Kitchen Spray Painting Cost: UK Pricing Guide
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The price ranges in this guide reflect what UK households typically pay for a professional kitchen respray, but where you land within that range depends on the finish, the preparation work needed, and the number of doors and drawer fronts involved. As a family-run kitchen specialist working across Nottingham and the wider East Midlands for over 20 years, our respray work uses airless spraying equipment and dust-free mobile extraction on site, with precise colour matching to premium palettes such as Little Greene and Farrow & Ball, so a timber or laminate kitchen that's still structurally sound comes back looking close to a factory finish rather than a brushed-on repaint. The sections below cover what's actually included in that process, how a project runs from first visit to completion, and how respraying compares to a full replacement.
What's Included in a Professional Kitchen Respray
- Full cleaning and degreasing of cabinet doors, drawer fronts and frames before any painting starts
- Light sanding and priming so the finish coat keys properly to timber or laminate
- Airless spray application in a colour-matched shade, whether a standard neutral or a premium palette such as Little Greene or Farrow & Ball
- Dust-free mobile extraction used on site, so the kitchen doesn't need to be stripped out and taken to a workshop
- Removal and reinstallation of handles, hinges and hardware, or replacement if requested
- A protective top coat for day-to-day durability
- Formal sign-off and a written installation warranty on completion
Not Included / Costed Separately
- Repairing swollen, water-damaged or delaminating chipboard carcasses -- a respray works on units that are still structurally sound, not as a fix for damaged ones
- Worktop, tiling or flooring replacement (covered separately under stone and engineered surface work)
- New cabinetry, wardrobes or bespoke joinery (that's a full design-and-fit project, not a respray)
- Gas or electrical alterations if appliances are being moved or changed, which need a Gas Safe or Part P registered engineer and are priced separately
How a Kitchen Respray Runs, Start to Finish
- Free home visit and written quote: Units are checked in person for condition and material, colour and finish are discussed, and a full written quotation is provided with no obligation and no hidden extras.
- Colour matching and sign-off: A sample is matched against your chosen palette -- whether a standard neutral shade or a premium colour such as Little Greene or Farrow & Ball -- and confirmed before the job is booked in.
- Protection and preparation: Worktops, appliances and flooring are masked off, and doors, drawer fronts and frames are cleaned, degreased and lightly sanded so the new coat keys properly.
- Spraying: Primer and finish coats are applied with airless spray equipment and dust-free mobile extraction on site, giving an even, factory-grade finish without needing to strip the kitchen out to a workshop.
- Hardware and reassembly: Handles, hinges and hardware are refitted, or replaced if requested, and doors and drawers are rehung and adjusted.
- Final check and warranty: A walkthrough confirms everything is finished to standard, followed by formal sign-off and a written installation warranty covering labour, installation and products.
Getting an Accurate Figure for Your Own Kitchen
The ranges above give a solid starting point for budgeting, but the exact figure for your own kitchen depends on the number of doors, drawer fronts and end panels involved, the condition of the existing finish, and whether hardware is being swapped out rather than reused. The only way to get a firm price is a free home visit, where units are checked in person and a full written quotation is provided with no obligation and no hidden extras. Every respray we complete carries a written installation warranty, with a 5-year guarantee on labour and installation and a 2-year guarantee on products used. If a home visit shows a kitchen isn't a good respray candidate -- because carcasses are damaged rather than just tired-looking -- the same team can quote on a full replacement instead, which starts from around £5,000, with flexible finance available through an FCA-regulated partner, subject to status.
Respray or Replace: Which Suits Your Kitchen
| Spray Painting | Full Kitchen Replacement | |
|---|---|---|
| Typical cost | Roughly £700-£4,000, depending on kitchen size and finish (see the breakdown above) | From around £5,000 for a new fitted kitchen, with flexible finance available through an FCA-regulated partner, subject to status |
| Time on site | Usually a few days | Design, supply and fitting can run to several weeks |
| What actually changes | Doors, drawer fronts, frames and hardware are refinished; carcasses, worktops and layout stay as they are | New cabinetry, worktops and layout, built and fitted from scratch |
| Best suited to | Units that are structurally sound but dated, faded or marked | Units that are damaged, or when the layout itself needs to change |
| Waste generated | Minimal, since the existing units are reused rather than skipped | Old units, worktops and sometimes flooring removed and disposed of |
Kitchen Craftsmen First, Not Just a Repaint Crew
Respraying only pays off if the person quoting is honest about whether your units actually qualify for it, and that call is made by the same in-house team that would carry out the alternative if they don't. This isn't a repaint outfit operating under a bigger franchise banner -- it's a family-run kitchen business that has fitted and refinished 800+ kitchens for Nottingham and East Midlands households over more than two decades, and CITB and FSB membership sits alongside City & Guilds trained carpentry and cabinet making as evidence that trade standards, not just a spray gun, sit behind the finish. Old hardware and offcuts are cleared under a registered waste carrier licence rather than left for you to deal with, and the paperwork runs the other way too: a written agreement before anything is booked, five years of cover on the labour and installation itself, two years on the products used, and a signed-off warranty once the job is done.
Where We Carry Out Kitchen Spray Painting
Kitchen respraying is carried out from a dedicated regional workshop covering Nottingham and Greater Nottingham, including West Bridgford, Wollaton, Beeston, Arnold and Sneinton, out into Nottinghamshire towns such as Mansfield, Kirkby-in-Ashfield and Stapleford, and across the border into Derbyshire, covering Derby, Long Eaton, Alfreton and Heanor. That's roughly a 15-20 mile radius, extending out to Chesterfield. Older housing stock in areas like the Lace Market, with Victorian terraces and tighter kitchen footprints, is exactly where an on-site respray earns its keep: dust-free mobile extraction means cabinets can be sprayed in place rather than stripped out and vanned to a workshop, which matters in period homes where units may not come out cleanly. In newer city-centre apartments, the same equipment works just as well on modern handleless or laminate units that just need a factory-grade refresh rather than a full refit.
Got Questions?
Frequently Asked Questions
Will spray painting work on any kitchen, or does it depend on the material?
It works well on solid timber and laminate doors, frames and drawer fronts that are still structurally sound -- the surface just needs to be intact enough to clean, sand and prime properly. It isn't a fix for swollen, water-damaged or delaminating chipboard carcasses; those units are usually better replaced than sprayed, and a home visit will tell you which category yours falls into before any quote is given.
How long does a kitchen respray actually take?
Most jobs run over a few days on site rather than weeks, though a large kitchen with an island and extensive cabinetry, or one needing significant repair work first, will take longer than a small galley kitchen with straightforward doors. A firm timeline is confirmed at the quote stage once the size and condition of the units have been checked in person.
Do I need to move out or empty the kitchen while the work is done?
No. Spraying is carried out on site using dust-free mobile extraction, so the rest of the house stays usable and there's no need to transport units to a workshop. The immediate work area gets masked off for the spraying itself, and appliances and worktops are protected throughout.
Can you match a specific paint colour, like Farrow & Ball or Little Greene?
Yes -- colour matching to premium palettes such as Little Greene and Farrow & Ball is part of the service, alongside standard neutral shades. Custom or bespoke colour mixes can take more coats to achieve full coverage and depth, which is factored into the quote rather than added as a surprise later.
What if my cabinet doors turn out to be damaged rather than just tired-looking?
We'll say so at the home visit rather than spraying over a problem that will just resurface. Structural damage, swelling or delamination isn't something a coat of paint fixes long-term, and in that situation the honest advice is usually new doors or, in some cases, a full replacement kitchen rather than a respray.
Is the finish covered by any kind of guarantee?
Yes. Every completed project gets a formal sign-off and a written installation warranty, with a 5-year guarantee on labour and installation and a 2-year guarantee on products used, so it's on record rather than a verbal promise.
How do I get an accurate price rather than a rough estimate?
Book a free home visit. It's the only reliable way to price a respray accurately, since the number of doors and drawer fronts, the finish coats needed, and any repair or hardware work all vary kitchen to kitchen. You'll get a full written quotation afterwards with no obligation and no hidden extras.
Do you only spray paint, or can you help if a full kitchen replacement makes more sense?
Both are handled by the same team. Design, supply, installation and project management are all done in-house, so if a home visit shows your kitchen needs more than a respray, the same point of contact can quote on a new fitted kitchen instead, rather than passing you on to someone else.
Book Your Free Respray Quote
Worn laminate and tired cabinet doors don't improve with time, and once a factory finish starts flaking or peeling there's less for a new coat to key into, which can mean more preparation work later. A free home visit gives you an honest read on whether your kitchen is a good respray candidate or better suited to a full refit, followed by a written quotation with nothing hidden and a written warranty once the work is signed off.
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