Cabinet Painting in Manordale
Original subdivision kitchens brought forward forty years without touching the layout, the plumbing or the budget a replacement would need.
Paint Experts provides professional cabinet painting throughout Manordale, Ottawa. Because Manordale was built as one subdivision over a short window, the kitchens here are remarkably similar to each other — which means we can usually tell you what yours will cost and how long it will take before we have seen it.
The arithmetic of painting against replacing
This is the decision most Manordale homeowners are actually weighing, so here are the numbers rather than an opinion. Painting a kitchen of this size runs $3,500 to $6,500. New cabinets in Ottawa start around $12,000 and go well past that once you add counters, plumbing moves and the fortnight without a kitchen. If the boxes are sound and the layout works, the gap is not close.
Assessing boxes, hinges and drawer slides honestly
Painting is only the right answer if the carcass deserves it. We check whether the boxes are square, whether the shelf pins have torn out, whether drawer bottoms are dropping and whether the face frames are still tight to the wall. Where a kitchen fails those checks we will say so, because painting a failing kitchen buys you a nicer-looking version of the same problem.
Questions about your project? Talk to us directly.
(613) 801-7316Hardware and hinge upgrades on an older frame
Kitchens of this era usually have exposed or semi-concealed hinges and a small knob on every door. Changing to concealed soft-close hinges is possible on a face-frame cabinet and is the single upgrade that most changes how a kitchen feels day to day. It is done while the doors are off and costs a fraction of what it would as a separate job later.
Working around a single-galley layout
Many kitchens here are galley or single-run, which means the frames being sprayed occupy the only route through the room. We mask and spray frames in one continuous session rather than spreading it across days, so the kitchen is out of use for the shortest possible window rather than being partly unavailable for a week.
Common questions
How much does cabinet painting cost in Manordale?
$3,500 to $6,500 for a typical kitchen. Kitchens here are modest in size and tend toward the lower half of that range.
How do I know if my cabinets are worth painting?
Square boxes, tight face frames, intact shelf pins and sound drawer bottoms. We check all four before quoting and will tell you if the answer is no.
Can you fit soft-close hinges to old cabinets?
On most face-frame cabinets, yes, and it is the upgrade that most changes how the kitchen feels. It is done while the doors are already off.
Quote my Manordale kitchen
Send a photo of the kitchen and we will tell you honestly whether painting is the right call.