A kitchen repaint rarely means an empty room. Worktops, appliances and a fitted splashback all have to be worked around, and the line where paint meets tile, glass or upstand needs deciding before a brush goes near it, not improvised on the day.
Yes, we mask and cut in cleanly to the tile grout or the edge of a glass splashback rather than removing fitted surfaces, unless the splashback itself is being replaced as part of the job.
No, we mask them in place. We only disconnect or move an appliance if you specifically want it repositioned, and that work is agreed separately.
A washable, moisture-tolerant emulsion or eggshell above the worktop line copes far better than a standard matt finish, which tends to show grease film and marking within a few months.
Against a tiled splashback the natural stop is the grout line, cut in cleanly rather than taped over uneven tile edges. Against a glass splashback or upstand, a fine sealant line usually reads better than a hard paint edge, and we agree which before starting rather than after the first coat is dry.
Ovens, hobs and extractors built into a run of units usually stay exactly where they are. We mask tightly to the appliance edge and cut in by hand rather than pulling units forward, which avoids disturbing plumbed or wired connections that are not ours to touch.
Kitchen walls take grease film and condensation that a standard matt emulsion will show marks on within months. A wipeable, moisture-tolerant finish above the worktop run and around the hob makes a genuine difference to how the room looks a year on, not just on the day it is finished.
Send photos of your kitchen units and splashback and we will confirm exactly where the paint line will sit.
Kitchen decorating comes down to a clean stop line at the splashback and a finish that copes with steam and grease.
Speak to a Hampshire commercial decorating contractor that turns up, communicates clearly and delivers a finish that lasts.
