Save waste, save money !

Ey up, my faithful blogworms, been going back to our roots just lately with a run of "replacement door" orders. This is where we started all those years ago in 1988 and it's nice to re-visit this type of work from time to time.


It's always been our mission to develop the products we cover to enable us to carry out refurbishment of existing kitchens aswell as installing new ones, so this is a reminder that when you're thinking of a way to lift or modernise your kitchen, keep this in mind.
It has always been our proud boast that "there isn't a kitchen in the UK that we can't fit new doors to".


Unlike a lot of what can only be described as "charlatans" in our industry offering replacement doors, we can and do make any size door required to fit your needs, in pretty much any material you want.

A refurb based on this principle is always cheaper than replacing your entire kitchen. When you look at what's involved with a new kitchen and how long it takes, for a new set of doors and handles we can be in and out often in just 1 day !! Minimum down time and minimum disruption and a kitchen that looks brand new when we've finished.

Just to give you a couple of pointers as to whether it's worth considering re-furb over re-new, there are two things I always look at first.

1) Are the cabinets in good enough condition to enable this work to happen successfully ?

2) Are you happy with the layout in the room and does it work for you ?

If the cabs are still good, any or all of the fittings can be renewed including things like hinges and drawerboxes and if you're happy with the layout then there's no need for additional or replacement cabinets.

New worktops and sink etc are viable to consider at this stage aswell but once you start to go beyond this, you can reach a "tipping point" where it becomes actually more economical to rip out and start again.

So, consider re-furb before you necessarily think about ripping it all out, you will probably be surprised with the results that can be achieved.

Those of you who know me by now will know that I hate waste and, whilst I'd love to fit you a new kitchen, there are alternatives working with what you have, saving waste and saving you money !!

Looking after your pennies, Jules.