Replacement kitchen doors · Scotland
Replacement kitchen doors in Lanarkshire
Homeowners and landlords across Lanarkshire can book us for replacement kitchen doors: new doors and drawer fronts made or matched to your existing units, with hinges, handles and panels to suit.
Thinking about replacement kitchen doors in Lanarkshire?
If your Lanarkshire 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.
If your Lanarkshire 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.
What do replacement kitchen doors in Lanarkshire include?
Every kitchen is different, so we confirm the scope in writing. Most jobs of this kind include:
- 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 Lanarkshire?
The figures below are guide prices for Lanarkshire, including VAT and adjusted for typical costs across Scotland. The fixed price comes after we have measured up. Prices in Scotland 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 | £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 across Lanarkshire
You will find sandstone tenement flats, four-in-a-block flats, new town houses and interwar council-built semis throughout Lanarkshire. New-town houses in East Kilbride and Cumbernauld often have a compact galley, while tenement and four-in-a-block flats tend to have a small kitchen off the hall or at the back.
Lanarkshire's mains water is soft, so limescale is rarely an issue and taps, sinks and boiling water taps tend to stay cleaner. Common stairs in tenements and upper four-in-a-block flats mean units are carried by hand, while new-town estates may have parking courts some distance from the door.
Removing a partition between the kitchen and dining area is a common new-town project, subject to a building warrant if the wall is load-bearing. Ex-council semis often need a full strip-out with new wiring, more sockets and a layout that makes better use of the space by the back door.
Rules for replacement kitchen doors in Lanarkshire
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.
The New Lanark World Heritage Site, other listed buildings and conservation areas may need consent for new vents, and flat owners may need neighbours' agreement.
Before you start
- Door sizes and hinge positions vary between makers, so doors must be made to measure or matched carefully to your existing units.
- Old drawer boxes may not take new fronts neatly; worn runners or unusual fixings sometimes make new drawer boxes worth adding.
- Check the carcasses first; a swollen sink base, a sagging shelf or loose hinge plates mean some units may need replacing before new doors.
- A new kitchen makes more sense if the carcasses are damaged, the layout does not work, or the sink and hob need to move.
- If you let out a Lanarkshire property, new doors can often be fitted between tenancies in a day or two once they have been delivered.
- Choose handles after the doors, holding samples against the new colour in your Lanarkshire kitchen's daylight before anything is drilled.
Questions about replacement kitchen doors in Lanarkshire
How much do replacement kitchen doors cost in Lanarkshire?
For 15 to 20 doors and drawer fronts, supplied and fitted, budget around £940 to £2,800 including VAT in Lanarkshire. That reflects typical costs in Scotland; we confirm the actual figure in writing once we have measured up.
Do you cover the whole of Lanarkshire?
Yes. We carry out replacement kitchen doors across Lanarkshire, including East Kilbride, Hamilton, Cumbernauld and Coatbridge. Every job starts with a free survey visit and an itemised written quote.
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.
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.
Are new hinges and handles fitted with the doors?
Yes, normally. Old hinges are often worn or set for the old doors, so new soft-close hinges are fitted and adjusted so the doors close quietly and the gaps run even. Handles are drilled from a template so every one sits at the same height and distance from the edge. If you would like to reuse your existing handles, the new doors are drilled to suit them.
Replacement kitchen doors in towns across Lanarkshire
Choose a town for local guide prices and postcode coverage:
- Replacement kitchen doors in East Kilbride
- Replacement kitchen doors in Hamilton
- Replacement kitchen doors in Cumbernauld
- Replacement kitchen doors in Coatbridge
- Replacement kitchen doors in Airdrie
- Replacement kitchen doors in Motherwell
- Replacement kitchen doors in Rutherglen
- Replacement kitchen doors in Cambuslang
- Replacement kitchen doors in Wishaw
- Replacement kitchen doors in Bellshill
- Replacement kitchen doors in Blantyre
- Replacement kitchen doors in Viewpark
- Replacement kitchen doors in Larkhall