Cabinets
Kitchen, bath and closet cabinets, finished in the shop
From one run of vanity doors to a full kitchen of doors, drawer fronts and boxes.
We take doors and drawer fronts new from your cabinet maker, or pull existing ones for a full refinish. Boxes finish on site, or come to the shop when they can. Every set is counted, labeled by room and finished from the same batch.
New doors and drawer fronts, raw or primed
Refinish of existing doors, hardware removed and bagged
Face frames, end panels and toe kicks
Matched finishes for add-on pieces
Three jobs
What comes through the door most often
Kitchens
Doors, drawer fronts and panels by the room. Boxes sprayed in place or brought in.
Vanities and baths
Small counts, rich colors and a finish that stands up to steam.
Built-ins and closets
Shelving, window seats and closet runs, matched to the trim around them.
Prep
The prep that decides the finish
A checklist for each surface. It is written into the proposal so you can hold us to it.
Painted and factory-finished doors
Hardware off, bagged and labeled by room
Degrease, scuff and rinse
Fill dings and sand the profiles
Bonding primer, sanded smooth
Raw or primed new doors
Check for flat and square at intake
Sand to the grit the system asks for
Seal end grain and back-prime
Prime and sand between coats
Stained wood
Match the species and grain direction
Test the stain on a scrap from your doors
Seal before glaze
Topcoat after the glaze flashes off
Timeline
A door's days in the shop
Typical ranges; your proposal gives the ones for your job.
- Day 1
Step 1: Intake
Count, photograph and label. Anything damaged is reported before work starts.
- Days 1 to 3
Step 2: Prep
Degrease, fill and sand.
- Days 3 to 5
Step 3: Prime and seal
Bonding primer or sealer, sanded between coats.
- Days 5 to 9
Step 4: Color coats
Two or more coats in the booth, to the approved board.
- Days 9 to 14
Step 5: Cure and rack
Doors cure on racks, then are wrapped and labeled by room.
Cure time depends on the system, the color and the weather.
Sheen
Four sheens, in plain words
Matte
Hides surface flaws and marks easily. For panels nobody touches.
Satin
The usual choice for kitchens: wipes clean and forgives little.
Semi-gloss
Easier to clean. Shows every flaw in the substrate.
Gloss
A lacquer look that asks for the best prep we can give it.
Questions
About cabinet work
What do you need from the cabinet shop?
A door list by room, doors that are flat and sanded to the grit the system asks for, and a delivery date. We label every piece and check the count when it arrives.
Who handles hardware?
We remove hardware, bag it by room and send it back with the doors. Your installer refits it.
What if a door arrives damaged?
We photograph it at intake and tell you before we price a repair. Repairs beyond filling and sanding are written as a change in the proposal.
What does the warranty cover?
The finish on work we sprayed. Terms, limits and exclusions are in your written warranty.
Have a kitchen schedule?
Send the door list and the finish line. We reply with a proposal and a board.