How long does a kitchen respray take?

One to three days on site for most kitchens. A small galley kitchen is often a single day, a family kitchen is two, and a large kitchen with an island and a utility takes three.

Can I use the kitchen in the evenings?

Yes in most cases. The doors are off while we work, so the carcasses and appliances are still usable, and we clear up at the end of each day.

When can I put things back in the cupboards?

As soon as we finish and the doors are back on. Just be gentle with the surfaces for the first fortnight while the coating fully hardens.

Do you need to take the doors away?

No. Everything is prepared and sprayed in your home, which is why the job takes days instead of the week or more a workshop respray needs.

Kitchen Respray Timeline From Start to Finish

Every stage of a respray, in the order it happens.

A kitchen respray takes 1 to 3 days on site. Day one is preparation, masking, degreasing, sanding and priming. Day two is colour coats and drying. Day three, on larger kitchens, is the final coat and reassembly. The quote and colour choice happen in the week before, and the coating keeps hardening for about two weeks afterwards.

Before the first day

The quote is free and takes about twenty minutes in your home. We count the doors, drawer fronts and end panels, check the condition of the surfaces and agree a fixed price.

Colour comes next. We match any Farrow and Ball, Dulux, Colourtrend or RAL reference, and we can bring sample doors so you see the colour in your own light before anything is ordered.

Free quote and fixed price, usually within a day or two of the call
Colour chosen and matched before the start date
Worktops cleared and base units near the work emptied the night before

Day one, preparation

Preparation is the part that decides whether a respray lasts. Doors and drawer fronts come off and are labelled, handles and hinges are removed, and every surface is degreased, washed and keyed by hand.

Floors, worktops and appliances are sheeted, doorways are masked and a bonding primer goes on. Nothing is taken away from the house.

Day two, colour

The colour coats are sprayed with extraction running. Sprayed coatings dry quickly to touch, so several coats can go on in a day with light sanding between them.

On a small or medium kitchen this is also the day everything goes back together.

Day three and afterwards

Large kitchens with an island, a utility room or a lot of drawers need a third day for the final coat and reassembly. Handles are refitted, hinges adjusted and the site is cleaned.

The finish is usable straight away but keeps hardening for roughly two weeks. Wipe spills rather than scrubbing during that period and avoid taping anything to the doors.

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