Replacement kitchen doors · Northern Ireland
Replacement kitchen doors in County Antrim
We carry out replacement kitchen doors across County Antrim, from Belfast to the smaller towns, with a free survey visit and an itemised written quote as standard.
Why do people in County Antrim choose replacement kitchen doors?
When one door in a County Antrim kitchen is broken and the range is no longer made, a full set of new matching doors is often the neatest answer.
If your County Antrim kitchen is older, its cabinets may be in sizes that are no longer standard, so made-to-measure doors let you keep units that are still sound.
What do replacement kitchen doors in County Antrim include?
After the survey visit we write the scope down. For replacement kitchen doors in County Antrim it usually covers:
- Free survey visit to check the carcasses and measure every door and drawer front
- Doors and drawer fronts made to measure or matched to the existing sizes
- Hinge holes drilled to line up with the positions on your carcasses
- New soft-close hinges fitted and every door adjusted so the gaps run even
- Drawer fronts fixed to existing drawer boxes, or new boxes where worn
- Handles or knobs drilled from a template so they sit at a consistent height
- Matching end panels, plinths, cornice and pelmet cut and fitted
- New fronts fixed to integrated appliances with their door-fixing kits
How much do replacement kitchen doors cost in County Antrim?
As a starting point for County Antrim, these ranges include VAT at 20% and allow for typical labour costs in Northern Ireland. Prices in Northern Ireland usually come in below the national guide, as labour rates are lower than in the South East.
| Typical project | Guide price |
|---|---|
| Doors and drawer fronts supplied and fitted (15–20 doors)Standard ranges, with new hinges and handles | £880–£2,600 |
| Bespoke, in-frame or hand-painted doorsMade to measure for your carcasses | £1,800–£4,400 |
| Fitting only, doors you have boughtHanging, adjusting, handles drilled and fitted | £260–£700 |
| Matching end panels, plinths and corniceCut and fitted to suit the new doors | £130–£530 |
Guide ranges cover doors, drawer fronts, hinges and handles for a typical kitchen of 15 to 20 doors; replacing swollen carcasses, worktops or appliances is priced separately. Prices include VAT at 20%.
Kitchens in homes across County Antrim
The housing mix across County Antrim includes red-brick terraces, Victorian villas, post-war estate houses and rural bungalows, so no two kitchen fits are quite alike. Red-brick terraces in Belfast often have a narrow kitchen in the return, while estate houses and rural bungalows tend to have a separate kitchen with room for a table.
Mains water across most of County Antrim is soft, so limescale is less of a problem and taps and boiling water taps tend to stay cleaner. Terraced streets with entries at the back, city flats with booked lifts and country lanes can each affect deliveries, so the route for worktops is checked at the survey.
Opening the return kitchen of a Belfast terrace into the living room is a common way to make a kitchen-diner. Rural bungalows often run on oil-fired heating, and owners frequently want a larger kitchen with a utility room for boots and laundry.
Rules for replacement kitchen doors in County Antrim
In Northern Ireland, new kitchen doors need no planning permission and no building control application. If the house is listed, check before altering any original fitted joinery, as listed building consent may be needed. Lighting added to plinths or cornice should be installed and tested to BS 7671 and certified, even though there is no notification scheme for domestic electrical work. The doors, panels and handles themselves need no paperwork.
Listed buildings and conservation areas in older parts of Belfast and the county towns may need consent for new vents, and apartment owners usually need management consent.
Before you start
- If the worktops are also worn, consider replacing them in the same visit rather than fitting new doors beside tired surfaces.
- A new kitchen makes more sense if the carcasses are damaged, the layout does not work, or the sink and hob need to move.
- Door sizes and hinge positions vary between makers, so doors must be made to measure or matched carefully to your existing units.
- Check the carcasses first; a swollen sink base, a sagging shelf or loose hinge plates mean some units may need replacing before new doors.
- If the hob or sink in your County Antrim kitchen needs to move, plan a fuller refit rather than new doors on a layout that does not work.
- If you let out a County Antrim property, new doors can often be fitted between tenancies in a day or two once they have been delivered.
Questions about replacement kitchen doors in County Antrim
How much do replacement kitchen doors cost in County Antrim?
Guide prices in County Antrim are about £880 to £2,600 including VAT for 15 to 20 doors and drawer fronts, supplied and fitted. The final price depends on the size of the kitchen and what is moving, and is set out in an itemised written quote.
Do you cover the whole of County Antrim?
Yes. We carry out replacement kitchen doors across County Antrim, including Belfast, Lisburn, Newtownabbey and Carrickfergus. Every job starts with a free survey visit and an itemised written quote.
What if some of my kitchen units are water damaged?
Damaged units are replaced before the new doors go on, because swollen chipboard does not recover. The sink base is the usual problem, from slow leaks at the trap or tap, followed by units beside the dishwasher. We check every carcass at the survey, look for the cause of any leak, and price replacement units as a separate line so you can see the cost clearly.
When does a new kitchen make more sense than new doors?
When the problem is more than the look. If several carcasses are swollen or broken, the layout does not work for you, or you want to move the sink, hob or appliances, new doors only cover the issue. New doors suit kitchens whose cabinets are square, dry and well fixed and whose layout still works. We will tell you at the survey which route we think makes sense.
Can new doors be fitted to my existing kitchen units?
Usually, yes, as long as the carcasses are sound. We measure every door and drawer front at the survey and check the hinge positions, because sizes vary between makers and older kitchens often use sizes that are no longer standard. Doors are then made to measure or matched to your units, drilled for new hinges and hung so the gaps line up across each run.
Replacement kitchen doors in towns across County Antrim
Choose a town for local guide prices and postcode coverage:
- Replacement kitchen doors in Belfast
- Replacement kitchen doors in Lisburn
- Replacement kitchen doors in Newtownabbey
- Replacement kitchen doors in Carrickfergus
- Replacement kitchen doors in Ballymena
- Replacement kitchen doors in Antrim
- Replacement kitchen doors in Larne
- Replacement kitchen doors in Ballymoney