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Ridgeline Painting Co.

Cabinet refinishing for Waterloo Region kitchens

Cabinet doors sprayed in our own booth

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What's the project?
  • Rating4.9
  • 127Reviews
Bright white kitchen with shaker cabinets, marble backsplash, gold pendant lights, and a large island beside a set dining tab

Priced a new kitchen and couldn't justify it?

Your kitchen is solid oak or maple, probably from the 1990s. Everything still works. It just looks dated. Maybe you priced a new kitchen and couldn't justify it, or the house is about to go on the market. Most of our cabinet customers almost replaced their kitchen first. If yours is thermofoil or laminate, we'll say so at the estimate: paint won't bond to plastic for the long term, and we'll explain your other options.

Every part of the kitchen, not just the doors

  • Doors and drawer fronts

    Labelled, taken to our booth, then degreased, sanded, primed and sprayed with two coats of catalyzed lacquer.

  • Cabinet boxes and end panels

    Sprayed in place in your kitchen, with the room masked floor to ceiling and an air scrubber running.

  • Islands, crown moulding and toe kicks

    Part of the job too, so the island and the trim at the top and bottom match the rest of your cabinets.

  • Oak with the grain filled

    If you want your oak smooth instead of showing its grain, we grain-fill it before the primer and lacquer go on.

  • Hardware and bumpers

    We fit new bumpers and put your hardware back, or install new hardware you've bought.

Doors to the booth, boxes in place

Your doors and drawers spend most of the job in our booth. Here's what happens there, in your kitchen, and on the day they come back.

Estimate and written quote

Marcus or Jordan, our estimator, looks at your cabinets and measures. Within 24 hours you get an emailed quote listing every surface, the prep, the coats and the product.

Colour picked, cupboards emptyYou approve

You approve the quote and settle on a colour before we start, since a change halfway means another coat and another day. Then empty the drawers and the shelves behind the doors we're taking.

Doors go to the booth

We label every door and drawer and take them to our booth. There they're degreased, sanded, primed and sprayed with two coats of catalyzed lacquer in a heated, dust-free room.

Boxes sprayed in your kitchen

At your house we mask the kitchen floor to ceiling, run an air scrubber and spray the boxes in place. Floors get canvas drop cloths. Every evening you get a photo of where we got to.

Doors back on, blue-tape walkYou approve

Doors come back fully cured on day 7–10 and go back exactly where they came from, with your hardware and new bumpers. We walk the kitchen with you and blue tape, and fix what you mark.

One crew lead, texting you directly

Your crew lead texts you directly, so you're not chasing an office. You get a photo each evening, and you can always reach us at (226) 400-7198.

4.9 stars on Google, from 127 reviews

  • Rating4.9
  • 127Google reviews
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    The Ridgeline crew painted every room in our 2,800 sq ft home in just 4 days. They moved all the furniture, protected everything, and left the house cleaner than they found it. The attention to detail on our crown moulding was incredible.

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    I was terrified about painted cabinets chipping. Marcus showed me samples and explained the catalyzed lacquer process. Two years later, I'm still obsessed. The finish is harder than the original factory finish.

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    We did the whole main floor — walls, trim, and kitchen cabinets. Ridgeline coordinated everything so we only had one crew in the house. The before-and-after is unreal. Our 1992 kitchen looks like it belongs in a new build.

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    We spent 6 months getting quotes. Ridgeline wasn't the cheapest, but the off-site spray booth and 10-year warranty sold us. It's been 8 months and the cabinets look absolutely flawless. We'd pay double.

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    Our cedar deck was grey and splintering. Ridgeline sanded, cleaned, and stained it with Arborcoat. It looks brand new and the colour is gorgeous. Great communication throughout.

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    We got multiple quotes and Ridgeline's process — off-site spray booth, 10-year warranty — made the decision easy. The cabinets look like they came from a showroom. Couldn't be happier.

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    We had the main floor and upstairs hall painted. The team was on time every day and left the place spotless. The colour consultation made choosing so much easier. Highly recommend.

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    Our oak cabinets were so dated. Ridgeline painted them in their spray booth and the finish is like a brand-new kitchen. No brush marks, no chips. Exactly what we wanted.

Before you book: the cabinet questions we get

Will painted cabinets chip?

Not the way brushed wall paint does. Wall paint stays soft and chips where hands touch it. We spray Renner 2-part catalyzed lacquer over a bonding primer. It cures harder than most factory finishes, doesn't yellow and wipes clean. Cabinets carry a 10-year warranty, in writing.

Can I use my kitchen while you're working?

Yes, the whole time. The doors are in our booth, not in your way. Once they're back, light use is fine right away. Just skip the scrubbing for about three weeks while the finish fully cures.

How long does a kitchen take?

Most kitchens take 7–10 working days from pickup to reinstall. If you can book between December and February, the booth runs all winter and we can usually start within a week.

Can you paint oak so the grain doesn't show?

Yes. If you want your oak smooth, we grain-fill it before the primer and lacquer go on. If you like seeing the grain, tell us and we'll leave it. We'll talk it through at the estimate.

Do you paint thermofoil or laminate cabinets?

No. The coating doesn't bond to plastic for the long term, and we won't put a 10-year warranty on something we know will peel. We'll tell you at the estimate and explain your other options.

Why not just brush the cabinets in the kitchen?

A brushed finish shows strokes and chips at the edges, often within a year. In a booth no dust settles in the finish and the lacquer cures at the right temperature. We degrease first too, because paint won't stick to years of cooking grease, however good the paint is.

What do I need to do before you start?

Pick your colour first, because a change halfway means another coat and another day. Empty the drawers and the shelves behind any doors we're taking. Keep pets out of the kitchen so nobody walks through wet paint.

Will your quote be easy to compare with other painters'?

Yes. It lists every surface, the prep, the number of coats and the product, so you can compare it line by line with anyone else's. Whoever measures your kitchen writes your quote, so you're never handed off.

We text or call back the same day to book a visit, and your written quote follows within 24 hours.

Book a cabinet estimate with Marcus or Jordan