Cabinet Refinishing in Hobe Sound, FL
Cabinet refinishing is one of the most cost-effective upgrades available to Hobe Sound homeowners — you get a factory-smooth finish and a completely refreshed kitchen or bathroom without the cost and disruption of a full cabinet replacement. KB Painting & Refinishing refinishes cabinets across Martin County using a spray-applied, catalyzed finish that holds up to daily use and Florida's kitchen humidity.
Local insight
Hobe Sound's older bungalows near Gomez and the Pines often have solid-wood cabinet boxes that are worth saving — refinishing rather than replacing preserves that quality while updating the look, and it avoids the lead times and supply-chain delays that cabinet replacements currently face in South Florida.
Cabinet refinishing in Hobe Sound
Cabinet refinishing done right is not a brush-and-roll job. Our process starts with removing all doors, drawers, and hardware and transporting them to our shop for spray finishing under controlled conditions. Box faces and frames that stay in place are cleaned, degreased, lightly sanded, and sprayed on-site with the kitchen protected. We use a catalyzed conversion varnish or lacquer depending on the substrate — these finishes cure to a hard film that handles moisture, cooking grease, and the cleaning products Hobe Sound homeowners actually use.
In the kitchens of Lost Lake and Heritage Ridge homes, we see a lot of stained wood and painted MDF that’s yellowed or chipped over the years. Both can be refinished well; MDF in particular takes a sprayed finish cleanly when primed correctly, and the result looks closer to a factory finish than most people expect.
We back cabinet refinishing with a six-month workmanship warranty. Peeling, chipping, or adhesion failures within that window are on us.
What changes and what stays the same
Refinishing updates color and finish while keeping your existing layout, box construction, and hinges (unless you want new hardware — we’re happy to install it). It typically takes two to three days start to finish and doesn’t require you to be out of the kitchen for a week the way a full replacement does.
Questions Hobe Sound homeowners ask
Can you refinish my cabinets white without them yellowing quickly in the Florida heat? Yes, with the right product selection. Oil-based paints and some lacquers will yellow noticeably in Florida sun and humidity, especially on cabinets near windows. We use waterborne catalyzed finishes that resist UV yellowing. For white and off-white cabinets in Hobe Sound kitchens, this is the only finish we recommend.
My cabinet doors have some humidity warping — can they still be refinished? Mild warping on solid wood doors can often be addressed before finishing. Significant warping may mean the door needs to be replaced rather than refinished; we’ll tell you honestly during the estimate visit rather than refinish something that won’t hold flat on the cabinet.
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Common questions
What factors affect the cost of cabinet refinishing in South Florida?
The main variables are door and drawer count, the condition of the existing finish, and whether you're changing colors. Kitchens with heavy grease buildup — common in Florida's year-round cooking climate — require extra cleaning and deglossing, which adds prep time. We provide a free written estimate after a walk-through so there are no surprises before we start.
How long will a spray-applied cabinet finish hold up in a Florida home?
With proper prep and the right Sherwin-Williams products, a spray-applied finish typically lasts five or more years even with South Florida's humidity and daily kitchen use. Our six-month workmanship warranty covers adhesion or finish failures in that window. The key is thorough surface prep — skipping steps is where most finishes fail early.
How long does the project take and do we need to leave the house?
Most single-kitchen jobs run two to three days: one day for cleaning, deglossing, and priming; one for topcoats; and a short cure window before doors go back on hardware. We seal off the work area with plastic so the rest of the house stays livable. You'll just want to keep the kitchen light during cure time — no cooking or heavy steam until the finish has hardened.
