Pricing
How pricing works
There is no price list. A finish depends on the count, the system and the prep, so we write a number from your schedule.
What decides the price
The count and size of doors and drawer fronts, what they are made of, and the system on top.
Doors, drawer fronts and panels, by size
Raw, primed or an existing finish to remove
System, sheen and number of coats
Color depth
Shop or on-site work
What the estimate includes, and what it doesn't
The proposal lists prep, coats, boards, racking and delivery by line.
Includes: prep by surface, coats, one board set, rack, wrap and label
Not included: hardware, carpentry or door repair beyond fill and sand
Not included: a further board round
What happens at the visit
We look at conditions on site: whether boxes can come out, how doors are numbered, who holds the keys.
Measure and photograph
Agree what stays and what leaves
The proposal says whether a visit fee applies and whether it is credited
How and when you pay
A deposit holds the shop slot and the balance follows delivery or the install walk-through.
The schedule is written in the proposal
Trade accounts can ask about their terms
If the job changes
A new color or added doors is written as a change before we spray it.
Changes are agreed in writing first
A damaged door is reported before we price a fix
When you get the number
Before work starts, in writing, from your finish schedule and counts.
A number given by phone is an estimate only
The written proposal is the price
Every figure arrives in the written proposal, before any door is sprayed.
Compare two proposals
What a proposal should list
Hold any finishing proposal, ours included, up against this.
| Line | A vague one | A proposal that lists |
|---|---|---|
| Scope | A vague one"Paint kitchen cabinets" | A proposal that listsEach room, each run, each door |
| Counts | A vague oneA lump sum | A proposal that listsDoors and drawer fronts counted and sized |
| Prep | A vague one"Prep included" | A proposal that listsPrep named by surface |
| System | A vague one"Premium paint" | A proposal that listsPrimer, color coat and topcoat named |
| Coats and sheen | A vague oneNot stated | A proposal that listsNumber of coats and the sheen |
| Boards | A vague oneA color name | A proposal that listsBoard approval before spray |
| Exclusions | A vague oneNone, until later | A proposal that listsA short list of what is not included |
| Schedule | A vague one"A couple of weeks" | A proposal that listsShop days and a delivery window |
Want a number?
Send the finish schedule and we price it line by line.