A Vanity Needs A Harder Finish Than The Bathroom Walls
Bathroom walls get damp and dry out again. A vanity gets wet hands, toothpaste, hair products and cleaners every day, often on the same spots. It needs a hard enamel that resists water and scrubbing once it has cured.
We use a primer that seals the wood or bonds to the plastic face, then two sprayed topcoats. The inside of the sink cabinet is checked for old leaks and soft spots before any work is quoted.
Most Vanities Here Are Oak, Melamine Or A Builder Box
On oak, shellac primer goes first so tannin cannot stain the paint. Melamine and thermofoil need a bonding primer. Builder-grade boxes with a painted face often just need a clean, a sand and a new topcoat. More on oak is under oak cabinet painting.
A New Vanity Costs Much More Than Painting The Old One
Replacing a vanity means a new box, a new top, new plumbing connections and often a new mirror and light. Vanity cabinet painting leaves the top and the plumbing in place and updates just the colour and the pulls. Most people are surprised how much different a bathroom looks with a painted vanity and new pulls. Around Mississauga, vanity cabinet painting often costs a few hundred dollars, much less than buying and plumbing in a replacement unit. Your written quote gives the exact figure.
Many Erindale split-levels have a main bathroom, an ensuite and a powder room. Every vanity shows up as a separate item on the cabinet painting quote, letting you pick which to do.
A Bathroom Needs More Cure Time Than A Kitchen
Steam from a shower softens fresh paint. We ask that the bathroom fan runs during showers for the first week and that the vanity is wiped gently rather than scrubbed. The finish keeps hardening for a few weeks. If there is a second bathroom, we can plan the schedule so one is always usable.
Vanity Cabinet Painting Works Well With New Hardware
Vanity doors are small, so the pulls stand out. Swapping old brass knobs or plastic handles for matte black, brushed nickel or new brass makes a big difference for a small cost. Unused holes are plugged ahead of primer, and fresh ones are drilled once the cabinet painting has cured.
Droopy vanity doors can get soft-close hinges at the same visit. Browse pull and hinge choices under cabinet hardware and soft-close hinges.