Replacement kitchen doors in Shaftesbury

Who usually needs replacement kitchen doors in Shaftesbury?

If your Dorset 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.

If your Dorset 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. Homes right across Shaftesbury are covered, as are nearby places such as Blandford Forum, Warminster and the villages in between.

What we cover for replacement kitchen doors in Shaftesbury

Here is what usually goes into replacement kitchen doors, adjusted to your Shaftesbury kitchen after we have measured it:

Drawer fronts fixed to existing drawer boxes, or new boxes where worn
Matching end panels, plinths, cornice and pelmet cut and fitted
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
New fronts fixed to integrated appliances with their door-fixing kits
Doors and drawer fronts made to measure or matched to the existing sizes

What do replacement kitchen doors cost in Shaftesbury?

Use these ranges to plan your budget. They include VAT, reflect costs in the South West, and are firmed up once we have seen your Shaftesbury kitchen. Prices across the South West are broadly in line with UK averages.

What do replacement kitchen doors cost in Shaftesbury?
Typical project	Guide price
Doors and drawer fronts supplied and fitted (15–20 doors)Standard ranges, with new hinges and handles	£1,000–£3,100
Bespoke, in-frame or hand-painted doorsMade to measure for your carcasses	£2,100–£5,200
Fitting only, doors you have boughtHanging, adjusting, handles drilled and fitted	£310–£820
Matching end panels, plinths and corniceCut and fitted to suit the new doors	£150–£620

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%.

Local homes and their kitchens

The housing mix across Dorset includes thatched cottages, Victorian and Edwardian villas, 1930s semis and seaside bungalows, so no two kitchen fits are quite alike. Edwardian villas in Bournemouth often have a separate kitchen and scullery, while 1930s semis and bungalows tend to have a compact room at the back.

Most of Dorset has hard water, so limescale on taps, sinks and boiling water taps is common, and a scale-reducing filter can help. Flats in converted villas may have no lift and shared hallways, and narrow village lanes can make delivering long worktops difficult.

Building regulations, electrics and gas in Shaftesbury

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.

Thatched and listed cottages may need listed building consent for internal changes, and owners of flats in converted houses usually need the freeholder's consent before work starts.

Planning ahead

Keep one old door until the new ones are fitted, so sizes and hinge positions can be checked if anything does not line up.
Count every door, drawer front, end panel and plinth before asking for prices, including integrated appliance doors and panels at the ends of runs.
Allow for delivery time on made-to-measure doors; your kitchen stays usable while you wait, as nothing comes off until they arrive.
Check the carcasses first; a swollen sink base, a sagging shelf or loose hinge plates mean some units may need replacing before new doors.

Questions about replacement kitchen doors in Shaftesbury

How much do replacement kitchen doors cost in Shaftesbury?

Replacement kitchen doors in Shaftesbury typically cost £1,000 to £3,100 including VAT for 15 to 20 doors and drawer fronts, supplied and fitted, based on prices in the South West. Larger or more involved jobs cost more, and your price is fixed in writing after a free survey visit.

Can you measure up in Shaftesbury before quoting?

Yes. Every quote starts with a free, no-obligation survey visit to your home in Shaftesbury. We measure the room, check the walls, floor and service positions, then send an itemised written quote.

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.

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.

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