 14%were built since 2000VOA Council Tax stock
- 90%are houses rather than flatsCensus 2021
How we approach kitchen cabinet painting
We remove handles, label doors and degrease every surface, concentrating on the hob and bin areas. The old finish is sanded to a key, chips filled, and a Zinsser primer chosen for the material. Two coats of a durable satin or eggshell woodwork paint follow, and we keep the sink and fridge usable where we can. The full method, products and FAQs are on our kitchen cabinet painting page.