What a Kitchen Respray in Sheffield Costs and Involves
Kitchen respraying in Sheffield means spray painting your existing cabinet doors, drawer fronts, frames and end panels in a new colour without a strip-out, from £1,500 for a smaller kitchen of up to 10 door and drawer fronts, with most projects at £1,800 to £3,500.
At 35 road miles and about 50 minutes from Leeds, Sheffield is towards the far side of our area, so we fix the consultation and spraying dates in advance, and the respray itself takes 3 to 5 working days with no strip-out, so you are not left without a kitchen for weeks, and a 5-year written guarantee on the coating.
Kitchen respray at a glance
| Price | From £1,500 (up to 10 fronts) |
|---|---|
| Typical project | £1,800 to £3,500 |
| Time on site | 3 to 5 working days |
| Guarantee | 5 years, in writing |
| Finance | May be available, subject to status |
| From our Leeds workshop | 35 miles, about 50 minutes |
What Gets Sprayed in a Kitchen Respray
A standard respray covers every painted face you can see, so nothing is left in the old colour:
- All cabinet doors, any style
- Drawer fronts and pan drawers
- Cabinet frames and face frames
- Exposed end and side panels
- Plinths, cornice and pelmets
- Handleless grip rails and J-pulls
- Handles removed and refitted
In the roughly 60,300 terraced houses here (26% of homes), the kitchen is often a galley or a rear extension, but boxing-in, plinths and end panels still count as sprayed faces in the quote.
Not included: worktops (see spray granite worktops in Sheffield) and whole-room changes (see a full kitchen makeover in Sheffield).
Kitchen Door Materials We Respray
| Door material | Resprayable | What we do |
|---|---|---|
| Solid timber, in-frame | Yes | Stain-block primer on oak |
| Painted MDF | Yes, the simplest | Fill, key, adhesion primer |
| Laminate or melamine | Yes, if sound | Key back, specialist primer |
| Vinyl wrap or foil | Yes | Peeling wrap removed first |
| High-gloss acrylic | Yes | Flat back the sheen |
| Water-swollen or delaminated | No | Compare a new kitchen |
With homes here spread across every period (19% before 1919, 34% after 1973), we find every door type on this list, so we test the surface at the consultation rather than assume (more in our cabinet materials guide).
Sheffield Homes and What They Mean for a Respray
What the official figures say about the homes across the Sheffield City Council area, and what that means for a kitchen respray.
Sheffield at a glance
| Council | Sheffield City Council |
|---|---|
| County | South Yorkshire |
| From our Leeds workshop | about 50 minutes by road (35 miles), to the south |
| Households counted | 231,952 across the whole Sheffield City Council area |
| Owner-occupied | 58% (average across the towns we cover: 63%) |
| Privately rented | 19% (average 19%) |
Type of home
When the homes were built
These figures describe the 231,952 households across the whole Sheffield City Council area, so read them as the general picture; we judge your own kitchen on the day.
Kitchen size and layout
Semi-detached houses are 38% of homes here (average 37%), about 88,100 households, and in a semi the kitchen has often been extended or opened into the old dining room, giving one long L or U-shaped run. Detached houses add another 15%, roughly 34,800 households, and their kitchens, like extended semis, usually have more drawer fronts and end panels than people expect, so we count every sprayed face before pricing. Terraces (26%) and flats (21%) account for most of the remaining 109,000 households, and those kitchens are usually smaller.
The age of the homes
The largest group of the 259,260 properties here was built between 1945 and 1972, 26% of the total, against 26% on average. Next come homes built between the wars at 22% and before 1919 at 19%. Few houses keep their original kitchen, and only 19% here pre-date 1919 while 17% were built since 2000, so what we respray is usually a later fitted kitchen in MDF, timber, laminate or wrap.
Owners, landlords and tenants
23% of households here rent from a council or housing association, above the 17% average. If you are one of those roughly 52,400 households, check your tenancy before booking: painting kitchen units normally needs the landlord's written permission. Owner-occupiers, 58% of households, and the 19% who rent privately (with their landlord's agreement) can book directly.
Sources: ONS Census 2021, tables TS044 (accommodation type) and TS054 (tenure), via Nomis, for the whole council district; Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties 2025 (CTSOP4.1, build period, 31 March 2025); OS Open Names and ONS Postcode Directory via postcodes.io; OSRM routing on OpenStreetMap data, from LS7 1AH. "Average" is the household-weighted average across the 203 towns and villages on our areas page. Figures compiled 2026-10-19.
How the Respray Works
- Free consultation with spray samples
- Fixed quote within 48 hours
- Degrease, key and fill
- Mask worktops, floors and appliances
- Specialist adhesion primer
- Two HVLP topcoats
- Walk-through inspection with you
At about 50 minutes each way from Sheepscar, the visits to Sheffield are for collecting the doors and drawer fronts, spraying the frames and panels in place, and refitting, so we fix those dates in advance and keep them to as few trips as the job allows (see the day-by-day respray timeline).
Workshop and in-place spraying
Doors and drawer fronts are usually collected and sprayed at our workshop in Sheepscar, Leeds, while frames, end panels and plinths are sprayed in place with worktops, floors and appliances masked, and in both places HVLP equipment lays the paint down as a fine, even film with no brush marks; we explain the plan for your kitchen at the consultation.
Colour and sheen
About 44,300 properties here (17%) were built since 2000, and newer kitchens more often have slab, gloss or handleless fronts, which suit RAL greys and off-blacks, while heritage ranges such as Farrow and Ball suit shaker and in-frame doors.
- Over 175,000 colours via our colour matching service
- RAL, NCS, Farrow and Ball, Little Greene, Dulux
- Spectrophotometer match from a physical sample (tile, fabric, door)
- Satin: most popular, wipes clean
- Matt: shows fingerprints more
- Gloss: shows every ripple beneath
Curing and aftercare
Flats and terraces together are 47% of homes here (21% and 26%), against 42% on average, and small kitchens have less airflow, so we keep a window open or extraction running while the coating cures.
- Hardens further after drying
- Cure time confirmed at handover
- Soft cloth and mild detergent
- No steam cleaners or solvents
- No bleach on the doors
- Fix sink and tap leaks quickly
Steam cleaners, solvents, bleach, impact, heat and water damage are excluded from the 5-year written guarantee; our guide to preparing kitchen cabinets for a respray covers the steps before spraying.
Booking a Kitchen Respray in Sheffield
Getting to Sheffield
Sheffield is 35 miles and about 50 minutes by road from Leeds, a longer trip that we plan for: we plan jobs here in consecutive days and confirm the dates in writing, and your fixed-price quote tells you up front whether the distance affects price or scheduling.
Kitchen Respraying near Sheffield
- Kitchen Respraying Chapeltown 6 mi
- Kitchen Respraying Rotherham 6 mi
- Kitchen Respraying Beighton 6 mi
- Kitchen Respraying Eckington 7 mi
- Kitchen Respraying Rawmarsh 8 mi
- Kitchen Respraying Wickersley 8 mi
Distances are straight-line from Sheffield centre. See every area we cover.
Get a Free Kitchen Respray Quote in Sheffield
Tell us a little about the job. We reply within 2 working hours and send a fixed-price written quote within 48 hours of the consultation.
What Customers Say About Our Kitchen respray Work
“What a fantastic job the guys at ColourHaus did with our kitchen units. It has totally transformed our 20 year old kitchen into one that now has the wow factor.”
“Fantastic job done by Matt and his team, with a really diligent and professional approach to making our 10 year old kitchen look like new again.”
“Matt did an amazing job of respraying my kitchen cupboard doors. He has given me what looks like a brand new kitchen, at very competitive prices.”
These are genuine Google reviews of our kitchen respray work from customers across Yorkshire, not only Sheffield. Read all our reviews.
Kitchen Respraying in Sheffield: Questions
How much does kitchen respraying cost in Sheffield?
Kitchen respraying starts from £1,500 for a smaller kitchen with up to 10 door and drawer fronts, and most projects come to £1,800 to £3,500. Flats and terraces are 47% of homes here (21% and 26%), and their smaller kitchens are the ones most likely to be close to the starting price; every price is fixed in writing after a free consultation, with 0% finance over 6 or 12 months available subject to status.
How long does a kitchen respray take?
Most kitchen resprays take 3 to 5 working days and there is no strip-out, so you are not left without a kitchen for weeks as you would be with a refit. Larger kitchens, typical of the 53% of homes here that are detached or semi-detached (about 122,900 households), take nearer five days, and compact flat or terrace kitchens are usually at the shorter end.
Do I need permission to respray a rented kitchen?
If you rent from a council or housing association, as 23% of households here do (about 52,400), painting kitchen units normally needs the landlord's written permission. Private tenants (19% here) should ask their landlord too, and owners (58%) can go ahead directly.
Can a gloss, laminate or vinyl-wrapped kitchen be resprayed?
Yes, if the surface is sound: 34% of the 259,260 properties here were built after 1973, and wrap, laminate and gloss doors are common in kitchens fitted since, so we key back the sheen and use a specialist adhesion primer, and any peeling wrap near the oven or dishwasher is removed before spraying.
How far is Sheffield from ColourHaus?
Our workshop is at Unit 9 Taverners Walk, Sheepscar, Leeds LS7 1AH. Sheffield is about 35 miles by road, roughly 50 minutes away, to the south. We confirm visit dates and anything distance-related in your fixed-price quote before you commit.
What kind of homes do you work on in Sheffield?
All kinds. Across the Sheffield City Council area, the most common home is a semi-detached house (38% of households, Census 2021), and 26% of properties were built between 1945 and 1972 (VOA, 2025); a kitchen respray works in any of them, and what changes is access, room size and the materials we find.