Fit Ikea doors to Howdens carcass?
DavidEccles93
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Weve recently bought our first house and our howdens kitchen is still in good condition, but I want to replace the door fronts.
Is it possible to change the doors without changing all our soft closing hinges? I have found Ikea doors which are affordable, but I presume that the precut hole for the hinge would not line up?
Any help is appreciated!
Is it possible to change the doors without changing all our soft closing hinges? I have found Ikea doors which are affordable, but I presume that the precut hole for the hinge would not line up?
Any help is appreciated!
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Probably not, but you can make a jig for the carcase to make new screw positions to make them fit.
Just get new Howdens doors, job done.0 -
Don't forget the drawer fronts too, they might be tricky. Check the sizes in your kitchen are available in the new fascia - some ranges do a 3 drawer base, some a 4 drawer, deep pan drawers etc.0
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Ikea kitchen unit is slightly taller than most standard UK kitchen brand so the doors may not fit.0
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Yes I always thought Ikea are a different size to Howdens.0
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Ikea doors will not fit.
They are indeed taller and widths only come in 20cm multiples.
Using one company's doors on another's units isn't simply a case of the drilled holes lining. The doors, even when apparently for identically sized cabinets, will have a few mm difference in size which maybe okay wowithth some, but leave big gaps where you can see the carcass behind with others.
The best thing to replace a Howdens door is a Howdens door.Everything that is supposed to be in heaven is already here on earth.
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If Howdens are too pricey, do a search online for made to measure doors for diy fitting. There are many firms offering this. If nothing else you would have a price comparison.0
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Thanks for all the replies. I didnt think it was going to be that easy!
I will contact Howdens0 -
When I last did my kitchen from DIY Kitchens they were supplying Second Nature solid wood doors with a cheaper option to drill the hinge holes yourself. So I used a jig like this one :
https://www.yandles.co.uk/kreg-concealed-hinge-jig-khi-hinge/p20870
My Second Nature doors are still as good as new after nearly 10 years and available online from suppliers such as
https://www.larkandlarks.co.uk/kitchen-doors
They will drill them for you on this site.0 -
Doozergirl wrote: »Ikea doors will not fit.
Using one company's doors on another's units isn't simply a case of the drilled holes lining.
I didn't know however Ikea had different door sizes, but that certainly not the case with any others I have dealt with.0
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