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Before you consider changing your kitchen unit fascias there are certain points that you should be aware of before contemplating remodelling your kitchen.

There are many companies that advertise kitchen door replacement services where they will come in to your home and fit new doors, appliances, worktops and trims.

These companies sell their services on the benefits of cost saving and disruption to you. In most cases the cost of this refurbishment package is almost as much as a newly fitted kitchen that is specified, designed and fitted for you and after all you still have old cabinets.

However there are tens of thousands of kitchens fitted in this country that can quite simply be updated by the DIY enthusiast with new fascias or even just new handles from DIY KITCHENS.

For the more serious DIY enthusiast we can supply virtually every component that is used in kitchen cabinet construction by the leading European manufacturers. If you do not see it on our web site please ask us we are confident that we can source it for you.
To help you specify you door requirements here are some graphical illustrations of the most common door widths that are available on our web site.
This page contains graphical representations of the most common heights that are used by kitchen manufacturers and which are listed on our web site.
To help you understand how the height modules are used within normal kitchen unit construction we have included a guide to show some typical examples of base, wall and some examples of tall units.
A typical kitchen base unit is 720 mm high excluding the plinth which is normally 150mm high. For a full height door this would be fitted with a 715mm high door normally leaving a 5mm gap to the top of the door to provide clearance from the overhanging worktop.
A drawer line unit at 720 mm high would be made with a configuration of a 140mm high drawer front and a 570mm high door. 570mm + 140mm = 710mm this normally leaves 5mm gap from the top of the unit to the top of the drawer and 5mm between the drawer front and the door.
Drawer packs can be either made up from 4 x 175mm high drawer fronts or 5 x 140 high drawer fronts, 4 x 175 = 700 and 5 x 140=700. These dimensions allow for the standard 5 mm gap from the top of the unit. In the case of the 175 drawer fronts 5mm gaps are allowed between each drawer front. With the 140mm drawer fronts the gap to the top remains the standard 5mm but the gaps are reduced to approximately 3.5mm
The most common pan drawer storage units are constructed utilising combinations of the following; 2 x 175 mm door fronts or 1 x 140mm drawer + 2 x 283 doors and 3 x 140mm drawers + 1 x 283 door. Option 1 with 2 x 175 = 710 leaving the standard 5mm clearance gap to the top and 5mm between the drawers. Option 2 with 140 + 2 x 283=706 leaving the standard 5mm to the top and 4.5mm between each drawer. Option 3 with 3 x 140 + 1 x 283=703 standard 5mm to the top and gaps between each drawer of 4mm.
You may have noticed that the standard size base units are made up from multiples of either 140mm or 175mm. This is also true for all wall units with heights of 570mm, 720mm and 900mm.
The 570mm and 900mm high wall unit doors are something of an anomaly in so mush as quite often they have no clearance as with the 715 on a 720 wall unit.
Some door styles are supplied at 895mm or even 897mm to provide clearance on 900mm high units.
Top box units once again fit into the same pattern utilising the 283mm high and 355mm high doors that are also used on pan drawer base units.
Tall larder or broom storage units are normally configured with combinations of the following doors. The units are generally 1965/1970mm high units excluding the plinth. This height is the one most frequently used with 720mm high wall units.
The unit height is achieved by using a combination of 715mm and 1245mm high doors with either the 715mm door to the bottom as shown in option 1 or at the top as in option 2.
When 900mm high wall units are used the tall larder or broom storage units are generally 2150mm high units excluding the plinth. Normally they are configured with combinations of the following doors.
The unit height is achieved by using a combination of 900mm and 1245mm high doors with either the 900mm door to the bottom as shown in option 1 or the most popular option is to fit the 900mm high door to the top as in option 2.

 
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