Cabinet Painting in Austin Clarify the work first.
Professional cabinet refinishing — sand, prime, paint, and reinstall hardware for a kitchen scope.
Planning a budget? Compare cost examples and exclusions. Choose an example that matches the work; a range for a different scope is not a quote for this service.
Service scope guide
Direct answer
Count every component and identify the existing finish.
Cabinet refinishing should distinguish doors, drawer fronts, boxes, panels, islands, interiors, and hardware. The existing finish and substrate determine the cleaning, repair, bonding, application, and curing plan.
How this review starts
A complete component count and detailed photos can begin the review. Unknown finishes, coating failure, damage, or a spray setup may require an on-site assessment.
01 · What to prepare
Answer what you can see.
Document only what you can observe safely. Do not scrape, sand, remove, or disturb a suspect coating or material to answer a question or take a photo.
Component count
How many doors, drawer fronts, boxes, end panels, islands, shelves, trim pieces, and glass inserts are included?
Existing finish
Is the finish paint, stain, clear coat, laminate, thermofoil, factory coating, bare wood, or unknown?
Condition
Where are grease, peeling, chips, water damage, open joints, failed caulk, or prior repairs?
Hardware
Will hinges, pulls, knobs, bumpers, slides, or other hardware be reused, replaced, or relocated?
Finish method
Where will doors and drawers be finished, and what appearance and sheen are expected?
Use and access
How will the kitchen or room be used during removal, preparation, drying, and curing?
02 · Professional confirmation
Conditions to verify before approval.
- Substrate, existing finish, adhesion, grease removal, damage, and whether each surface is suitable for refinishing.
- Door and drawer labeling, hardware handling, repairs, sanding, cleaning, and bonding primer.
- Application location and method, containment, ventilation, finish system, and curing conditions.
- Reinstallation, alignment, bumper or hardware work, and the point when normal use can resume.
03 · Written scope
Lines that make the work clear.
- Every door, drawer front, box, panel, island, shelf, trim piece, interior, and excluded component.
- Removal, labeling, repair, cleaning, sanding, primer, and treatment of the existing finish.
- Coating system, color, sheen, application method, work location, containment, and curing plan.
- Hardware responsibility, reinstallation, alignment, cleanup, walkthrough, and change approval.
Before comparing proposals
Make sure each proposal answers the same job.
- Doors, drawers, boxes, panels, islands, shelves, trim, and interiors use the same count.
- Existing finish, repairs, degreasing, sanding, and primer assumptions match.
- Application method, work location, containment, drying, and curing match.
- Hardware, labeling, storage, reinstallation, alignment, and cleanup are assigned.
From request to accepted work
Know what happens at each decision.
You provide what can be observed. Completa organizes it into a project request. Whether that request can be estimated remotely depends on the facts, and a professional reviews the real project before any agreement is accepted.
01 · Scope
Build the scope from observable facts.
Record the address, requested work, measurements, safe photos, condition, access, timing, and anything still unknown.
02 · Estimate or field review
Estimate what is defined; review what is not.
Supported work with enough reliable detail can receive a scope-based estimate. Unresolved site facts require field review first.
03 · Choose and review
Choose a pro; the pro reviews.
Where matching is available, review the connection and decide whether to continue. The pro reviews the actual request before agreement.
04 · Accepted work
Accept only the reviewed work.
The reviewed scope, price, and terms both sides approve become the project record—not the unreviewed request by itself.
What field review means
A field review resolves facts a screen cannot safely confirm.
A professional checks site conditions that answers, photos, or remote measurements cannot establish. This protects both sides from pricing undefined work; it does not guarantee acceptance or a particular price, and Completa does not fill unknown scope with an invented number.
No submitted estimate becomes accepted work until a professional reviews the project and both sides agree to the scope, price, and terms.
Accuracy references
Official guidance supports the permit and lead-safe notes used on this page.
Continue with the details
Build the project record in Completa.
Use the app for the service-specific questions, photos, written scope, approvals, milestones, and project history.
Products and materials
Confirm the exact product and who supplies it.
These products are linked to the service scope. The professional still confirms compatibility, finish, quantity, availability, and manufacturer instructions.
B-I-N Shellac-Based White Interior Primer and Sealer
cabinet_primer · gallon
Common questions
- Can every cabinet finish be painted the same way?
- No. Wood, factory coatings, laminate, thermofoil, clear finishes, and prior paint can require different preparation and may not all be suitable for the same refinishing system.
- Are cabinet interiors normally included?
- Only when named. Interiors, shelves, boxes, door backs, drawer fronts, and trim should be listed separately so the scope does not depend on an assumption.
- When can cabinets return to normal use?
- Drying, reinstallation, and full curing are different stages. The professional should provide handling and normal-use guidance for the specified coating and site conditions.