Replacement kitchen doors · Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire
Replacement kitchen doors in Peterhead
From the survey to handover, replacement kitchen doors in Peterhead are run by us as one job, with the fitters and trades booked in the right order.
What prompts replacement kitchen doors in Peterhead?
If you have bought a Peterhead 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 Peterhead households getting ready to sell want the kitchen to look fresher in the photographs without the cost and mess of taking it out. We cover all of Peterhead, including the AB42 postcode district, and travel out to neighbouring towns across Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire.
What is in a typical job?
Your written quote lists everything included. For replacement kitchen doors, that normally means:
- Hinge holes drilled to line up with the positions on your carcasses
- New fronts fixed to integrated appliances with their door-fixing kits
- Free survey visit to check the carcasses and measure every door and drawer front
- Handles or knobs drilled from a template so they sit at a consistent height
- Drawer fronts fixed to existing drawer boxes, or new boxes where worn
- Doors and drawer fronts made to measure or matched to the existing sizes
Guide prices for replacement kitchen doors in Peterhead
These guide ranges include VAT at 20% and are adjusted for prices in Scotland. We confirm your price in writing after a free survey visit. Costs across Scotland tend to sit under UK averages, which these ranges reflect.
| 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%.
House types around Peterhead and what they mean for a kitchen
The housing mix across Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire includes granite tenement flats, granite villas, post-war council-built houses and farm cottages, so no two kitchen fits are quite alike. Granite tenement flats often have a small kitchen off the hall, while villas and bungalows across Aberdeenshire tend to have a separate kitchen beside the dining room.
Tenement flats without lifts mean carrying units up common stairs, and rural farm tracks can be narrow for delivery lorries. Mains water across Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire is soft, so limescale is rarely a problem and taps, sinks and boiling water taps stay cleaner.
Building regulations, electrics and gas in Peterhead
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.
Homes in the Cairngorms National Park, listed granite buildings and conservation areas may need consent for new external vents, and tenement owners may need neighbours' agreement.
Worth knowing before the fit
- 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 Peterhead kitchen with new doors often show a colour mismatch.
- Count every door, drawer front, end panel and plinth before asking for prices, including integrated appliance doors and panels at the ends of runs.
- A new kitchen makes more sense if the carcasses are damaged, the layout does not work, or the sink and hob need to move.
Questions about replacement kitchen doors in Peterhead
How much do replacement kitchen doors cost in Peterhead?
Guide prices in Peterhead are about £940 to £2,800 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.
Which parts of Peterhead do you work in?
All of them. Our Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire coverage takes in the whole of Peterhead, including the AB42 postcode district, as well as surrounding towns such as Fraserburgh. If you are unsure, send us your postcode.
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 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.
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.
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