Sprayed Vs Rolled Cabinets

At A La Carte Cabinet Painting, we believe in giving you options when it comes to painting your cabinets. One of the decisions you may need to make is whether to have your cabinet boxes sprayed or hand rolled. There are a few factors to consider, such as the desired finish, the condition of your cabinets, and your budget. We'll help you weigh these factors and guide you towards the best option for your specific needs. Let's chat and find the perfect solution for you!

A La Carte Cabinet Painting will remove your existing doors and drawers and bring them back to our workshop to be airless sprayed.  Your remaining cabinet carcass or boxes will need to be painted separately and you'll need to decide whether you'd like your boxes sprayed or hand rolled.  Both services offer a beautiful professional finish but there are differences you may want to consider.  Below are factors to help you determine which option works best for you:

• Do you have lots of intricate trim details, glass cabinets, bookcases, wine displays, or cubbies?  If you answered yes, to any of the latter, you may be a good candidate for having your boxes sprayed.  While hand rolling is n option if you only have a couple of these items, if you have several deep hard to reach by hand or highly detailed areas, we recommend spraying as your best bet.
• Do you have large endcaps where natural or artificial light shines on the surface?  If the answer is yes, spraying may be recommended as we can't guarantee absolutely flawless hand rolled in highlighted areas.  Any hand rolled or painted job is subject to possible imperfections in certain lighting.  When cabinet boxes are sprayed, the paint goes on in heavier layers than hand rolled.  It takes several coats of hand rolled paint to equal 2 coats of sprayed.
• Do you have easy access to ventilation sources for a spray job?  When we spray, we need a fresh air intake and an area we can safely exhaust overspray.  Windows, sliders and doors are essential to setting up a spray barrier.  If your space can't accommodate a proper flow of air, spraying isn't an option. 
• Space accessibility: spraying gives the homeowner limited accessibility to their space for the duration of the project.  A spray barrier is set up around the area with a zipper for entry to the space for 2-3 days or until the spraying is completed.  Space is entirely masked and unusable druing this time.
• Cost:  spraying is significantly more than hand rolling boxes.  Material cost for ensuring proper masking of all openings, flooring, walls and ceiling accounts for the vast difference in cost along with the added potential risk of contamination throughout the house (hvac should be shut off to prevent full house contamination).  The final spray job product is superior to any hand rolled job.
• Added cost of interior painting:  if you choose to have your boxes sprayed, you may also have to pay an extra cost to have your interior walls and/or ceiling in the area repainted as well.  While all openings, adjacent walls and part of the ceiling is masked, overspray can still occur despite painter's best efforts.  Be prepared for the extra cost of additional painting if you're having your boxes sprayed.  This cost should be factored into overall project scope.

At A La Carte Cabinet Painting our expert consultants will help you determine which option is desirable for your particular unique circumstances.  We guarantee you'll be satisfied with either option.