On 15/11/2017 14:23, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article ,
Brian Reay wrote:
On 15/11/2017 09:47, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article ,
Brian Reay wrote:
As for Jim's problem, there is a company that makes doors to order for
those trying to do things on the cheap and use old units.

Why is it doing it 'on the cheap' if all you want to do is change the
look of the kitchen with new doors?


Because it is probably cheaper than replacing the whole kitchen. Say 10
doors at the £90/door someone mentioned. Where can you get a complete
kitchen for £900 ?

I'd hope it would be cheaper than buying a complete new kitchen. But I
can't see the point in replacing the lot if it is just the doors that need
replacing. Doing something 'on the cheap' suggests a bodge.

It also wasn't clear if Jim was replacing all his doors or just some
damaged ones- there was mention of hinge repair etc. If you only need a
few doors to replace damaged ones but match the others, using the custom
door makers (even at the £90 /door some have mentioned) may well be
attractive.

When I came to update my home made kitchen by fitting hew doors, the sizes
had changed from Imperial to Metric. ;-) The doors and drawer fronts I got
from one of the sheds - IIRC B&Q - are still good as new, though, after
quite a few years.


I 'scratch built' a kitchen back in about 1982. I'm not sure it was cost
effective but it was certainly built to last. Since then I've either
bought units or, in the current one, had someone do it. Although I did
'rearrange' the kitchen in the current house shortly after we moved it.
It had an expensive kitchen which was ok and 'did' until we replaced it.
It must have been 20+ years old when it was removed and someone took it
to reuse. I think it was a Roseby. It was just a bit 'dated'.



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