Replacement kitchen doors in Irvine

Why replacement kitchen doors for an Irvine home?

Landlords across Ayrshire often refresh a rental kitchen between tenancies with new doors and drawer fronts, keeping the sound carcasses and the appliances in place.

If your Ayrshire kitchen has worktops you still like but dated doors, new fronts in a different style or colour let you keep the surfaces and change the rest. Irvine sits about 6 miles west of Kilmarnock, and our Ayrshire coverage takes in everything in between.

What is included in the work?

Every kitchen is different, so we confirm the scope in writing. Most jobs of this kind include:

New soft-close hinges fitted and every door adjusted so the gaps run even
Hinge holes drilled to line up with the positions on your carcasses
Free survey visit to check the carcasses and measure every door and drawer front
Matching end panels, plinths, cornice and pelmet cut and fitted
Handles or knobs drilled from a template so they sit at a consistent height
New fronts fixed to integrated appliances with their door-fixing kits

Replacement kitchen doors prices in Irvine

Typical replacement kitchen doors prices for homes in Irvine, including VAT and adjusted for Scotland. Your own figure depends on the size of the kitchen, the layout and what is moving. Costs across Scotland tend to sit under UK averages, which these ranges reflect.

Replacement kitchen doors prices in Irvine
Typical project	Guide price
Doors and drawer fronts supplied and fitted (15–20 doors)Standard ranges, with new hinges and handles	£940–£2,800
Bespoke, in-frame or hand-painted doorsMade to measure for your carcasses	£1,900–£4,700
Fitting only, doors you have boughtHanging, adjusting, handles drilled and fitted	£280–£750
Matching end panels, plinths and corniceCut and fitted to suit the new doors	£140–£560

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 around Irvine

Across Ayrshire you will often find red sandstone villas, sandstone tenement flats, four-in-a-block flats and post-war council-built houses, and each shapes the kitchen differently. Four-in-a-block flats and ex-council houses often have a small galley kitchen, while sandstone villas in Ayr tend to have a larger kitchen with a separate dining room.

Ayrshire's mains water is soft, so limescale is rarely a problem and taps, sinks and boiling water taps tend to stay cleaner. Upper four-in-a-block flats usually have their own stair, and coastal towns can have limited parking, so the route for long worktops is checked at the survey.

Do you need approval for replacement kitchen doors in Irvine?

In Scotland, replacing kitchen doors and drawer fronts counts as replacing fitments, which does not need a building warrant. A listed building may need listed building consent if original fitted joinery is being altered or removed. If plinth or cornice lighting is added at the same time, the wiring must meet the building standards and BS 7671, so ask for the right electrical certificate. Nothing else about a door change involves building standards.

Listed sandstone villas and conservation areas in older town centres may need consent for a new external vent, and flat owners may need neighbours' agreement for shared walls.

Tips before you start

Open the sink cupboard in your Irvine kitchen and press the base; soft or swollen board means that unit needs replacing before new doors.
If the hob or sink in your Ayrshire kitchen needs to move, plan a fuller refit rather than new doors on a layout that does not work.
Count every door, drawer front, end panel and plinth before asking for prices, including integrated appliance doors and panels at the ends of runs.
Old drawer boxes may not take new fronts neatly; worn runners or unusual fixings sometimes make new drawer boxes worth adding.

Questions about replacement kitchen doors in Irvine

How much do replacement kitchen doors cost in Irvine?

For 15 to 20 doors and drawer fronts, supplied and fitted, budget around £940 to £2,800 including VAT in Irvine. That reflects typical costs in Scotland; we confirm the actual figure in writing once we have measured up.

Do you work near Irvine as well?

Yes. As well as Irvine itself, we cover the rest of Ayrshire and nearby towns such as Kilwinning and Kilmarnock. The process is the same wherever the kitchen is.

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.

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.

Can I change to a completely different door style?

Usually, yes. Slab, shaker and painted doors can all go on standard carcasses if the sizes and hinge positions suit. An in-frame look is more involved, because the doors sit inside a frame built onto the front of the units, so it costs more. A true handleless kitchen uses rails built into the carcasses, so with a door change that look is imitated with edge-profiled doors instead.

Nearby places we cover

The same service is available a short drive from Irvine, including: