What a Kitchen Respray in Wakefield Costs and Involves
Kitchen respraying in Wakefield 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.
Our workshop at Sheepscar in Leeds is 11 miles from Wakefield, about 20 minutes by road, so a free consultation with spray samples is easy to arrange, 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 | 11 miles, about 20 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
Detached and semi-detached houses are 67% of homes here, about 102,400 households, and in those kitchens we often add islands, peninsulas and tall larder units to the list; they are sprayed the same way and counted in the quote.
Not included: worktops (see spray granite worktops in Wakefield) and whole-room changes (see a full kitchen makeover in Wakefield).
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 (16% before 1919, 39% 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).
Wakefield Homes and What They Mean for a Respray
What the official figures say about the homes across the Wakefield Council area, and what that means for a kitchen respray.
Wakefield at a glance
| Council | Wakefield Council |
|---|---|
| County | West Yorkshire |
| From our Leeds workshop | about 20 minutes by road (11 miles), to the south |
| Households counted | 153,075 across the whole Wakefield Council area |
| Owner-occupied | 63% (average across the towns we cover: 63%) |
| Privately rented | 15% (average 19%) |
Type of home
When the homes were built
These figures describe the 153,075 households across the whole Wakefield 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 45% of homes here (average 37%), about 68,300 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 22%, roughly 34,100 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 (22%) and flats (11%) account for most of the remaining 50,400 households, and those kitchens are usually smaller.
The age of the homes
The largest group of the 163,740 properties here was built between 1945 and 1972, 30% of the total, against 26% on average. Next come homes built between 1973 and 1999 at 20% and since 2000 at 18%. Few houses keep their original kitchen, and only 16% here pre-date 1919 while 18% were built since 2000, so what we respray is usually a later fitted kitchen in MDF, timber, laminate or wrap.
Owners, landlords and tenants
22% of households here rent from a council or housing association, above the 17% average. If you are one of those roughly 33,200 households, check your tenancy before booking: painting kitchen units normally needs the landlord's written permission. Owner-occupiers, 63% of households, and the 15% 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
Wakefield is about 20 minutes (11 miles) from Sheepscar, so the doors are only a short drive from the spray booth on each day of the respray timeline, and we can come back quickly if a door needs another look.
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 30,100 properties here (18%) 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
Only 33% of homes here are flats or terraces (11% and 22%), so most kitchens are a reasonable size and cure evenly with a window open; in a small or windowless kitchen we run extraction as well.
- 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 Wakefield
Getting to Wakefield
Wakefield is 11 miles and about 20 minutes by road from our workshop in Sheepscar, Leeds, so getting to you is straightforward: we can usually fit a free consultation in at short notice, and on multi-day jobs we are back on site early each morning.
Kitchen Respraying near Wakefield
- Kitchen Respraying Outwood 2 mi
- Kitchen Respraying Stanley 2 mi
- Kitchen Respraying Horbury 3 mi
- Kitchen Respraying East Ardsley 3 mi
- Kitchen Respraying Ossett 3 mi
- Kitchen Respraying Normanton 4 mi
Distances are straight-line from Wakefield centre. See every area we cover.
Get a Free Kitchen Respray Quote in Wakefield
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
“The work was done expertly and the colour I chose was perfect. The guys were very professional. I will definitely recommend ColourHaus for a kitchen makeover.”
“My kitchen was over 20 years old with dark brown peeling vinyl cupboards. The result is amazing - my bright kitchen looks twice the size. Efficient and detailed.”
“We had tired high gloss units resprayed to a Farrow and Ball Pigeon colour match. The result is even better than we imagined - it looks like a completely new kitchen.”
These are genuine Google reviews of our kitchen respray work from customers across Yorkshire, not only Wakefield. Read all our reviews.
Kitchen Respraying in Wakefield: Questions
How much does kitchen respraying cost in Wakefield?
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. With 45% of homes here semi-detached and 22% detached, the typical extended semi kitchen usually falls in the middle of that range; 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. Smaller kitchens, typical of the 33% of homes here that are flats or terraces (about 50,400 households), are usually at the shorter end, and larger kitchens with islands take nearer five days.
Do I need permission to respray a rented kitchen?
If you rent from a council or housing association, as 22% of households here do (about 33,200), painting kitchen units normally needs the landlord's written permission. Private tenants (15% here) should ask their landlord too, and owners (63%) can go ahead directly.
Can a gloss, laminate or vinyl-wrapped kitchen be resprayed?
Yes, if the surface is sound: 39% of the 163,740 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 Wakefield from ColourHaus?
Our workshop is at Unit 9 Taverners Walk, Sheepscar, Leeds LS7 1AH. Wakefield is about 11 miles by road, roughly 20 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 Wakefield?
All kinds. Across the Wakefield Council area, the most common home is a semi-detached house (45% of households, Census 2021), and 30% 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.