Kitchen Cabinet Repairs

We moved to northern Virginia four years ago after spending thirteen years on Capitol Hill. We went from an 1890’s building to a brand new condo building. We thought it would be a great escape from things that required constant repairs - especially the water pipes that were constantly leaking and breaking. Well, we were wrong. Don’t think having a new unit eliminates things that require repairs. We had white kitchen cabinets in the Midwest. And they needed constant touch ups. My husband tends to splash a lot of water so it makes the matter even worse. Several of the homeowners were having the same problem so they finally got the builder to come back in to do the touch up work. It would require some in unit fixes, but also the removal of cabinet doors for off sight work. It’s taken at least two plus years to finally get this project scheduled. They were supposed to show up last Monday. We stayed at home all day and no one came. We left at four in the afternoon because we were going bonkers only to be told we missed the workmen. So it was rescheduled for this last Monday. They got our phone number and called us early Monday morning to say they would be here in the afternoon. So that at least gave us the opportunity to do the morning walk. They did arrive in the afternoon and ended up removing seven doors. The kitchen looks miserable and we are discombobulated. It doesn’t take much these days. They are supposed to return next Monday and hopefully it won’t take long to replace everything since most of the items just pop in. The refrigerator door and some of the under cabinets require in home touch ups. We asked how do you avoid this issue from arising again. They said to keep a towel by the sink when washing dishes and wipe things dry when they get wet. And maybe use dawn, vinegar and water to wipe down the refrigerator door so it doesn’t get dry and crack. I don’t think any of this will matter because my husband will continue to splash water all over. It happened in the Midwest, DC, and now here. I just need to make sure we have a touch up pen handy. At least it might look good as new for a couple of days.