Everything people ask before the walkthrough

Doors and drawer fronts usually spend five to seven working days in our shop, and a whole kitchen takes one to two weeks from the day we start. Your written scope gives a range for your job, never a promised date.

Mostly. The boxes are finished in your kitchen, so on those days we ask you to stay out of the cabinets and the room's dust zone. Most households keep a working sink and refrigerator. We plan the days with you before we start.

A cabinet-grade primer and two coats of a hard-wearing enamel, sprayed in the shop for doors and drawer fronts. Edges, hinges and the spot by the dishwasher are where any painted cabinet wears first. Ask for the product data sheet and we'll send it before you decide.

It can, and that's your choice. We can fill the grain so doors read smooth and modern, or leave it so the texture shows. We paint a sample board so you can see both before we commit.

Sometimes. Thermofoil that is peeling or bubbling usually can't hold paint, and we'll say so at the walkthrough instead of taking the job. In that case replacing the doors is the honest answer.

The number of doors, drawer fronts and boxes, the repairs, the primer and finish with sheen, the colors, the hardware plan, the schedule, the payment schedule and the warranty. If a line isn't there, it isn't included.

Repairs found after the doors come off, water-damaged boxes, a second color inside the cabinets, new hardware and any change to the layout. We tell you which of these we see at the walkthrough.

Yes. Federal rules from the EPA apply to paid work that disturbs paint in homes and child-occupied buildings built before 1978. The firm must hold the EPA's firm certification and follow its work practices. Our firm number is in the footer and on the About page, and you can ask to see it before work starts.

We do. The estimate names the primer and finish in plain words, and the data sheets are yours to read. We don't print brand names in our copy, but we'll tell you what we're using.

Your written estimate lists the deposit and the payment schedule. Nothing is due that isn't on it.

What it covers, for how long and what voids it are in your written warranty. Terms, limits and exclusions are in that document, so read it before you sign.

We remove them, label every door and bag the hardware by cabinet so it goes back where it came from. We can reuse it, clean it or fit new pulls you choose; new hardware is its own line on the estimate.

We cover floors, counters and appliances with paper and plastic, mask the walls and keep a HEPA vacuum on the sanders. Doors are finished in the shop, away from your kitchen.

Yes. Bring a swatch, a photo or the color of your counters, and we'll paint sample boards on the same primer so you see the color at your window, in your light.

Doors cure away from your home, which keeps most of the odor in the shop. For the products themselves, ask for the product data sheet and your pediatrician or veterinarian; we don't make claims the label doesn't.

When boxes are water-damaged or sagging, when thermofoil is failing, when you want a new layout, or when the doors are too far gone to hold a finish. We'd rather lose a job than paint a cabinet that won't last.