Fixed Cabinets Are Sprayed In Place Behind Plastic
Built-ins and bookcases cannot go to the booth, so we bring the booth to them. We seal off the room with plastic, cover the floor and nearby furniture, and run fans to pull the spray outside. Shelves and doors that do come off are sprayed in our booth with the kitchen doors.
Laundry And Mudroom Cabinets Take Harder Wear
Laundry cabinets deal with spilled soap, warm moist air and heavy jugs being dragged around. Mudroom lockers get wet boots, hockey bags and backpacks. Both need a hard, washable enamel and a primer suited to the material. Many are melamine, which needs a bonding primer first.
Split-Levels Hide Cabinets On Every Floor
Erindale backsplits and side-splits often have cabinets on three or four levels: the kitchen, a family room bar, a laundry area and a basement kitchen or workroom. Basement kitchens are common in larger homes and in houses with a second suite. Every area gets a line of its own, making it simple to add or remove rooms. Basement cabinet painting often needs a harder topcoat, because those kitchens and bars see heavy use.
Pantries Are Often Dirtier Than They Look
A pantry holds oil bottles, spices and flour, and the shelves collect a sticky film. We clean every shelf and door edge with degreaser before sanding. Shelves with heavy wear or old contact paper need extra prep, which is noted on the quote.
Bookcases And Fireplace Built-Ins Need A Different Sheen
Family room built-ins are seen more than touched, so a lower sheen often looks better on them than on kitchen cabinets. We can match the kitchen colour and use a softer sheen on bookcases and fireplace units. Cabinet painting on shelves also needs extra dry time before books go back, which we plan into the schedule.
Many 1970s Erindale homes have stained wood built-ins beside the fireplace in the family room. Those units take the same shellac primer as oak kitchens before cabinet painting. See oak cabinet painting.