Cost guide
The kitchen sells the house — but you don't need a new one to sell well. Spraying your existing cabinets gives the brand-new look for a fraction of a full replacement, and it's done in days.
A new kitchen is one of the biggest line items in any renovation. Before a sale, it rarely returns what it costs. Resurfacing keeps your existing carcasses, doors and drawers and gives them a factory-grade sprayed finish — so the kitchen reads as new in photos and at the open home.
| The kitchen | Rip & replace | Refresh (respray) |
|---|---|---|
| Cabinetry & doors | $25k+ | from $4k |
| Timeframe | 6–10 wks | 3–5 days |
| Kitchen usable during? | No | Mostly yes |
For a typical pre-sale kitchen, a cabinet respush-and-refresh starts around $4,000 and rises with the number of doors, the surface condition and any benchtop or splashback work. Compare that to $25k+ and a couple of months for a new kitchen, and the maths for a sale is obvious.
If doors are water-damaged, swollen or falling off their hinges, or the layout actively puts buyers off, resurfacing won't fix it. We'll tell you straight at the walk-through if a respray isn't the right move — refresh only works when the bones are sound.
Indicative pricing for Auckland in 2026; final cost depends on cabinet count, condition and finish. The walk-through gives you a fixed quote.
Spraying existing kitchen cabinets starts around $4k and takes 3–5 days — versus $25k+ and months for a new kitchen. For a pre-sale, the resurfaced look sells just as well.
Common questions
For most sales, yes — it delivers the new-kitchen look buyers react to for a fraction of the cost and time. It only falls short when doors are physically damaged or the layout itself is the problem.
Usually three to five working days. Doors and drawer fronts are sprayed in a controlled setup and refitted, while your oven and fridge stay in place.
From about $4,000 for a typical pre-sale kitchen, rising with the number of doors, condition and any benchtop or splashback work.
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