Guelph
About 30 minutes via Highway 7 to Old University, Kortright Hills, Westminster Woods and the Ward. Guelph runs its own household hazardous waste depot on Dunlop Drive, separate from the Region of Waterloo system.
Waterloo Region and beyond
Areas We Serve: Cabinet Painting Near Kitchener, Ontario
Kitchener Elite Cabinet Painting & Refinishing paints cabinets in homes within about a 30-minute drive of our shop in Kitchener's Victoria Hills neighbourhood, a few minutes from Highway 7/8. That puts all of Waterloo Region, the City of Guelph and most of southern Wellington County inside our regular service area.
Over 16 years and more than 1,700 jobs, we have learned what each corner of that map tends to have in its kitchens. Forest Heights means 1980s oak, Waterloo means student rentals painted between leases, and downtown Kitchener means condo elevators booked by the hour.
Outlying towns get the same painters and the same finish. Doors and drawer fronts from every address come back to our Kitchener spray booth, and only Elora, Rockwood and Acton may carry a small travel fee.
- Written fixed quote
- WSIB covered crew
- 1-year labour warranty
Home base
Kitchener: Our Home Base
Kitchener is where we do most of our work, with every neighbourhood 5 to 20 minutes from the shop. The age of a Kitchener neighbourhood tells us a lot about the cabinets before we see a single photo.
- Forest Heights, Country Hills, Stanley Park and Laurentian Hills: 1970s and 1980s oak and cherry kitchens that need a stain-blocking primer
- Doon South, Pioneer Park, Williamsburg and Huron Park: 1990s and 2000s melamine, thermofoil and maple
- Victoria Park, Cherry Park, Mount Hope and King East: pre-1960 homes where we check for lead paint before sanding
- Charlie West, DTK and Garment Street: downtown condos with building work hours and padded, pre-booked elevators
Because Kitchener is home, every service we offer runs here first. Our gallery of typical painted kitchens shows the styles and colours Kitchener homeowners choose most, and our condo cabinet painting service covers the downtown towers.
Waterloo Region
Waterloo Region Towns
Every Waterloo Region town is in our no-travel-charge zone, 10 to 30 minutes from the shop. Each one has its own housing and its own scheduling patterns.
Waterloo
10 to 15 minutes via Westmount Rd or the Conestoga Pkwy. Student rentals near the two universities are booked May to August, between leases.
Cambridge
20 to 25 minutes via Highway 8 and the 401. The city joins the old towns of Galt, Preston and Hespeler, and one of the region's two hazardous waste depots is on Savage Dr.
Woolwich Township: Elmira, St. Jacobs and Breslau
20 to 25 minutes up Highway 85 to Elmira, St. Jacobs, Breslau and Conestogo. It is the township around the St. Jacobs Farmers' Market.
Wellesley Township
25 to 30 minutes via Erb St W and Regional Road 9 to Wellesley village, St. Clements and Linwood. Wellesley village hosts the Apple Butter and Cheese Festival each fall.
Wilmot Township: New Hamburg and Baden
20 to 25 minutes west on Highway 7/8 to New Hamburg, Baden and Petersburg. Baden is home to Castle Kilbride, the township's Italianate landmark.
Wellington County
Guelph and Wellington County
Guelph and the Wellington County towns are 20 to 40 minutes from the shop by Highway 7, the 401 or Highway 85. Guelph and Puslinch carry no travel charge, while Elora and Rockwood may carry a flat $75 fee on small jobs under $1,500.
Elora
30 to 35 minutes via Highway 85 and Wellington Road 7, with Fergus covered as well. Both towns sit on the Grand River, and Elora's downtown backs onto the Elora Gorge.
Puslinch
20 to 25 minutes via the 401 to Aberfoyle, Morriston and the homes around Puslinch Lake. It is the closest Wellington County township to our shop.
Rockwood
35 to 40 minutes via Highway 7 through Guelph. The village sits in Guelph/Eramosa Township beside the limestone cliffs of the Rockwood Conservation Area.
Drive times
Drive Times From Our Kitchener Shop
Eight of the eleven places we serve are within 30 minutes of the shop, and the farthest, Acton, is about 45. These are ordinary-traffic times, and they are why we can keep the same painter on your job from the first day to the walkthrough.
| Town | Drive time | Route | Travel charge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kitchener | 5 to 20 minutes | Home base, all neighbourhoods | None |
| Waterloo | 10 to 15 minutes | Westmount Rd or the Conestoga Pkwy | None |
| Cambridge | 20 to 25 minutes | Highway 8 and the 401 | None |
| Woolwich | 20 to 25 minutes | Highway 85 | None |
| Wilmot | 20 to 25 minutes | Highway 7/8 west | None |
| Puslinch | 20 to 25 minutes | The 401 | None |
| Wellesley | 25 to 30 minutes | Erb St W and Regional Road 9 | None |
| Guelph | About 30 minutes | Highway 7 | None |
| Elora | 30 to 35 minutes | Highway 85 and Wellington Road 7 | Flat $75 on jobs under $1,500 |
| Rockwood | 35 to 40 minutes | Highway 7 through Guelph | Flat $75 on jobs under $1,500 |
| Acton | 40 to 45 minutes | Highway 7 through Guelph and Rockwood | Flat $75 on jobs under $1,500; kitchens and larger jobs |
Booking usually runs 2 to 3 weeks out in every town, and spring and the weeks before Christmas fill fastest. Doors from Elora or Acton get the same booth-sprayed Renner 2K finish as doors from ten minutes away, and per-piece rates are the same everywhere on our cabinet painting price list.
Ask anyway
Live Just Outside This Area?
Ask anyway. If you are a little past Acton, Elora or Wellesley and planning a full kitchen, send photos and we will tell you honestly whether we can make the trip work.
- No travel charge anywhere in Waterloo Region, Guelph or Puslinch
- Quotes from photos or a video call, so distance never delays your price
- A fixed written quote within 1 business day of your photos
- Shop
- 330 Gage Ave, Kitchener, ON N2M 5C6
- Monday to Saturday
- 7:00 am to 9:30 pm
- Sunday
- 9:00 am to 9:00 pm