Cabinet painting, refacing, and replacement all solve the same problem at very different price points. Here's what each actually costs in Jacksonville.
Professional cabinet painting in Jacksonville typically runs $3,500–$7,500 for a standard kitchen (20–30 doors and drawers), compared to $8,000–$15,000 for refacing and $15,000–$35,000+ for full replacement. Paint makes the most sense when the boxes and doors are structurally sound and you just want a new color or a modern flat finish.
Most homeowners we quote paint the doors, drawer fronts, and exterior face frames but leave the inside of the boxes alone — that's the standard scope and where these numbers come from.
Dollar for dollar, cabinets are the most labor-intensive painting job in a house. Every door and drawer front gets removed, labeled, sanded, primed, sprayed (usually in a controlled shop or garage setup, not on the wall), and reinstalled with new or existing hardware. A 25-door kitchen means 50+ individually finished pieces before it's back together.
Best when the boxes and doors are structurally sound — no water damage, no warping, no delamination on particleboard. You keep your existing layout and just change color and finish. A quality spray-applied cabinet paint job with a hard catalyzed finish holds up as well as factory paint when done right.
Keeps the boxes but replaces doors, drawer fronts, and adds new veneer to exposed box surfaces. Makes sense if you want a different door style (say, shaker instead of raised panel) but the layout still works for you.
The only real option if you're changing the kitchen layout, boxes are water-damaged or falling apart, or you want different cabinet depth/height configurations. It's also the slowest option — typically 4–8 weeks including cabinet fabrication lead time.
We'll tell a homeowner straight up if their cabinets are bad candidates for paint — there's no upside to us spraying a kitchen that's going to peel in a year.
Plan on 5–10 business days for a standard kitchen. Doors come off day one, get sprayed and cured off-site or in a dedicated spray area, and go back on once fully cured. Your kitchen is functional without doors during that window, which surprises some homeowners — plan meals accordingly.
Cabinet paint feels dry to the touch within hours but needs 2–3 weeks of full cure before it reaches its final hardness. Slamming doors, hanging heavy pots on new hardware, or scrubbing hard in that window is the number one cause of early paint failure on cabinets — not the paint itself.
Builder-grade oak cabinets from the 1990s and 2000s are everywhere in Mandarin, Orange Park, and Fleming Island — heavy grain, orange-peel clear coat, brass hardware. These paint up beautifully with grain filler and a sprayed finish, and it's the single most common job we quote in that price range.
Cabinet pricing depends on an actual door/drawer count and a look at the substrate condition — photos over text can get you a ballpark, but we always confirm on-site before locking a number, especially to check for water damage around the sink and dishwasher cabinets.
Send us a few photos or text (904) 593-4372 and we'll get you a real ballpark before we even come out.
Yes, significantly. Cabinet painting in Jacksonville typically runs $3,500–$7,500 for a standard kitchen, versus $15,000–$35,000+ for full replacement. Painting only makes sense if the boxes are structurally sound.
It feels dry within hours but needs 2–3 weeks to fully cure and reach final hardness. Avoid slamming doors or heavy scrubbing during that window to prevent early wear.
Yes, this is one of the most common jobs we do. We use a grain filler and sprayed finish to smooth out the texture before painting, common on builder-grade oak cabinets from the 1990s–2000s.
Only with extra prep, and even then adhesion can be a long-term risk if the thermofoil is already peeling. If yours are peeling significantly, refacing or replacing those doors is usually the better call.
Text or call (904) 593-4372 to get your project rolling, or request a free estimate.
Prominent Painting — 451 Dale Ct, Macclenny, FL 32063 — (904) 593-4372 — prominentpaintinginc@gmail.com. Open daily 7:00 AM – 7:00 PM.