When “just the doors” works
The doors and drawer fronts are what you notice, so it’s natural to ask whether they can be done on their own. They can be removed, labelled and sprayed in a controlled environment at my workshop in Necton, then brought back and refitted. That’s often the right approach when space is tight at home.
When the cabinets need doing too
A kitchen isn’t only doors. Look at it with the doors closed and you’ll still see end panels, the front edges of the cabinets, plinths at floor level, and sometimes cornice, pelmets and filler strips. If you’re changing colour, every one of those has to match, or the kitchen looks half-finished. Those fixed parts are prepped and sprayed on-site, even when the doors go to the workshop.
What it costs
Pricing is based mainly on how many doors and drawer fronts there are, because each one is prepped on both sides and edges, primed and sprayed. As a guide, kitchens start from £800 for 8–12 doors, £1,200 for 13–20 and £1,800 for 21–30 or more. Taking the doors off-site adds roughly £100–£250 for transport.
What happens to your kitchen meanwhile
You can keep using the kitchen while the doors are away. You’ll have open cupboards for the middle stretch of the job, and a few takeaway nights while the carcasses are sprayed. A typical kitchen is about a week from doors-off to handover.
New handles at the same time
With the doors off, it’s the ideal moment to change handles. If the new ones use different fixing holes, the old holes are filled before spraying so they disappear completely.