A franchise with loose ties to Home Depot.
They were here today with a proposal to re-do our 211 sq. ft. of kitchen cabinets. No sanding or harsh chemicals. They use their own proprietary degreasers solvents to prepare wood, apply a sealer and tint or stain to the shade you want and put on 1 or 2 coats of a finish. Works out to $22 a sq.ft.
They do the box frame at our home and take the doors to their shop. Sounds like 5 to 7 days. One side of cabinet door, only. They will show me the MSDS sheets before the start.
They are a division of Harris Industries who also own ChemDry carpet cleaners.
We have 20 y/o solid oak cabinets which could use an update.
Any and all comments will be appreciated.
And how did they come to be at your house? Was it a cold call or did you arrange it through Home Depot?
IMO a light sanding is always a good idea although there are solvents that will soften up the existing finish so a new coat of poly will adhere well. But I would consider those types of solvents to be a harsh chemical.
I don't know anything about that company. Did they supply you with any references of examples or their work? Be sure to hold payment [or final pay if applicable] until the doors/drawers are all installed and you can verify they all open and close properly.
ray2047: Saw an ad in BHGardens that had HDepot advertising and endorsements. We called N-Hance.
degreaser and solvent sounds like a cleaner to me and one of those liquid sanders to prep the finish for a new spray of varnish stain of some type then a clear coat.
so clean, color and seal
I don't see why you can't DIY this project for a fraction of what they want..
If its a water based poly just be aware they are not as durable as the oil based.
for 22 a square foot you can get new doors. And DIY a cabinet reface for a whole new look. No fumes at all if you get the pressure sentive face frame veneers.
Sounds like a lot of cost for something which is a pretty straight forward DIY job.
Most of the time you can get new cabinets for pretty much the same cost. Not worth it.
Have you seen the kitchen cabnet re finishing kits you canbuy at Home Depot or order direct on line? From Rustoleum. I plan on using this kit to re finish my kitchen cabnets over the winter...check it out at:
Rust-Oleum's Cabinet and Countertop Transformations™ - A Revolutionary Kitchen Transformation System
Both are some form of top coat... Rust-Oleum calls it a tint. Neither seems very attractive to me, if your wood is in good shape. Invest the extra hours up front and clean, sand, repair, restain, repoly, and enjoy the beauty of your work.
We ended up doing the traditional sand, restain with a few coats of finish. About $5K and it took two people a LONG time to do it. Lots of masking tape. Doors went to their shop, etc. Looks GOOD.
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