Say Yes to that Needed Kitchen Refinishing...

Our clients love stuffing money
into their pockets on a cabinet refinishing
update...we guarantee you'll get an 800%
return or more on aged kitchen finishes brought
back to like factory new !!!

If cabinetry is still in good shape, refinishing with waterborne lacquers
or Non-Grain Raising stains can bring your kitchen back to life.!


Some success stories...resales with kitchen
Refinishing by Colorscapes...

Summerchase 832k sold !
Porter Cres, 650k sold !
Old Post 929k sold !
Hollybrook Cr 557k sold !
Scholars Common 700+k sold !
Northampton Blvd 458k sold !
Sunset Dr 677k sold!
Bridlewood 550k sold!
Brada Cr 622k sold!
Rochelle Dr, 600+ sold !
West Oak Blvd 552k sold...!
Liam Dr 657k sold!
Linke Pl 612k sold!
Greenhurst 727k sold!
Oakglade 785K sold !
Apple Valley Lane  927k sold!!
Upper Paradise 575K sold
Monks Passage 689k sold (2001)
Mountain Park 812k sold!
Drinkwater Lane 854k sold!
Admirals Ct 485k sold! (West Palm Beach)
Avenue of the Masters 844K USD (Sold)
Flagler Dr, Daytona Beach 1.5m USD (Sold)
Colonial Cr and Charnwood Dr. Sold !
Hawkswood Cr 715k sold !
Biggs Ave 899k sold ( 643k prior sale 17 months!)



All of the above had us come do their kitchen
prior to listing....all existing cabinets were in good shape, just needed to be refinished...!
You may find it hard to fathom, but sometimes small improvements can yield a massive
equity gain due to the fact that a refinished kitchen if done properly, looks like a brand
new kitchen ! Don't throw out good quality Maple and Oak doors, they are hard to come
by nowadays with so many kitchencrafters trying to specify cheapy MDF. Save MDF for
laundry room and basements if you have to use it. I can't stand cutting or breathing in the
carcinogenic off-cut dust myself. Did you not know that MDF is manufactured with
formaldehyde resins ? This stuff was cancerous years ago, and it has not changed.

From Oakville to West Palm Beach, we'll help you modernize that dated golden oak or dark cinnamon 80's look.

We originally started refinishing kitchens during a market surge in Glen Abbey in the late 1980's prompted by a NEED to obtain maximum
market resale price for PHH Homequity on a client transfer. The market was full of challenges in this local area (Monastery/Monk's Passage). This set the stage for what we call a SPIN selling moment/case history. Situation: Aged Cabinetry with Small Transfer reno budget by PHH Problem/ Implication: Home would not receive a good or fair offer, if not spruced up.
Needs/Payoff:  A great result was obtained with a strong showing and profitable sale on MLS !

20 year Builder and Factory finishes only last so long on wood cabinetry, don't throw it out, refinish !!! So many Burlington and Oakville kitchens installed in the mid 90's are now dated with aged finishes that have faded from U.V.exposure or hard wear and tear. The kids are older now, doors are not being slammed or banged into as much etc., so it makes sense to refinish those wood doors.

Check out our immersion edge soak video on 2 day cured finishes....you will be amazed !

Bookings on the fly 905-336-2324

Home Theatre Reno with RCA Short Throw and Paradigm Acoustics

It has begun....like every day you make the choice to begin anew....Work hard every day and then at 6pm, leave it all on the field...

Ask about our latest invention for hanging overhead drywall without using a lift or
having to lighten sheets by cutting...forget
about buying a useless drywall lift, they don't
Fit down a finished staircase you idiots...!!
So many products on the market are poorly
designed and yet here we are only 125 years
removed from covered wagons !!!

Client is stoked about watching movies, using his golf simulator and indoor virtual cycling training...

Overhead vapor barrier boxed
Outlets to hide cords for a nice
Clean install. Paradigm Active
Sub paired with Pioneer WiFi
Audio with Bluetooth. Acoustics
will be optimal with a minimal
furnishings approach. See the
Paradigm site for tips on improving
room acoustics.

We had this 24 x 12 room sheeted
in under 6 hours with standard CGC
Ultralight 1/2" Ceiling Sheetrock.
We always go for Level 5 finishing,
Which if anyone who follows drywall
Finishing techniques refers to the process
Of taping, mudding and sanding to the point
Where there are no visible tool ridges or
Raised drywall compound areas. In other words, Use the worklights, use the wet sponges and J-cloths and make sure your skim compound is free of dried and cured mix fragments. No one
Likes "shit in their mix"or so the saying goes.!
We always tape joints with either paper or mesh
To prevent crackout as much as possible.

I've seen a few contractors go absolutely
apeshit when their new box of compound had
dried bits of mud in it. Keep tools clean by washing and sanding off cured taping compound.

Service access panels for any future
Upgrades saves drywall damage
Post-reno. Theres nothing more frustrating than leaving the next homeowner to guess at where
Junction boxes are concealed.

Floor will be 12mm Mannington
Floating laminate (great for basements
as its warmer than ceramic tile.)


Reno should be done in time for the next
Giro D'Italia and of course, The Tour De France.!

Approaching Level 5 Drywall Finishing

Prior to Prime Out....roughly 32 hours work...

Final pics will be posted once finished...

Home Theatre 10' big screen for $200 at Canadian Tire

Anyone interested in a high quality home theatre without a high price tag should grab the new 10' (optimum view distance) foot RCA short throw Home Theatre projector,  it's excellent for the money...130.00 ? Are you kidding me ???

Watch the Jays and Leafs in big screen action on either the screen or properly painted wall.

Only at Canadian Tire....

Can someone find the 2nd period Leafs team in
Game 7 ?...5 years later the TD Garden jinx returns...

Laundry Locker, Carlisle

Our Modern Slab Doors

In easy to clean Sw7002

Downy Akvatopp Wb lacquer

Wall Colour: Intercoastal Dulux

16bb/031

Finish: Emerald Matte SW

Pull outs with Accuride rs3832 Glides

(100 lb rated)

Great thx to Alba V. !

Alba and her husband are endurance cyclists

with an affinity for Colnago VR2 road bikes.

This laundry locker is great for storing your cycling gear after a couple hours hammering on the pedals....

Painting for Wellwood Cancer Support

Around this time last year or thereabouts, we had the opportunity to donate our time and
painting skills to Wellwood Cancer Support
(Part of Hamilton Health Sciences).

Colour chosen was Hc-143 Wythe Blue
from Benjamin Moore, final finish in Ultraspec 500 (Eggshell).

The room painted is the activity yoga room,
A great respite centre and healing zone for those affected by cancer. Donations are important for the cause, please give as we do in honor of those affected.

Great thanks to Jane George and the Wellwood
Team, it meant lot to us to be asked to help out.:)

GCodes, Offset Tolerances and Easy Repeatable Toolpaths

I laughed the other day reading
a Fanuc CNC programming guide when
it did not accurately capture the
need for the following when tracing
cabinet parts outlines:

Offset tolerances need to be at minimum
in the 3/32" range when working with case
sheetgoods, due to shear tear-out and finish
sanding needed post-cut. Anyone programming to the .000 thousandth needs to account for this
variance. Again, you are making parts that need to be hand assembled, prepped, and spray finished. Keep this in mind, maybe two end panels would have been done better by just cutting on a sliding table saw. Think about your workflow before working...it really does pay off !

Toolpaths needed to be thought out in
advance, ie the Atc tooling head needs to
Be told to drill shelf peg holes BEFORE
cutting to dimension the actual part.
Vac tables being what they are, they cannot always hold perfectly and the machining force
of 37mm setback hinge holes is enough to twist and damage the part being skin-cut. I saw this at another cabinetmakers shop and immediately pointed it out. Problem?...solved.

Slow the ipm travel paths to an optimum cut speed, trying to show off your latest Thermwood Cs43 by running it to the envelope just leads to broken pcd bits that cost 565.00 each from Royce. DONT DO IT, it also leads to gantry misalignment over the long term. Stick to speeds below 700 ipm or even less. No one drives their car with the needle buried, why do this to your CNC ? A second toolpath pass to drill or shape in two runs may result in a better finish than causing "chatter" on a cabinet door edge. The old adage, sometimes two small steps together leads to a big step of accomplishment over time.
This can be applied to any wood shaping approach.

This is the best Cnc guide I've learned....
Blows away the shitty Thermwood Manual...
Just sayin'...!

Always test cut your custom g code program on a spoilboard.!!! No one bats .1000 !

Any island or casework wider than 4 feet should be assembled on site, don't trust our shitty Halton roads, the vibration is just unreal at causing shifting and racking misalignment.

Less glue is better, Titebond has a hold force of at least 2000 psi, sanding off sloppy glue from an end panel or frame join may take longer than you think, you can always add more.

Waterborne Lacquers Still the Best...

Ask any cabinet refinisher or new wood cabinetry manufacturer about why they no longer use solvented or post-cat nitrocellulose.

Danger from MEK Solvents
Flash combustible, does not meet Greenguard
Danger to homeowner on touch-up
Early yellowing in conversion finishes
Crack at interpanel seams more noticeable than wb lacquer
Hazardous Airpollutant
Cancer causing benzene and stoddard solvents

Colorscapes uses the same excellent AcromaPro
and Target Coatings waterborne lacquers as the
big conglomerate cabinet companies. NO ONE
IN THEIR RIGHT MIND IS STILL USING CATALYZED POST-CAT, THEY CANNOT EVEN FIND SPRAY TECHS WHO WILL WORK WITH
THAT GARBAGE ! YOU CANNOT REPAIR SOLVENTED FINISHES ON-SITE IT IS TOO DANGEROUS FOR A HOMEOWNER TO CONSIDER.

When in St.Catharines....Another Dove White !

Today we picked up 32 cabinet doors for refinishing in old downtown St. Catharines,
Which of course necessitated a trip to
Beechwood Donuts on St. Paul St.

Check out these Bad Boys....!!! All that's
missing is a nice 10 bar espresso...:)

12 days later....Our 27th
Dove White Refinished
Kitchen with new Box Hood/
Colonial Trim with Broan
Undermount fan by Goemans.

Great thanks to Richelieu
for dropping off just-in-time
hardware in Brushed Nickel
finish.

Great thx to The Bowles for the
Project, enjoy a night out on us
At The Old Stone Inn ;)

This was heard at a job site this week..Lol !

Alexa, please tell Winter to F.O.A.D !!!

Enough of this 2018 Winter already,
It's been ridiculuous to say the least,
mid-April and we are still seeing
Minus temps....unreal...!

Dove White and Black Two-Tone

Just in time for the spring resale market, aged old
golden oak converted to Dove White and Tricorn Black.
Both finishes in AcromaPro WB Lacquer.
What can you say...Sharp Sharp Sharp

All for the low-cost of 1600.00 no tax !

Great thx to the Sootke family !

Great Donuts...Hit the Monster !

The fighter pilots that train at Miramar
And NAS Oceana swear by a couple morning
donuts with black coffee pre-training flights.
Reason being its close to being a perfect complex carb/protein ratio for clear thinking.

If they knew Donut Monster was around they'd be dropping in...

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