Kitchen Cabinet Spray Painting Costs in Derby
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If you've been searching for what a kitchen respray actually costs, this guide sets out the real range – from a compact galley kitchen to a large open-plan design – along with the finishes, complexity factors and add-on charges that move the price up or down. The figures throughout are UK averages, useful for budgeting, but a firm number for your own kitchen depends on the exact size, door style and condition of your units, which is why we always follow a conversation with a proper look at the kitchen before quoting. If your cabinets need more attention than a respray can fix, our kitchen spray painting page covers the full service we run here in Derby, including the dust-free process we use inside occupied homes.
We're Derby Kitchen Fitter, and spray finishing is one of three specialist areas we work in alongside bespoke cabinetry and stone worktops, so the person quoting your respray is from the same team that fits kitchens for a living, not a subcontractor booked in for the day.
What's Included in a Respray, and What Isn't
- Full clean, degrease and sanding/keying of doors, drawer fronts and end panels before any paint goes on
- Masking and dust-free spray application using factory-grade equipment, carried out on site rather than in an off-site booth
- Colour matching to a specified reference, including Farrow & Ball and Little Greene shades, plus standard trade colours
- Choice of matte, satin or gloss finish
- Minor filling and repair of surface scratches, chips and dents as part of the preparation stage
- Reassembly and refitting of your existing handles and hinges once the finish has cured
- Vinyl wrap and uPVC refinishing as an alternative where that suits the door material better than sprayed paint
Not Included / Costed Separately
- Structural repairs to swollen, delaminating or water-damaged chipboard carcasses -- these need new doors or units rather than paint, and are priced separately
- Worktop, appliance or flooring replacement -- available through our stone worktop and installation teams if you want it done alongside the respray
- New handles, hinges or soft-close mechanisms, if you're upgrading rather than reusing what's already fitted
- Electrical or plumbing work disturbed during the job -- only carried out by our Part P registered electricians or NVQ-qualified plumbers, and quoted on its own
How a Spray Painting Job Actually Runs
- Enquiry and free visit -- You call or send photos of the kitchen, and we arrange a visit to check door material and condition and talk through the colour and finish you have in mind.
- Written itemised quote -- You get a single price covering preparation, paint and reassembly, with anything that would cost extra -- repairs, new doors, upgraded hardware -- listed separately rather than buried in the total.
- Preparation -- Doors are cleaned, degreased and keyed, chips and scratches filled, and the kitchen masked off room by room before spraying starts.
- Dust-free spraying -- Cabinets are sprayed in place with factory-grade equipment set up to control overspray and dust in an occupied home, rather than sending doors off-site to a booth.
- Cure, reassembly and sign-off -- Once the finish has cured we refit handles and hinges, check every door and drawer runs and closes properly, and walk the kitchen with you before confirming the guarantee in writing.
Spray Painting Against the Other Ways to Refresh a Kitchen
| Option | Typical cost (UK) | Time on site | Best suited to |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spray painting existing doors | £700 to £4,000 depending on kitchen size and finish | A few days | Sound cabinets and carcasses that just need a new colour or finish |
| Vinyl wrap or uPVC refinishing | Priced on assessment, often lower than spray paint on suitable doors | 1 to 2 days typically | Flat or uPVC doors where wrapping suits the door material better than sprayed paint |
| Full cabinet replacement | £10,000 to £20,000 or more | Weeks to months | Layouts that need to change, or carcasses damaged beyond repair |
Why Have a Kitchen Fitter Handle Your Respray
A dedicated spray-painting firm can only ever offer you paint. We're kitchen fitters first, so if a visit turns up a swollen door, a cracked carcase, or worktops past their best, the same team can quote for a repair or a partial rebuild alongside the respray, rather than leaving you to find and coordinate a second contractor. Any old doors, hardware or off-cuts we remove during the job are disposed of through our registered waste carrier status, so nothing ends up fly-tipped or left for you to deal with. The team has been planning, supplying and fitting kitchens across Derbyshire for around 20 years, and we're members of CITB and the Federation of Small Businesses. Every respray carries the same 5-year labour and installation guarantee and 2-year product guarantee as the rest of our kitchen work, confirmed in writing before we start.
Where We Carry Out Spray Finishing
We're based at our Stenson Rd workshop in Sunny Hill, Derby, and cover the city alongside Chesterfield, Long Eaton, Belper, Ilkeston, Heanor, Alfreton, Swadlincote, Ripley, Matlock, Dronfield, Duffield, Wirksworth, Bakewell, Buxton and into Nottingham. Because the spraying itself happens on site in your kitchen rather than at a workshop, being locally based cuts out the travel surcharge that some contractors add when they're bringing equipment a long distance, or when they need you to transport cabinets to them.
Kitchen Respray Questions We Get Asked in Derby
Do you spray the cabinets in my kitchen or take them away to a workshop?
We spray in place, using dust-free equipment that lets us mask off and finish a kitchen while it's still fitted in your home, rather than removing doors to a workshop. That keeps the kitchen out of action for days rather than weeks, and avoids the handling costs some contractors add for transporting cabinets off-site.
Will spray painting work on any type of kitchen door?
Most solid, laminate and MDF doors take a sprayed finish well once they're properly keyed and primed. Doors that are swollen, delaminating or water-damaged around the sink and hob won't hold paint properly, and we'll say so rather than spraying over a problem that will show through within a year.
What guarantee do you offer on a respray?
The labour and installation carry a 5-year guarantee, and the products used carry a 2-year guarantee, both confirmed in writing at sign-off.
Can you match any paint colour?
Yes -- we colour-match to specified references, including Farrow & Ball and Little Greene, as well as standard trade colours. Darker or more saturated colours sometimes need an extra coat for full, even coverage, which is reflected in the quote rather than added afterwards.
Do I need to empty my cabinets before you start?
Yes, cupboards and drawers need to be emptied before we mask up, since we're spraying the doors and frames in place. Worktops and any built-in appliances stay where they are -- we mask around them rather than disconnecting anything.
How long does a typical respray take?
A small kitchen is usually a few days from masking to reassembly; a larger kitchen with more doors, an island, or a gloss finish needing extra coats can run longer. We give you a specific timeline once we've seen the kitchen, not before.
Is spray painting cheaper than fitting a new kitchen?
In most cases, yes -- spray painting a full kitchen typically runs from around £700 to £4,000 depending on size and finish, against £10,000 or more for a full replacement kitchen. That only holds if the carcasses and doors are structurally sound; painting over cabinets that need replacing isn't a saving, it's a delay.
What if my cabinets need more than a respray can fix?
Because we're kitchen fitters as well as spray finishers, if a visit turns up damaged carcasses, a worktop that needs replacing, or hardware that's failing, we can quote for fitted replacement doors or a partial rebuild alongside the respray rather than leaving you to find a second contractor.
What if my cabinets need more than a respray can fix?
Because we're kitchen fitters as well as spray finishers, if a visit turns up damaged carcasses, a worktop that needs replacing, or hardware that's failing, we can quote for fitted replacement doors or a partial rebuild alongside the respray rather than leaving you to find a second contractor.
Get a Firm Price for Your Kitchen Respray
The figures in this guide will get you close, but the only way to know what your own kitchen will cost is a visit -- free, with no obligation to book. Call and we'll arrange a time to look at your doors, talk through finishes, and put a written price in your hands.
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