Just a quick reminder to clients booking cabinet refinishing
projects with us going forward.
Our policy is colour ordering, deposit and booking for
application with a finishing turnaround time of 2 weeks
minimum.
WE DO NOT HANG WET CABINETRY
OR SPRAY FINISH IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION !
Anyone completing cabinet work should understand
that proper application is uninstalling, stripping hardware
and properly labeling all cabinet hinges and hardware
so that they are returned in EXACTLY the same
position when they are re-installed. Any contractor
finishing cabinets while fixed in place is misinformed
and doing the project incorrectly and is taking
a short cut to the final result. Spraying vertical
finishes is a mistake in the industry, as it leads
to curtain sag, run and an uneven film build.
The correct method is spray on the flat
and we
guarantee a better finish than
a roll conveyor auto finish machine which
you commonly see in production cabinet
construction shops.
When your cabinetry is finished after
a 3-4 coat process, we check film builds
for adequate thickness and allow an additional
week for full cure prior to re-installation.
We have been finishing cabinetry for close
to 25 yrs and we know more than most
amateur cabinet builders who try to get
by with the stain and clear finish approach,
the dark wood look has been out of trend
for many years now, and the truth is
high light reflectance solid colours do
MUCH more for kitchens than do
tired old wood stains and clear coat
finishes.
Also...do your homework on obtaining
quotations. We know of 3 or 4 Cabinet
Shops in Burlington/Hamilton who charge
ridiculous refinishing prices of anywhere
from 5,000.00 to as high as 14,000.00 for
custom finishing 35-40 cabinet doors.
These same outfits also charge for
scale drawings and routinely quote
new kitchen cabinetry around 500-800
per cabinet door. One client we personally
assisted was quoted 57,000.00 for 27
cabinets in a simple Glendale Cathedral Profile in
Painted Maple Stock with a 14 week
wait time !!! No offense, but we don't
think you should be paying for this
guy's McMansion or his yacht anytime
soon. We did the project for $3800.00
complete and turned the project in on
time in 3 weeks.
Do your homework...check prices and get
references on work completed. :)
