Odd sized kitchen cupboards

thomasanchovie

We are in the process of decorating our house to put it on the market so dont want to spend a fortune on it. We were hoping to be able to replace the kichen cupboard doors but when I measured them some seem to be odd sizes.
The base units are 780mm high and some have door widths of 440mm and 480mm.
The wall units are all 715mm high but some of the widths are 445mm and 595mm.

Does anyone know where might do these size doors, I've a feeling the cabinets may have been cut to size and the doors made to fit, which might mean we need to replace the whole kitchen.

mallymal

Can't guess what make these are - certainly not standard.

As an alternative, why not measure the EXACT size of each door, then go to a good timber yard (NOT b&Q) where they can cut 18mm MDF exactly to size (my local yard keys in the dimensions to a control panel, and the fence on the saw automatically moves to the correct position).

Sand the MDF blanks with very fine sandpaper, then paint with an MDF primer, and something like an oil based eggshell. Assuming existing hinges are the standard sprung type, use a hinge hole cutter to rebate the door backs. Get funky stainless steel rod handles from IKEA, and it will look great. Quite a lot of work but not a massive outlay (you can pick up a sheet of 8 x 4 MDF for about £25, and it would make many many doors).

Hope this helps

27col

You are lucky if you get your cut timber from B&Q to within 5mm of what you want.

Meepster

The wall unit sizes are standard UK ones, they are always 5mm under the actual size of the cabinet. (715x445mm = 720x450mm)
The 780mm high base units are either a) imperial UK sizes OR b) german sizes, they are both basically the same, not sure why the widths are 5mm less than standard though. If you try companies like RWK or Hacker you might have some luck.

27col

I doubt whether replacing your kitchen unit doors will make the slightest difference to whether you sell your house. You only have to look on this and other websites to see that people are replacing perfectly nice fitted kitchens as soon as they move into their new purchase house. A few newly painted MDF doors is not going to convince any one that the house is more worth buying. The same applies to refitting the kitchen completely before you sell. A new kitchen might be ok for a while, but it is almost certain that the buyer will replace it shortly after moving in. It seems that kitchens are a particularly personal thing. I would have thought it better to be prepared to reduce the price a bit to take into account the shabby kitchen( if indeed it is shabby). Splashing out a few pounds on cheap refurbishment will not impress any one. I think that you need to be honest with the decription, and realistic with your pricing. Good luck with selling your house.