Made To Measure Kitchen Doors: Are They Worth It?

Your kitchen needs reviving to get a new life. But you can't afford to do a complete replacement from the ground up. You've made the sensible (and much cheaper!) decision to refurbish your kitchen doors and drawer fronts rather than replace them.

You're planning on replacing those tatty and tired kitchen cupboard doors and drawer fronts instead.

So do you head to your local DIY store and buy ‘off the shelf' replacement kitchen doors, or do you spend a little bit of extra cash and go for bespoke kitchen unit doors? In other words, store bought or made to measure kitchen doors?

Are cheap and cheerful affordable replacement kitchen doors a good idea?

No! Cheap and cheerful kitchen drawer fronts won't be durable and they definitely will not fit the exact size as your current kitchen drawers.

Find out why ‘off the shelf' kitchen cabinet doors may not be a good idea.

Your kitchen is a ‘generic' fitted kitchen, so why shouldn't you go back to the DIY store where you first bought it and simply pick up some replacement cabinet doors? After all, that would be the cheapest and quickest option, right?

Are low cost kitchen doors actually that cheap or should I get them made to measure?

No, low cost kitchen doors can actually turn out to be a much more expensive option than you first thought. Over time even the most ‘standard' of kitchens change...

• The extra humidity in the room from cooking and that washing machine quietly running six days a week in the corner

• The higher heat levels compared to the rest of the house will cause units to flex and change, sometimes by several millimetres.

It's the reason your original kitchen cupboard doors eventually don't fit perfectly any more.

So buying off-the-shelf replacement kitchen doors that are sized to the original dimensions of your kitchen means you are effectively buying new kitchen cupboard doors … that don't fit!

Should you get made to measure kitchen doors for quirky kitchen designs?

Yes. If your entire room has a very particular style or shape, it's always worth choose made to measure kitchen door fronts because the fit needs to be the exact size.

Otherwise, your replacement kitchen doors will have a new lease of life, but they won't fit. So, you'll have wasted your money.

Many kitchens, particularly in older properties, also have those quirky nooks and crannies that have the potential to be useful storage spaces, but simply don't fit into any off-the-shelf range.

A corner here, a strange, irregular space there – all of these are wasted opportunities.

Choose made to measure kitchen doors with an experienced kitchen refurbishment specialist. Utilise your odd little spaces to the fullest and ensure that your replacement kitchen doors fit perfectly once again. You'll get the complete refit in the right stylish colours you love, with prompt delivery.

How do made to measure kitchen doors work?

1. Our kitchen makeover expert will come to your home to measure every unit and take accurate notes.

2. They'll also talk to you about the styles and designs available, so that you achieve the look you want from your replacement kitchen doors

3. We take the measurements back to a custom-built centre

4. Specialist craftsmen hand-build your doors to those exact specifications.

5. Professional kitchen fitters will come and fit your kitchen doors and drawer fronts in a day or even less, making it a time-saving experience with minimum disruption to your daily routine.

The result is perfectly fitted cupboard doors and drawers, and a kitchen that has a fresh new look that fits in with your home's décor. And there's probably some change left over for a few family treats too!

Not only is a refurbishment cheaper than a replacement kitchen, it's quicker too.

So the money you save on the structure of your kitchen is more than enough to justify the little luxury of having bespoke kitchen doors made to fit your cupboards and drawers. It's also much quicker to fit doors, and you'll still have a bit of cash left over for some little extras.

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