Replacement kitchen doors in Sittingbourne

Thinking about replacement kitchen doors in Sittingbourne?

Landlords across Kent often refresh a rental kitchen between tenancies with new doors and drawer fronts, keeping the sound carcasses and the appliances in place.

Peeling wrapped doors near the oven or kettle are a common reason people in Sittingbourne ask about replacements, especially when the units underneath are still fine. Kitchens in every part of Sittingbourne are covered, and the survey visit is free wherever you are in Kent.

What do replacement kitchen doors in Sittingbourne include?

After the survey visit we write the scope down. For replacement kitchen doors in Sittingbourne it usually covers:

New fronts fixed to integrated appliances with their door-fixing kits
Matching end panels, plinths, cornice and pelmet cut and fitted
Hinge holes drilled to line up with the positions on your carcasses
Doors and drawer fronts made to measure or matched to the existing sizes
Free survey visit to check the carcasses and measure every door and drawer front
Drawer fronts fixed to existing drawer boxes, or new boxes where worn

What should you budget for replacement kitchen doors in Sittingbourne?

Typical replacement kitchen doors prices for homes in Sittingbourne, including VAT and adjusted for the South East. Your own figure depends on the size of the kitchen, the layout and what is moving. Prices in the South East usually run above the national guide, mainly because labour and parking cost more.

What should you budget for replacement kitchen doors in Sittingbourne?
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%.

Local homes and their kitchens

Across Kent you will often find Victorian terraces, weatherboarded cottages, 1930s semis and oast house conversions, and each shapes the kitchen differently. Victorian terraces in the Medway towns and along the coast often have a narrow back-addition kitchen, while 1930s semis usually have a small kitchen beside a separate dining room.

Seaside terraces, permit parking and narrow village lanes can each make deliveries slower, so the route for long worktops is best checked at the survey. Water across Kent is hard, so limescale builds up quickly on taps and boiling water taps, and a scale-reducing filter is worth considering.

Building regulations, electrics and gas in Sittingbourne

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 weatherboarded and timber-framed cottages, oast conversions and homes in conservation areas such as historic Canterbury may need consent for new external vents.

Planning ahead

Choose handles after the doors, holding samples against the new colour in your Sittingbourne kitchen's daylight before anything is drilled.
If you let out a Sittingbourne property, new doors can often be fitted between tenancies in a day or two once they have been delivered.
Keep one old door until the new ones are fitted, so sizes and hinge positions can be checked if anything does not line up.
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 Sittingbourne

How much do replacement kitchen doors cost in Sittingbourne?

Replacement kitchen doors in Sittingbourne 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.

Do you cover all of Sittingbourne?

Yes. We work across Sittingbourne, including the ME10 postcode district, and nearby towns such as Faversham and Gillingham. Book a free survey visit and we will arrange a time that suits you.

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.

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.

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.

Replacement kitchen doors near Sittingbourne

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