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Issue with new cabinet doors/drawer fronts

8 years ago
Hi all,

We’re having a renovation done at our house and our contractor has installed and painted the cabinets and drawer faces. They’re all wood, and I think I’m seeing some quality issues. Not all are like this, but on about 50% I’m clearly seeing the lines between pieces of wood on the finished doors and fronts. I know that with wood you have to deal with cracks in the paint over time due to the shifting of the wood, but should I be seeing this on brand new cabinets?? Appreciate the input!

Comments (11)

  • PRO
    8 years ago
    last modified: 8 years ago

    From what can be seen in those pictures, those fronts doesn't look like a good craftsmanship to me. I would certainly raise an issue with the contractor and request to replace the surfaces.

    Hope it all works out well in the end for you dear.

  • 8 years ago

    Insufficient prep and a horrible paint job. Unacceptable.

  • PRO
    8 years ago

    Bad paint job for sure andcontractors are not cabinet refinishers usually, did they take all the doors and drawer fronts away to be sprayed if not those little imperfections you see will become huge ones in the near future.

  • 8 years ago
    Everything pictured is a brand new cabinet built by the contractors cabinet company. It seems like the quality shouldn’t be this poor on newly built cabinets?
  • PRO
    8 years ago

    The paint job is totally unacceptable. They definitely did not prep properly before painting and the paint application is very poor, you can see runs along the bottom edge of the door in the 2nd pic. It also looks as though they caulked where the center panel meets the stiles and rails, this could be a problem in the future as in real wood doors these panels are designed to float for expansion and contraction purposes.

  • 8 years ago
    last modified: 8 years ago

    Total clueless hacks who painted it with their feet it looks like.

    This is normal. ^ THAT ick is not.

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    Post pictures of the rear of the cabinet doors. And the top edges. And a distance shot of the whole thing.

    Where did you find these guys. And what did they charge you to ruin your house?

  • 8 years ago
    Ugh I just want to say I’m sorry you’re going through this...you need to tell them this is not acceptable for brand new cabinets.
  • 8 years ago

    That's not an acceptable paint job on old beat-up cabinets! Paint & caulk gobs and even hair stuck in the paint!

  • 8 years ago

    I'm really having a hard time believing these are new cabinets. It looks like it's painted over layers of old paint. And I can see dents, marks, and scratches. Did you take progress pictures of the work?

  • 8 years ago
    last modified: 8 years ago

    I agree with the others. Not only is the paint job poor, but the cabinets themselves are bottom quality. But did you see cabinet samples before contracting for this work? If not, you effectively approved them by omission, by sight-unseen. If that's the case, the burden of replacement is on you, not the contractor. Let us know what agreement you had with the contractor before installation regarding the cabinets. If you saw beautifully painted cabinets as examples of the contractor's work then that is what he needs to provide, and the replacement is on him.