A vanity is the smallest cabinet in the house and needs one or two days from removal to reinstallation. Steam, splashes and wet hands mean primer, topcoat and cure all matter more per square foot than they do in a kitchen.
Most people add a vanity while the kitchen is already being done, because the setup and the masking are in the house anyway. Oak vanities that match a 1990s kitchen turn up constantly in Mountain and Stoney Creek houses, and older Westdale and Ainslie Wood bathrooms hold the same thing.
A Bathroom Is A Harder Cabinet Painting Environment Than A Kitchen
Humidity is the difference, and it changes the cabinet painting specification. A bathroom goes from dry to saturated twice a day, so the film has to stay hard through that cycle rather than staying slightly soft.
Two-component polyurethane earns its cost in a vanity because it cures hard inside a day and resists water well. Waterborne alkyd enamel also works, but it needs the full cure respected before the doors get wiped down, and a week of gentle use is the minimum. The exhaust fan should run during the work and after it.
Vanity Cabinet Painting Follows The Kitchen Routine On A Smaller Scale
Nothing about the cabinet painting changes except the scale. Doors and drawer fronts come off and get numbered, soap film and hairspray residue are degreased away, everything is sanded to a scuff, and the primer matches the substrate.
Toe kicks and the bottom rail take the most water damage, so those are checked first. Swollen particleboard at the base of a vanity cannot be painted over and needs the piece replaced instead. Where the vanity is melamine rather than wood, a bonding primer goes on first as it would in any other room.
The Countertop And Sink Decide How The Cabinet Painting Is Staged
An integrated sink and top usually stays put, and a separate top sometimes comes off. Where a cultured marble top is bonded to the cabinet, the cabinet painting is done in place with the top fully masked and the plumbing left alone.
Where the top is being replaced anyway, the timing is worth coordinating so the vanity is painted with the top off and the edges get properly coated. Old hardware holes are filled and re-drilled at the same time, which is described on the cabinet hardware and soft-close hinges page.
A Single Vanity Is Priced Differently From Whole Kitchen Cabinet Painting
One vanity by itself is a short cabinet painting job carrying a full setup behind it, so it does not scale down as far as people expect. A single vanity generally lands in the low hundreds to around a thousand dollars, set by the door count and the material, while a whole kitchen sits at $2,500 to $5,500.
Bundling is where the saving is. A vanity added to a kitchen cabinet painting booking costs far less than the same vanity done alone, because the travel, masking and setup are already paid for. Those are market ranges and the written quote is the number that holds.
Add A Vanity To The Cabinet Painting Quote
Send the door count and a photo and the vanity gets priced alongside the kitchen cabinet painting or on its own. The visit and the written quote are free in every part of the city. Call +1 (289) 201-5389, ask about a vanity here or read what else gets painted.
Bathroom Vanity Painting Questions
How long does a vanity take?
One or two days from removal to reinstallation. The doors and drawer fronts go to the booth, and the box is coated in place. The finish then needs time to cure before wet hands and steam test it.
Do you need to remove the sink or counter?
Usually not. The counter and sink are masked, and the job is staged around them. The quote notes anything that has to be disconnected or protected before the work starts.
Is it cheaper to add a vanity to a kitchen job?
Yes. Travel, masking and setup are already paid for in a kitchen booking, so a vanity added to it costs far less than the same vanity done alone. Ask for it on the same quote.