Worthing exile
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Has anyone ever just changed their cupboard doors to give the kitchen a new look. Was it easy to get replacements or door they need to be made?
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O/T Kitchen cupboard doors
- Thread starter Worthing exile
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There's plenty of places that do replacement doors - I know of one in Rowlands Road. They are standard as units are standard dimensions.
Official Old Man
Uckfield Seagull
I got a company out to give me a quote as it seemed a shame to dismantle the well built solid units already in place. £6500 to include a few 'side' panels and a couple of other bits. Ikea was cheaper to buy a whole new kitchen. Right now though, everything is as it was.
Re-new do a good job but sourcing yourself is cheaper
Depends if you can live with new doors and old side panels. Very easy to source new doors & get them drilled to suit your current carcasses, problems will arise if you also want to change your panels to match as well. If you're thinking about changing the kickboards as well then it's probably time to think "Sod it" and shell out for a whole new kitchen.
FatSuperman
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As others have said, it should be very easy to source doors and draw fronts as long as you don't have any custom size units. New plinth is also fairly straightforward if you want to change that too.
My father owned kitchen shops for decades and hundreds of customers went doors-only.
My father owned kitchen shops for decades and hundreds of customers went doors-only.
Why don't you just re-paint them and change the handles?
Would completely RE-VITALISE the look of your kitchen and make it look like you've got new units.
#toptips
Would completely RE-VITALISE the look of your kitchen and make it look like you've got new units.
#toptips
RandyWanger
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Have used in the past with a renovation project: http://www.diy-kitchens.com/kitchen-doors/
Good choice and price.
Good choice and price.
boik
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B&Q sell the doors separately. No so much choice but a cheap option and some of the doors are quite nice.
Alternatively, think about the planet, and just use some good old fashioned elbow grease to give them a good clean from top to bottom. Gives an enormous sense of satisfaction when it is all done.
#crappiertips
Bold Seagull
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Plenty of good links of getting a professional paint job on old kitchen cabinets.
Far too many decent carcasses and kitchens are ending up in landfill when a bit of renovation can transform the look - and for a lot of money saved too.
http://www.bobvila.com/articles/how-to-paint-kitchen-cabinets/#.V5eBiWVXFOk
http://www.evolutionofstyleblog.com/2014/01/tips-tricks-for-painting-oak-cabinets.html
http://www.thisoldhouse.com/toh/how-to/intro/0,,20315665,00.html
Far too many decent carcasses and kitchens are ending up in landfill when a bit of renovation can transform the look - and for a lot of money saved too.
http://www.bobvila.com/articles/how-to-paint-kitchen-cabinets/#.V5eBiWVXFOk
http://www.evolutionofstyleblog.com/2014/01/tips-tricks-for-painting-oak-cabinets.html
http://www.thisoldhouse.com/toh/how-to/intro/0,,20315665,00.html
Smiley Miley
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This is what I done, totally new look and brighter Cupboard paint £25 from B & Q, instead of £1500 for new doors...
Worthing exile
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I like the repaint option. Thanks for your help and the idea
SIMMO SAYS
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Don't go to that merchant that advertises in the Sunday Magazines(Direct up North)
I fitted a complete kitchen/worktops/tiling for LESS than they quoted just to change the doors.
My dopey sister paid them up front as well ffsake!
I fitted a complete kitchen/worktops/tiling for LESS than they quoted just to change the doors.
My dopey sister paid them up front as well ffsake!