new kitchen doors

wheeze

hi

our kitchen is fine in layout but has dated doors and worktops.

Has anyone had any expereince of the kitchen renovation companies who fit new doors etc? I'm thinking of trying `Dream Doors` for a quote - anyone heard of them`?

grateful for any help/advice!!

robowen

Replacing the doors is easy. Anybody with a bit of confidence can do it.

We have a Kitchen door company in Stockport that will make any door to any size in any colour.

All you gotta do is measure the door sizes of the doors you have already. A lot of them will be standard sizes anyway.
Make a plan, draw a picture of each door if necessary. Measure where each hinge hole is.

Take a sample of one of them.

Choose the new colour and style of your new doors.

Fitting is easy. 2 or 3 screws per hinge. Adjust alignment. Measure to fit each handle in the same place. Drill 1 or 2 holes for the handles. Job done.


rob

wheeze

the doors I could manage, it's the plinths, spotlight fittings, sides of existing cabinets, worktop cutting that I need help with!

robowen

wheeze wrote:

the doors I could manage, it's the plinths, spotlight fittings, sides of existing cabinets, worktop cutting that I need help with!

Aaarrhh !! These bits were missing from your original post :doh:

Doors :dance:
Plinths :dance: easy
Sides of cabinets :dance:
Spotlight fittings :think:
Worktops :think: best to get someone in.

highlighter

I'm gonna jump on this thread (if you dont mind wheeze!)as our kitchen is out-dated. The layout of the kitchen is just fine as are the appliances and sink.

Would people suggest a bit of a makeover, in the form of new doors, flooring and work surface. Have many people given their kitchen a facelift in this way? how have you found it?

Or is it best to have a new kitchen fitted?

robowen

I've replaced the worktops once and added a few more cupboard doors to my kitchen.

The work was fairly easy to do, except the mitre joints in the worktop. This was the only thing I paid to get done.

rob

Edinburghlass_2

I know the answer is probably how long is a bit of string but what sort of ballpark figure are you talking for one new cupboard door?

highlighter

I only had a quick search on the net, this is what B&Q are charging for beech style. Cant really comment on the value for money but they seem to be reasonably cheap.

njm_2

I would suggest you have a look at - http:https://www.screwfix.com - kitchens – cabinet doors/replacement cabinet doors. There are plenty of different styles at very reasonable prices.

However, since this is MSE, have you considered painting the doors, plinths and cabinet sides? You will need melamine paint for the cabinet sides and plinth (maybe the doors as well) to provide a good key for your chosen colour. If the doors are solid wood then clean thoroughly and lightly sand, then use a good primer and undercoat before your colour.

Consider changing the handles for a more modern design; if you can’t get something suitable with the same number of fixing holes, then fill the old holes before painting. Don’t forget that you can paint tiles as well, if you don’t want to replace them.

You should be able to find replacement spotlight fittings which would use the existing wiring.

I would recommend that you get a “chippy” in to replace the worktop; if you have no joints it should be possible to fit it yourself, using the old worktop as a template but if you have joints then a mitred corner looks far better than the metal cover strips – and much more hygienic. Try to get a personal recommendation for a chippy, as yellow pages can be a bit hit & miss.

Hope this helps, and yes I do make bespoke kitchens for a living!

Kimberley

I was just going to suggest painting the old doors as well, much cheaper then replacing them

weatherwax_2

We've thought of having our kitchen doors painted but don't think we'd do a professional job. I've read of people having their doors spray painted but is this something that an experienced painter would be able to do or is there somewhere specific that we should look for that could do this?

Has anyone had this done?