Kitchen Cabinet Painting
Whole kitchens from Old University to Westminster Woods through our kitchen cabinet painting service. A typical 25 to 40 piece kitchen takes 5 to 7 working days.
About 30 minutes up Highway 7
Kitchen Cabinet Painting in Guelph, Ontario
Kitchener Elite Cabinet Painting & Refinishing paints kitchen cabinets in Guelph, from limestone and brick houses in Old University, Exhibition Park and the Ward to the builder kitchens of Westminster Woods and Pine Ridge in the South End. Guelph's housing spans well over a century, and the kitchens inside it range from hand-built pine cupboards to 2010s thermofoil.
Guelph sits outside the Region of Waterloo, in Wellington County, about 30 minutes from our Kitchener shop by Highway 7. In 16+ years and more than 1,700 jobs we have learned to plan a Guelph kitchen so the doors make one trip to our spray booth and one trip home, with no travel charge.
We work for Guelph homeowners, landlords near the University of Guelph and sellers getting a house ready to list, always with a fixed written quote and a 1-year labour warranty.
- Written fixed quote
- WSIB covered crew
- 1-year labour warranty
Popular in Guelph
Cabinet Painting Services for Guelph Homes
Most Guelph calls are about a whole kitchen, but islands, two-tone schemes and older wood cabinets that need proper refinishing come up often too.
Cabinet Refinishing
Older solid wood cabinets in the Ward and Exhibition Park with worn finishes get cabinet refinishing: sanded back to a sound base, then primed and sprayed.
Two-Tone Kitchen Cabinets
Two-tone kitchen cabinets add a second colour on the island or lowers for a flat $250, a good fit for open-plan South End kitchens.
Kitchen Island Painting
Kitchen island painting on its own takes 2 days and runs $650 to $1,400, a quick update for a builder kitchen.
Guelph housing stock
From Old University Brick to South End Builder Kitchens
Guelph's kitchens change with the age of the neighbourhood, and the prep changes with them. Older homes near downtown and the university need lead checks and patient prep, while the South End needs the right primer for melamine and thermofoil.
Old University and Exhibition Park
Brick and limestone homes from the late 1800s to the 1950s, many with kitchens redone once or twice and original built-ins in the dining room. Anything painted before 1960 gets a lead check before sanding, following Health Canada's lead paint guidance.
The Ward
St. Patrick's Ward, across the Speed River from downtown, has narrow worker cottages and older semis with compact kitchens. Small kitchens of up to 20 pieces run $2,400 to $3,400, and in rooms this tight, spraying doors in our shop instead of the house matters even more.
Kortright Hills
1980s and 1990s homes on the city's southwest side near the Hanlon Expressway, usually with oak or early maple kitchens. Oak gets B-I-N to stop tannin bleed, with optional grain filling at $35 per face.
Westminster Woods and Pine Ridge
2000s and 2010s South End subdivisions off Gordon Street and Clair Road, with builder maple, thermofoil and melamine in espresso or cherry tones. Melamine gets INSL-X STIX, and thermofoil is painted only if the foil is fully bonded.
Guelph is different
What Changes Outside Waterloo Region
Very little changes in the work itself, but a few local details differ because Guelph runs its own city services in Wellington County instead of belonging to the Region of Waterloo.
- Leftover paint goes to Guelph's household hazardous waste depot at the Waste Resource Innovation Centre on Dunlop Drive, not the Region's depots on Erb St W or Savage Dr. Details are on the City of Guelph household hazardous waste page.
- Product Care paint return sites at Guelph paint stores also take leftover paint.
- There is still no travel charge, because our policy covers all of Waterloo Region and Guelph.
- Prices, products, timelines and the 1-year labour warranty are identical to a Kitchener job.
- Guelph's many limestone and brick homes from before 1960 mean lead checks come up often.
- Downtown Guelph condo buildings set their own contractor hours, and we send a certificate of insurance to the property manager.
Typical jobs
Typical Guelph Cabinet Jobs
A few kinds of Guelph job come up again and again, and they give a fair idea of colours, timing and cost across the city.
Kortright Hills Oak Kitchen, Two-Tone
About 34 pieces of 1990s oak, sealed with B-I-N, with the perimeter in Benjamin Moore Simply White and the island in Kendall Charcoal. Typical range: $3,400 to $5,200 plus $250 for the second colour, over 5 to 7 working days.
Old University Kitchen in Sage
A small 1940s kitchen of about 18 pieces, lead-checked before sanding and sprayed in Benjamin Moore Saybrook Sage satin. Typical range: $2,400 to $3,400.
Westminster Woods Island Update
An espresso maple builder island repainted on its own in Sherwin-Williams Urbane Bronze, with the rest of the kitchen left as is. Typical range: $650 to $1,400 over 2 days.
Guelph coverage
Neighbourhoods We Serve in Guelph
We serve all of Guelph, about 30 minutes from our Kitchener shop by Highway 7. The Hanlon Expressway gets us quickly to Kortright Hills and the South End, and Old University, Exhibition Park and the Ward are a short run across town.
Doors ride to our Kitchener booth on day 1 and come back on reinstall day, so a Guelph kitchen follows the same 5 to 7 working day timeline as one next door to the shop.
- Old University and Exhibition Park
- The Ward and downtown Guelph
- Kortright Hills near the Hanlon Creek Conservation Area
- Westminster Woods and Pine Ridge in the South End
- Riverside Park and the north end along the Speed River
- The east end around Victoria Road
Just past the city limits, we also work in Rockwood and Puslinch.
Questions
Guelph FAQs
Guelph homeowners mostly want to know about travel, disposal and timing, since the city sits just outside our home region.
Do you charge extra to travel to Guelph?
No. There is no travel charge anywhere in Guelph, even though the city is outside Waterloo Region, and the drive from our Kitchener shop is about 30 minutes.
Where do I drop off leftover paint in Guelph?
At the City of Guelph household hazardous waste depot at the Waste Resource Innovation Centre on Dunlop Drive, or at a Product Care paint return site. We take our own leftover paint and empties away, so you only deal with old cans of your own.
How long does a Guelph kitchen take?
A typical kitchen of 25 to 40 pieces takes 5 to 7 working days, with our crew in your home for 3 to 4 of them. Your fridge, sink and stove stay usable except on the day the boxes are sprayed.
Do you paint cabinets in older Guelph limestone homes?
Yes. We check for lead before sanding anything painted before 1960, use B-I-N primer over old oil paint and stains, and plan for walls and cabinets that are seldom perfectly square.
Free quote
Book Your Guelph Estimate
Send photos of your Guelph kitchen for a fixed written quote within 1 business day, or book an in-home estimate on an evening or a Sunday.
- No travel charge anywhere in Guelph
- Lead checks for pre-1960 homes in Old University, Exhibition Park and the Ward
- Doors sprayed in our Kitchener booth with Renner 2K
- Usually booking 2 to 3 weeks out
- 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