Cape Coral, FL
Cabinet Refinishing in Cape Coral, FL
Twenty minutes over the bridge, and the kitchens are a different problem from the ones in Fort Myers.
Cape Coral kitchens
Cape Coral built out fast and late. A very large share of its kitchens went in during the 2000s boom, which means honey-toned maple and cherry doors, raised panels, and a lot of thermofoil on the cheaper runs. They are not worn out — they are twenty years out of fashion, which is exactly the case refinishing is built for.
Named areas he works in and around: Pelican, Cape Harbour, Tarpon Point, Burnt Store, Sandoval.
The thing worth knowing here
Thermofoil is the one to check for. It is a vinyl skin heat-pressed onto MDF, and where it has started lifting at the corners above a dishwasher or oven it cannot simply be sprayed over — the lifted skin has to come off or come back down first. Plenty of Cape kitchens have exactly this, plenty of quotes ignore it, and it is the difference between a finish that lasts and one that peels in a year. Send a photo of the worst door and it can be spotted before anyone drives out.
Getting to Cape Coral
Cape Coral is a short run from his base in Fort Myers, so it is normal working territory rather than a special trip, and there is no travel surcharge hiding in the estimate.
He covers the whole of Southwest Florida. If you are somewhere nearby that is not named on this page, that is not a no — send the photo and he will tell you whether he can get to you.
How the job runs
- 01
Doors, drawer fronts and hardware come off
Everything is labelled as it comes down so it goes back exactly where it came from. Hinges and handles are bagged by cabinet.
- 02
Degrease, then sand
Kitchen cabinets carry years of cooking grease, and nothing bonds to grease. They are cleaned first, then scuff-sanded to give the primer something to key into. This step is invisible in the finished job and is the one that decides whether it lasts.
- 03
Fill, prime and de-nib
Dings and old hardware holes are filled where you want them gone. Primer goes on, gets sanded back smooth, and any grain that raises is knocked down before colour.
- 04
Spray colour
Multiple thin coats rather than one heavy one. Sprayed in a controlled space, not in your kitchen, which is what keeps dust and insects out of a wet finish.
- 05
Cure, then rehang
Paint is touch-dry in hours and fully hard in considerably longer. Doors go back on once they can take handling, and he will tell you how long to be gentle with them.
Recent work
Photographs of True Tone Cabinets jobs in Southwest Florida.
Refinishing in Cape Coral
- Do you cover Cape Coral?
- Cape Coral is a short run from his base in Fort Myers, so it is normal working territory rather than a special trip, and there is no travel surcharge hiding in the estimate. He works across the whole of Southwest Florida — Lee, Collier and Charlotte counties — so if you are near Cape Coral rather than in it, send the photo anyway and he will tell you straight.
- What are Cape Coral kitchens usually like?
- Cape Coral built out fast and late. A very large share of its kitchens went in during the 2000s boom, which means honey-toned maple and cherry doors, raised panels, and a lot of thermofoil on the cheaper runs. They are not worn out — they are twenty years out of fashion, which is exactly the case refinishing is built for.
- Is there anything specific to watch for in Cape Coral?
- Thermofoil is the one to check for. It is a vinyl skin heat-pressed onto MDF, and where it has started lifting at the corners above a dishwasher or oven it cannot simply be sprayed over — the lifted skin has to come off or come back down first. Plenty of Cape kitchens have exactly this, plenty of quotes ignore it, and it is the difference between a finish that lasts and one that peels in a year. Send a photo of the worst door and it can be spotted before anyone drives out.
- How do I get a price for a kitchen in Cape Coral?
- Send one photo through the tool on the home page and you will see your own kitchen back in three finishes in about a minute — free, and nobody comes to the house for it. A firm price needs a look at door count and condition, which is the free estimate. Or call (239) 785-4125; he takes texts too.
Find out what your Cape Coral kitchen would cost
It never puts a price on your work. Every kitchen is priced on door count and condition, so it books the free estimate instead of guessing at a number. Estimates are free, and nobody needs to come to the house before you decide.
Call or text — either works. Free estimates across Southwest Florida.