Replacement kitchen doors · England
Replacement kitchen doors in Merseyside
Homeowners and landlords across Merseyside 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.
Why do people in Merseyside choose replacement kitchen doors?
If you have bought a Merseyside home where the kitchen layout works but the colour does not, new doors and handles can change the look in a day or two.
Some Merseyside households getting ready to sell want the kitchen to look fresher in the photographs without the cost and mess of taking it out.
What do replacement kitchen doors in Merseyside include?
Here is what usually goes into replacement kitchen doors, adjusted to your Merseyside kitchen after we have measured it:
- 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 Merseyside?
As a starting point for Merseyside, these ranges include VAT at 20% and allow for typical labour costs in the North West. Labour rates in the North West are generally lower than in London and the South East, so these ranges are a little below the national guide.
| Typical project | Guide price |
|---|---|
| Doors and drawer fronts supplied and fitted (15–20 doors)Standard ranges, with new hinges and handles | £950–£2,800 |
| Bespoke, in-frame or hand-painted doorsMade to measure for your carcasses | £1,900–£4,800 |
| Fitting only, doors you have boughtHanging, adjusting, handles drilled and fitted | £280–£760 |
| Matching end panels, plinths and corniceCut and fitted to suit the new doors | £140–£570 |
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 Merseyside
Across Merseyside you will often find Victorian terraces, Victorian and Edwardian villas, 1930s semis and converted warehouse flats, and each shapes the kitchen differently. Two-up two-down terraces often have a small back kitchen off the living room, while 1930s semis tend to have a separate kitchen with space to open into a dining room.
Merseyside's mains water is soft, so limescale is rarely a big issue and taps, sinks and boiling water taps stay cleaner for longer. Terraced streets with back entries, city-centre flats with booked lifts and permit parking zones can all affect how and when a kitchen is delivered.
Knocking a small back kitchen through to the living room is a common way to make space for a table in a terrace. Large Victorian villas split into flats often mean fitting a full kitchen into one room, with shared services and stair access to plan around.
Rules for replacement kitchen doors in Merseyside
Replacing kitchen doors needs no planning permission or Building Regulations approval in England, because nothing structural, electrical or plumbed changes. The exception is a listed building, where original fitted cupboards or joinery may need listed building consent before they are altered. If you add plinth or cornice lighting at the same time, the wiring must meet BS 7671, and a new circuit for it would be notifiable under Part P.
Conservation areas and listed buildings are common in older parts of Liverpool and the Wirral, so a new vent on a visible wall may need consent.
Before you start
- 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 the worktops are also worn, consider replacing them in the same visit rather than fitting new doors beside tired surfaces.
- 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.
- Keep one old door until the new ones are fitted, so sizes and hinge positions can be checked if anything does not line up.
- Ask whether the cornice and pelmet will be replaced too, as old ones left on a Merseyside kitchen with new doors often show a colour mismatch.
Questions about replacement kitchen doors in Merseyside
How much do replacement kitchen doors cost in Merseyside?
Replacement kitchen doors in Merseyside typically cost £950 to £2,800 including VAT for 15 to 20 doors and drawer fronts, supplied and fitted, based on prices in the North West. Larger or more involved jobs cost more, and your price is fixed in writing after a free survey visit.
Do you cover the whole of Merseyside?
Yes. We carry out replacement kitchen doors across Merseyside, including Liverpool, Birkenhead, St Helens and Southport. 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.
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.
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 Merseyside
Choose a town for local guide prices and postcode coverage:
- Replacement kitchen doors in Liverpool
- Replacement kitchen doors in Birkenhead
- Replacement kitchen doors in St Helens
- Replacement kitchen doors in Southport
- Replacement kitchen doors in Wallasey
- Replacement kitchen doors in Bootle
- Replacement kitchen doors in Bebington
- Replacement kitchen doors in Huyton
- Replacement kitchen doors in Kirkby
- Replacement kitchen doors in Prescot
- Replacement kitchen doors in Heswall
- Replacement kitchen doors in Maghull
- Replacement kitchen doors in Newton-le-Willows
- Replacement kitchen doors in Formby
- Replacement kitchen doors in Litherland
- Replacement kitchen doors in Speke
- Replacement kitchen doors in Garston
- Replacement kitchen doors in Halewood
- Replacement kitchen doors in Kirkdale