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Shotgun and double kitchens, often original, and frequently better made than anything that would replace them. Decades of cooking grease come off properly first, because no primer made will stick through it.
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Cabinet Refinishing in New Orleans, LA
Cabinet refinishing in New Orleans is usually the best value job in an old house.
The job here
What cabinet refinishing in New Orleans actually involves
Cabinet refinishing in New Orleans is usually the best value job in an old house. A kitchen in a shotgun or an uptown double can be made to read as new for a fraction of what a renovation costs, and the boxes in these houses are frequently better made than anything replacing them would be.
Two things decide whether it lasts, and neither is the paint. The first is degreasing. A kitchen deposits cooking oil on every surface within reach of the hob for as long as it has existed, and in a house this old that is a lot of it. No primer made will stick through grease, so the step that gets dropped from a cheap quote is precisely the step the job depends on.
The second is cure time, and New Orleans humidity is unkind to it. A finish needs real time to harden between thin coats, and a summer here lengthens that noticeably. Doors handed back soft chip at every edge within months, so a kitchen quoted honestly in July carries more days than the same kitchen in November.
Doors and drawer fronts come off and get numbered, hardware comes off with them instead of being cut around, and on older cabinets the hinges get looked at properly, because a door that has dropped will not sit right however well it has been finished.
Boxes are done in place with the room contained. You lose the cupboards for the run of the job, not the kitchen.
On the ground
Where we do this work in New Orleans
Lakeview
Largely rebuilt since 2005, so the kitchens are newer and more likely to include thermofoil or melamine fronts alongside wood. Those are a different conversation and get looked at before anything is promised.
Why the quote says two
A coat and a job are different things
Painting a house here is a different job from painting one in a dry climate. Humidity changes how long a coat stays open, and it decides how much film you need on a wall before the weather starts taking it back.
First coat
Bond and coverage
The first coat is doing a different job from the second. It bonds to what is underneath and it tells us where the substrate is still drinking, which is information you only get once paint is actually on the wall.
Second coat
Color and film build
The second coat is where the color goes true and the film reaches the thickness printed on the tin. One coat over a sound wall looks fine from the driveway and looks thin on the north side by spring.
How it runs
Three steps, from the call to the clean up
The same three on every job in New Orleans, whatever the trade.
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Scheduling
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Free Consultation
You get a project schedule and an accurate quote, whatever the size of the job.
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Work Starts
Your painter starts, keeps you updated, and tidies up when the job is done.
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Jobs finished
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Cities covered
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Coats quoted as standard
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Questions we get asked
Before you book the estimate in New Orleans
The first two are about cabinet refinishing in New Orleans. The rest come up on almost every estimate.
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View more FAQsIs refinishing worth it on a very old kitchen?
Often more worth it than on a new one. Older boxes and doors are frequently solid wood and take a finish well. The questions are the condition of the boxes and whether the hinges have dropped.
How long before I can use the doors normally?
Longer in summer than in winter. Humidity slows the cure, and the cure is what stops the edges chipping, so we build the time in instead of handing them back early.
Can you match the paint color already on the walls?
Yes. For most projects our paint specialists can match almost any color on your home from a chip or a wet sample. If an exact match is not possible we will talk you through the next best option.
How often should I paint?
It varies by material and exposure. Stucco every 5 to 6 years. Painted brick 15 to 20 years. Aluminum siding every 5 to 6 years. A wall that takes afternoon sun will always come due first.
Do I need to move furniture before the crew arrives?
No. Our team covers and protects furniture and floors. If a piece is delicate or awkward to move, it is worth taking it out of the room beforehand.
Is the second coat included in the price you quote?
Yes. Every estimate is written for two coats over prepared surface, and the number you get is the number for the finished job. If a surface genuinely only needs one, we say so and the quote comes down instead of staying where it was.
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- The prep spelled out, not assumed
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- The same crew from first day to last
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