Cabinet Painting in Malden, MA

On Malden properties

Most of what we paint in Malden is two- and three-family houses. Two- and three-family houses from the 1890s through the 1920s, brick apartment blocks near the centre, and a scattering of Victorians on the higher ground. Front porches carry the households and take the weather. Rails, decking and post bases are the first things to fail and painting over soft wood buys one winter.

Our process

Doors come off and get sprayed with cabinet-grade enamel for a factory-smooth finish. Degreasing and bonding primer are what make it last.

Doors and drawer fronts come off, get labelled, and get sprayed off site or in a controlled space. Boxes get degreased with a TSP substitute, scuffed, and brushed and rolled in place. Bonding primer on everything, sanded between coats with 220, then two coats of cabinet-grade enamel.

The mistake we get called to fix

Grease is what kills cabinet jobs. Kitchen cabinets carry years of cooking film, and enamel over unwashed grease peels off in sheets at the door edges inside a year.

What the quote covers

• Line-by-line scope — prep, materials and labour costed separately
• A real start date and duration, held to
• Licence #193121 and certificate of insurance in writing
• Two-year workmanship warranty

Products are Benjamin Moore and Sherwin-Williams. Worth reading before you hire anyone: Benjamin Moore