A new colour for a kitchen that still works
About 68% of Milton households own their home, and 28% are still paying off a mortgage. For many owners, replacing a kitchen means weeks of upheaval and a bill that dwarfs the cost of painting. If the carcasses are solid, the doors hang straight and the layout suits you, painting keeps all of that and changes the part that has dated.
Graham checks what the doors are made of at his visit. Painted timber, solid wood and MDF usually take paint well. Some foil or high-gloss finishes don't, and he will tell you so before anything is booked.
How we spray or brush cabinet doors in Milton
Flat slab doors and long runs of units suit our Graco Ultra cordless airless handheld sprayer, which leaves an even coat without brush marks. Shaker-style doors in a smaller kitchen are often quicker by brush and roller. Either way, the surfaces are degreased, sanded with Mirka dust-free sanders and primed with Zinsser first.
If your worktops are timber, they can be sanded and oiled with Osmo as part of the same job. Our kitchen cabinet painting page explains the paints we use for doors that get handled every day.
Milton at a glance
- 2 milesby road from our Landbeach base, about 4 minutesOSRM routing
- 68%of homes are owner-occupiedCensus 2021
- 28%of households own with a mortgageCensus 2021
- 56%were built 1983 to 1999VOA Council Tax stock
- 14%were built since 2000VOA Council Tax stock
- 83%are houses rather than flatsCensus 2021
How we approach kitchen cabinet painting
We label each door as it comes off, degrease the areas around the hob and handles thoroughly, and sand the old finish to give the primer grip. After a Zinsser primer suited to the surface, the doors get a durable eggshell or satin woodwork paint, sprayed or brushed, while the sink and fridge stay usable. The full method, products and FAQs are on our kitchen cabinet painting page.