Here is what this work actually runs in Terre Haute. We would rather put real numbers in front of you than make you ring round for three quotes to find out.
| What the job involves | Terre Haute price range per kitchen |
|---|---|
| Small kitchen, 70-100 sq ft of cabinet surface | $1,000 – $3,500 |
| Mid-size kitchen, 100-200 sq ft of cabinet surface | $3,500 – $7,000 |
| Large kitchen with island, 200+ sq ft | $5,000 – $10,000 |
The published national average lands near $4,000 for a typical kitchen. These figures assume sound boxes and no structural repair. Cabinet repairs run $150 to $500 and hardware installation $100 to $1,000 on top. Anyone quoting without opening a door and checking whether the fronts are wood, thermofoil, or laminate is guessing.
Labor scales with the number of pieces, not the size of the room. A galley kitchen with 30 doors costs more than a large kitchen with fewer, larger slab fronts and open shelving.
Solid wood and MDF take paint readily. Thermofoil, melamine, and laminate need a specialty adhesion primer and still carry more risk of edge peeling, which raises both the price and the caution in the quote.
Doors sprayed off-site in a controlled space cure cleaner and cost more in transport and shop time. On-site spraying is cheaper but requires heavy masking and leaves the kitchen unusable longer.
Red oak has deep open grain that shows through paint unless it is filled and sanded, adding significant labor. Heavily routed raised-panel doors also take longer to prep than flat shaker fronts.
A catalyzed conversion varnish or two-component urethane costs more in material and equipment than a waterborne alkyd, and cures harder. The coating line item is a small share of the total but a large share of durability.
Painting cabinet interiors, shelves, and the inside of door frames can add a third or more to the labor. New hardware, drawer boxes, soft-close hinges, and crown molding are separate line items.
When one quote comes in far under the others, it is worth asking what has been left out. Usually it is the preparation — and that is the part that decides whether the work lasts or fails early.
Those are the questions we would ask if we were hiring someone, so ask them of us too. We will answer all of them in writing.