Cabinet Refinishing in Kenner, LA

So a kitchen quoted honestly in July carries more days than the same kitchen in November. We would far rather say that at the estimate than hand a family back a set of doors that are still soft, because soft finish plus daily handling equals chipped edges by the spring and a job that has to be done twice.

The step that decides whether cabinet work lasts is the one nobody sees. A kitchen deposits cooking oil on every surface within reach of the hob for as long as that kitchen has existed, and no primer made will stick through it, which is why a set of doors that were sprayed beautifully over a greasy substrate will still be lifting at the edges by the following summer. Degreasing is not optional. Degreasing properly is what separates a finish that survives a family from one that peels at the door edges inside a year, and it is the first thing dropped from a cheap quote.

Doors and drawer fronts come off and get numbered, and the hardware comes off with them. Painting around a hinge is the most visible shortcut in this trade and it shows on every door for the life of the finish. Boxes are done in place with the room contained, so you lose the use of the cupboards for the run of the job, not the kitchen itself.

Through the mid-century kitchens in University City and Holly Heights, expect solid wood or wood veneer. Both take a finish well. Thermofoil and melamine are a different conversation and get looked at before anything is promised.