Kitchen respraying in Ireland
Factory-smooth 2-pack cabinet respraying on the kitchen units you already own — from €700 to €1,000 for a small kitchen and €1,250 to €2,000 for a medium family kitchen, connected with one specialist resprayer in your county.
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- €700 to €1,000for a small kitchen respray (up to 10 doors)
- €1,250 to €2,000for a medium family kitchen (10 to 20 doors)
- 1 to 3 dayson-site disruption while doors cure in the booth
- 718,003Irish homes built 1991–2010 (CSO Census 2022)
Real resprayed kitchens and spray-booth finishes
Factory spray-booth door coating, two-tone Shaker islands, colour-matched frames and upgraded brass/nickel hardware.
Three steps to a factory-sprayed kitchen
- Count your doors & pick your countyTell us roughly how many cupboard doors and drawer fronts you have, and whether the doors are wood, MDF or peeling foil.
- Doors go to the spray boothWe pass your enquiry to one specialist kitchen resprayer covering your county. Once booked, they remove and number every door and drawer front for chemical degreasing, sanding and 2-pack booth spraying.
- On-site frame spray & re-hangFixed end panels, cornices and island backs are masked and sprayed on site in 1 day, and your cured doors are re-hung with aligned hinges.
What kitchen respraying costs in Ireland
Our price guide by door count, surface preparation and optional handle or worktop upgrades.
| Job | Typical cost | What moves the price |
|---|---|---|
| Small kitchen respray (up to 10 doors & drawer fronts) | €700 to €1,000 | Doors sprayed in workshop booth, carcasses & pelmets sprayed or rolled on site in 1 day |
| Medium kitchen respray (10 to 20 doors & drawer fronts) | €1,250 to €2,000 | Standard 3-bed or 4-bed family kitchen; 1 to 2 days on site plus booth curing |
| Large kitchen respray with island (20 to 35+ doors) | €2,000 to €4,500 | Includes island tongue-and-groove or flush end panels, tall larder bank & wine racks (2 to 3 days) |
| Stripping peeling vinyl / foil wrap + MDF edge sealing | Adds €250 to €600 | Heat-stripping lifting PVC foil, removing glue residue & high-build priming the raw MDF routing |
| Filling old handle holes & soft-close hinge upgrade | €150 to €450 | Two-pack epoxy filling old knob/handle holes before spraying, re-drilling jigs & new soft-close hinges |
| New laminate worktop fitted alongside a respray | €800 to €2,000 | Or laser-templated 20mm/30mm quartz stone worktops from €2,200 fitted |
What's included
- Unscrewing and numbering every door, drawer front and kickboard to transport to the controlled spray booth.
- Full chemical degreasing, mechanical dust-extracted sanding and high-adhesion priming on both sides of every door.
- On-site masking of worktops, floors, appliances and internal cabinet boxes, then spraying fixed end panels, pelmets, cornices and face frames to match.
- Two to three coats of hard-wearing 2-pack polyurethane or acid-catalyst cabinet lacquer in your chosen colour and sheen (10% matte, 20% satin or 30% eggshell), followed by re-hanging and hinge alignment.
What pushes it up or down
- Number of doors, drawers and end panels. Sprayers price primarily by piece count — each door leaf, drawer front, wine-rack grid and visible end panel goes through four separate prep and spray stages.
- Condition of the existing doors. Sound solid oak, ash, pine, painted timber and intact MDF take primer straight after degreasing and sanding. Peeling vinyl-wrapped MDF doors need stripping and raw-MDF sealing first (adding €250 to €600).
- In-frame vs lay-on doors. An in-frame kitchen requires masking every internal cabinet opening on site so the solid timber frames around the doors can be sprayed seamlessly.
- Changing handle positions or worktops. Filling existing 96mm/128mm handle holes with 2-pack filler and re-drilling for cup pulls and knobs adds €150 to €450; adding a fresh laminate worktop adds €800 to €2,000.
Calculate your kitchen respray cost in seconds
Pick your approximate door count, what your doors are currently made of, and any handle or worktop extras.
Estimated guide price
€1,250 to €2,000 all in
Base respray: €1,250–€2,000 (1 to 2 days on site)
Guide price for a medium family kitchen (10 to 20 doors and drawer fronts) on solid oak, pine or painted timber doors (grain can be kept subtle or high-build filled), keeping your existing handle drillings. Includes removing doors to the spray booth, on-site masking and spraying of fixed end panels, pelmets and cornices, colour-matched 2-pack lacquer in matte or satin, and re-hanging.
Ask a local sprayer for a fixed pricePrices, door surfaces, colours and durability
Everything to check before choosing between a respray, replacement doors or a brand-new kitchen.
Kitchen respray cost guideSmall kitchen €700 to €1,000, medium €1,250 to €2,000, large + island €2,000 to €4,500, plus vinyl stripping and handle upgrades.See all prices →
How kitchen respraying worksStep by step: taking doors to the spray booth, on-site masking, chemical degreasing, 2-pack priming and refitting.Step-by-step process →
Oak & foil-wrapped doorsHow solid oak grain looks when sprayed, and how peeling vinyl-wrapped MDF doors are stripped and sealed (€250 to €600).Door surface guide →
Colours & sheen levelsColour-matching Farrow & Ball, Colourtrend and RAL shades in 10% dead-matte, 20% satin or 30% eggshell lacquer.Colours & sheens →
Respray vs new doorsSide-by-side cost and lifespan comparison: respraying vs replacement doors (from €48/door) vs a €12,000 new kitchen.Compare options →
How long a respray lastsWhy 2-pack polyurethane and acid-catalyst cabinet lacquers last 8 to 12+ years without yellowing or chipping.Durability & care →Kitchen resprayers across all 26 counties
Each county page covers local CSO Census 2022 1990s/2000s kitchen stock, towns served and guide prices.
- Carlow9,577 homes built 1991–2010 · 22,174 total
- Cavan13,901 homes built 1991–2010 · 28,776 total
- Clare19,271 homes built 1991–2010 · 46,441 total
- Cork79,009 homes built 1991–2010 · 210,918 total
- Donegal28,961 homes built 1991–2010 · 61,575 total
- Dublin163,473 homes built 1991–2010 · 518,490 total
- Galway45,743 homes built 1991–2010 · 98,654 total
- Kerry23,573 homes built 1991–2010 · 58,179 total
- Kildare38,725 homes built 1991–2010 · 82,543 total
- Kilkenny14,948 homes built 1991–2010 · 36,685 total
- Laois15,144 homes built 1991–2010 · 31,112 total
- Leitrim6,406 homes built 1991–2010 · 13,589 total
- Limerick28,899 homes built 1991–2010 · 76,295 total
- Longford7,369 homes built 1991–2010 · 16,206 total
- Louth19,549 homes built 1991–2010 · 49,332 total
- Mayo21,640 homes built 1991–2010 · 51,996 total
- Meath34,157 homes built 1991–2010 · 72,549 total
- Monaghan8,722 homes built 1991–2010 · 22,855 total
- Offaly11,897 homes built 1991–2010 · 28,702 total
- Roscommon11,269 homes built 1991–2010 · 25,975 total
- Sligo11,380 homes built 1991–2010 · 26,801 total
- Tipperary23,415 homes built 1991–2010 · 62,056 total
- Waterford18,385 homes built 1991–2010 · 47,682 total
- Westmeath15,143 homes built 1991–2010 · 34,003 total
- Wexford27,762 homes built 1991–2010 · 59,081 total
- Wicklow19,685 homes built 1991–2010 · 54,059 total
Get a kitchen respray quote in your county
Pick your approximate door count, current finish and county. Your enquiry goes to one specialist kitchen resprayer covering your county for a fixed written price.
Common questions about kitchen respraying
How much does it cost to respray a kitchen in Ireland?
In Ireland, respraying a small kitchen (up to 10 doors and drawer fronts) costs €700 to €1,000. A standard medium family kitchen (10 to 20 doors) costs €1,250 to €2,000, and a large kitchen with an island and tall larder run (20 to 35+ doors) costs €2,000 to €4,500. That saves 75% to 85% compared with a €10,000 to €20,000 new fitted kitchen.
Do you spray the doors on site or take them away?
Specialist kitchen resprayers do both: all removable doors, drawer fronts and kickboards are unscrewed and taken to a temperature-controlled, dust-extracted workshop spray booth for degreasing, sanding, priming and 2-pack spraying. Then the team spends 1 day on site masking your room and spraying the fixed end panels, pelmets, cornices and face frames so everything matches.
Can you respray a dark solid oak or orange pine kitchen?
Yes — solid oak, ash, maple and pine kitchens are the single best candidates for respraying because the timber doors and hinges are built to last decades. Two coats of high-build blocking primer seal the wood tannins so no yellow knots bleed through, leaving a smooth satin finish while keeping a subtle whisper of natural woodgrain.
Can peeling vinyl-wrapped or foil kitchen doors be resprayed?
You cannot spray on top of peeling vinyl, because the foil will keep lifting underneath the paint. However, because the core underneath is solid routed MDF, a sprayer can heat-strip the vinyl film off completely, solvent-clean the glue, seal the raw MDF with high-build primer and spray it like new (stripping adds €250 to €600).
How long does a sprayed kitchen finish last?
When sprayed in a booth with commercial 2-pack polyurethane (2K PU) or acid-catalyst (AC) cabinet lacquer — not ordinary hardware-store wall or trim paint — a kitchen respray typically lasts 8 to 12+ years in a busy family home and can be wiped clean with warm soapy water.
Can you colour-match Farrow & Ball or Colourtrend shades?
Yes. Commercial cabinet lacquer tinting systems colour-match any shade from Colourtrend, Farrow & Ball, Little Greene, Fleetwood or the RAL chart, and mix it in 10% matte, 20%–25% satin (the most popular wipe-clean kitchen sheen) or 30% eggshell.
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