Replacement kitchen doors · East Sussex
Replacement kitchen doors in Rye
We take on replacement kitchen doors in Rye and the surrounding TN31 postcodes, working to a written scope so you know exactly what is included before anyone starts.
Why replacement kitchen doors for a Rye home?
Landlords across East Sussex often refresh a rental kitchen between tenancies with new doors and drawer fronts, keeping the sound carcasses and the appliances in place.
If your East Sussex 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. We work throughout Rye (TN31) and across the wider East Sussex area.
What we cover for replacement kitchen doors in Rye
Here is what usually goes into replacement kitchen doors, adjusted to your Rye kitchen after we have measured it:
- Drawer fronts fixed to existing drawer boxes, or new boxes where worn
- New fronts fixed to integrated appliances with their door-fixing kits
- Matching end panels, plinths, cornice and pelmet cut and fitted
- Doors and drawer fronts made to measure or matched to the existing sizes
- New soft-close hinges fitted and every door adjusted so the gaps run even
- Handles or knobs drilled from a template so they sit at a consistent height
How much do replacement kitchen doors cost in Rye?
As a starting point for Rye, these ranges include VAT at 20% and allow for typical labour costs in the South East. Prices in the South East usually run above the national guide, mainly because labour and parking cost more.
| Typical project | Guide price |
|---|---|
| Doors and drawer fronts supplied and fitted (15–20 doors)Standard ranges, with new hinges and handles | £1,200–£3,400 |
| Bespoke, in-frame or hand-painted doorsMade to measure for your carcasses | £2,300–£5,800 |
| Fitting only, doors you have boughtHanging, adjusting, handles drilled and fitted | £340–£920 |
| Matching end panels, plinths and corniceCut and fitted to suit the new doors | £170–£690 |
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 Rye
Across East Sussex you will often find Regency townhouses and flats, Victorian terraces, 1930s semis and seaside bungalows, and each shapes the kitchen differently. Regency and Victorian houses split into flats often have small kitchens in former reception rooms, while 1930s semis usually have a compact kitchen at the back.
Seafront flats without lifts, permit parking and steep streets in the coastal towns can make delivery and waste removal slower, so access needs planning. East Sussex has hard water, so limescale builds up on taps, kettles and boiling water taps, and a filter or softener is worth considering.
Building regulations, electrics and gas in Rye
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.
Listed Regency buildings, conservation areas and homes inside the South Downs National Park may need consent for a new external vent, and flat owners usually need freeholder consent.
Getting the most from your replacement kitchen doors
- Choose handles after the doors, holding samples against the new colour in your Rye kitchen's daylight before anything is drilled.
- 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 Rye kitchen with new doors often show a colour mismatch.
- 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 Rye
How much do replacement kitchen doors cost in Rye?
Replacement kitchen doors in Rye typically cost £1,200 to £3,400 including VAT for 15 to 20 doors and drawer fronts, supplied and fitted, based on prices in the South East. Larger or more involved jobs cost more, and your price is fixed in writing after a free survey visit.
Can you measure up in Rye before quoting?
Yes. Every quote starts with a free, no-obligation survey visit to your home in Rye. We measure the room, check the walls, floor and service positions, then send an itemised written quote.
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.
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 neighbouring towns
We also carry out replacement kitchen doors in these towns near Rye:
- Replacement kitchen doors in Tenterden
- Replacement kitchen doors in Hastings
- Replacement kitchen doors in Battle
- Replacement kitchen doors in Bexhill-on-Sea
- Replacement kitchen doors in Ashford, Kent
- Replacement kitchen doors in Hythe, Kent
- Replacement kitchen doors across East Sussex