Cabinet and Kitchen Makeover !

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Achieving The Modern Cabinet Look !

Final colours were:

Walls: Bar Harbor Beige

Cabinets: Cloud White

When you consider the cost of refacing at 100-240.00 per

cabinet door, painting is very affordable and environmentally concious.

Cabinets look great and provide high contrast and also highlight the

CounterTop coating system done previously.

We also skim coated, primed and painted all walls and ceilings

for a very reasonable price and turned this room around in

under 8 working days.

Areas Painted:

• Ceilings


• Walls


• BeadBoard Paneling


• French Doors


• Door Surrounds


• Baseboards


• Cabinets Front and Back


• Utility Drawers (Outside and Inside Section )

Special thanks to Amber and Matt for the opportunity

to work on their fine home !

Too Cold to Paint Concrete Garage Floors Until June

A word of caution to all from a client's

question asking if he could apply

a waterborne epoxy coating to his garage floor in

January. NO !!!

Because concrete is a relatively porous man-made

compound full of salt and aggregate rock, lye

and setting materials, it has a tendency to absorb

moisture and cold from the ground and sub-grade

which creates problems for curing coatings in the dead

of winter. Concrete is subject to hygrostatic pressure

and will release salts, moisture and vapor backpressure

which can lift coatings if they are not applied correctly

during proper temperature ranges in the 55-70 degree

range. It is the number one reason why epoxy floor

installers scarify, blastrac and scabble old concrete floors

then flush powerwash prior to coating application.

Wait for better temperatures, make sure to acid etch/profile

then flush rinse all surfaces, wait 24-36hrs to dry, then

apply a coating system. The difference in longevity will make

itself apparent in the months to come. Fail to acid etch

will result in surface failure within 90-120 days and it

will need to be redone and constantly maintained. The goal

is a monolithic coating system impervious to staining, lifting

and this is only possible with the right surface preparation.

When you are ready to choose a coating system - choose

a waterborne 2 component epoxy which is HAPS free

and cures to form a solid thermoplastic sheet membrane

which strengthens concrete below and protects against

moisture decay and oil /hydrocarbon

solvent attack from leaking engines etc.

To Reface or Paint Aged Cabinets ?

Today many homeowners face a minor dilemma when it comes to
updating their kitchen cabinets and hardware:

Let's boil it down to basic costs and issues of refacing cabinets or
repainting them:

• Time of order - Refacing Order 6-8 weeks on average


• Limited Colour Choices in Off the Shelf Cabinets


• Hardware Costs - negligible - 30.00 for each 2 cabinet facing


• Will the new cabinets fit ? Not all off the shelf facings fit standard cabinets


• Custom vs off the shelf cabinets - Huge Cost Differential -


• A custom oak/maple cabinet starts at 550-700.00 per each section


• and go skyward in a hurry !!


• However all being considered, there are cabinets which are broken


• or damaged and cannot be painted or repaired and in that case it definitely


• makes sense to rip out and re-do them !!!

Advantages of Painting Cabinets in Good Condition:

1/10 the cost of refacing, 6000 color choices, great new look !