Replacement kitchen doors · England
Replacement kitchen doors in Tyne and Wear
Homeowners and landlords across Tyne and Wear 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.
Thinking about replacement kitchen doors in Tyne and Wear?
If your Tyne and Wear 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.
When one door in a Tyne and Wear kitchen is broken and the range is no longer made, a full set of new matching doors is often the neatest answer.
What do replacement kitchen doors in Tyne and Wear include?
Every kitchen is different, so we confirm the scope in writing. Most jobs of this kind include:
- 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 Tyne and Wear?
The figures below are guide prices for Tyne and Wear, including VAT and adjusted for typical costs across the North East. The fixed price comes after we have measured up. Costs across the North East 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 | £900–£2,700 |
| Bespoke, in-frame or hand-painted doorsMade to measure for your carcasses | £1,800–£4,500 |
| Fitting only, doors you have boughtHanging, adjusting, handles drilled and fitted | £270–£720 |
| Matching end panels, plinths and corniceCut and fitted to suit the new doors | £140–£540 |
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 Tyne and Wear
Across Tyne and Wear you will often find tyneside flats, Victorian terraces, 1930s semis and post-war council-built houses, and each shapes the kitchen differently. Tyneside flats often have a narrow kitchen in the rear offshoot, while 1930s semis and ex-council houses tend to have a small square kitchen at the back.
Hardness varies across Tyne and Wear, from fairly soft around Newcastle to harder in parts of Sunderland, so check with your supplier before choosing a filter. Back lanes behind terraced streets can help deliveries, but upper Tyneside flats have their own internal stair, so long worktops need careful handling.
In an upper Tyneside flat, the kitchen often sits in a narrow offshoot, so planning a usable layout within that width is the main task. Terraces and semis frequently have a separate kitchen that owners open into the dining room.
Rules for replacement kitchen doors in Tyne and Wear
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.
In conservation areas and listed buildings, such as parts of central Newcastle and Tynemouth, a new external vent or changes to historic features may need consent.
Before you start
- Old drawer boxes may not take new fronts neatly; worn runners or unusual fixings sometimes make new drawer boxes worth adding.
- Door sizes and hinge positions vary between makers, so doors must be made to measure or matched carefully to your existing units.
- Remember the extras: end panels, plinths, cornice, pelmet and integrated appliance doors all need to match the new fronts.
- If the worktops are also worn, consider replacing them in the same visit rather than fitting new doors beside tired surfaces.
- Count every door, drawer front, end panel and plinth before asking for prices, including integrated appliance doors and panels at the ends of runs.
- Choose handles after the doors, holding samples against the new colour in your Tyne and Wear kitchen's daylight before anything is drilled.
Questions about replacement kitchen doors in Tyne and Wear
How much do replacement kitchen doors cost in Tyne and Wear?
Replacement kitchen doors in Tyne and Wear typically cost £900 to £2,700 including VAT for 15 to 20 doors and drawer fronts, supplied and fitted, based on prices in the North East. 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 Tyne and Wear?
Yes. We carry out replacement kitchen doors across Tyne and Wear, including Newcastle upon Tyne, Sunderland, South Shields and Gateshead. Every job starts with a free survey visit and an itemised written quote.
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 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.
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 in towns across Tyne and Wear
Choose a town for local guide prices and postcode coverage:
- Replacement kitchen doors in Newcastle upon Tyne
- Replacement kitchen doors in Sunderland
- Replacement kitchen doors in South Shields
- Replacement kitchen doors in Gateshead
- Replacement kitchen doors in Washington
- Replacement kitchen doors in Tynemouth
- Replacement kitchen doors in Wallsend
- Replacement kitchen doors in Newburn
- Replacement kitchen doors in North Shields
- Replacement kitchen doors in Whitley Bay
- Replacement kitchen doors in Houghton-le-Spring
- Replacement kitchen doors in Felling
- Replacement kitchen doors in Jarrow
- Replacement kitchen doors in Gosforth
- Replacement kitchen doors in Hebburn