Best place to pick up kitchen cupboard/drawer fronts?

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We don't like the kitchen, but the carcasses of the cupboards are fine. I'm wanting full drawers and just the front of the cupboards but they're all different sizes (all in mm):

6 - 520x700
3 - 500x720
1 - 600x280
1 - 600x320
1 - 250x700
1 - 430x700
1 - 400x720

I did think about getting plywood/chipboard, cutting them myself, and vinyl wrapping them (I assume this is what most of them would be made out of anyway) but as I'd still need new plinths and so on thought I might as well look properly.

Just wanting them as plain as possible.
 
Thanks. I've checked through the usual suspects (B&Q, Wickes, etc) and they don't carry all of the different ones I need.

I might end up making them myself anyway but will check what you've provided. Ta.
 
Vinyl wrap or hand painted can look quite nice too. Painted a few kitchens for clients lately and they've came up nicely. Getting them sprayed if you know someone who works at it can look very good too.
 
Have you tried howdens?

MDF would be a better material than chipboard or plywood if you make them yourself. It might be worth finding a sheet material place if theres one near you. They'll have a big cnc machine that will cut all the parts out of a full sheet in the most cost efficient way. Plus it will be guaranteed to be dead square and accurate dimensions.

I think there are also places that will dip cabinet doors if yours are not in too bad shape.
 
Nah, our doors are knackered. There's been water ingress into some of them and the covering has bubbled.

MDF was the obvious material that I missed off :) Good call on the cutting actually.
 
Just gone to a (fairly) local place, they'll precision cut the MDF and deliver it for £100 inc.!
 
The wife liked some cupboards a couple of years ago when we first looked and decided on it being a lower priority, purple at the bottom and cream at the top.

As I'm colourblind I let her have all the choice on that.
 
How are you going to finish them, spray, wrap, hand paint? Also, how are you fitting them? MDF isn't the best for getting a good screw fixing in and the thicker sheet stuff tends to be a lot less dense in the middle.
 
MDF is what most cheaper kitchen cabinet fronts are made from. It's the best material to use if painting or wrapping as chipboard and ply could show imperfections through the wrap/paint.

You just drill out a 35mm hole with a forstner bit then the kitchen cabinet hinge drops into the hole and use 2 small screws to secure it. Just make sure to use a small 2mm or so drill bit to pre drill the holes for the securing screws and it'll be fine.

You can get cheap plastic guides to get the 35mm hole in the correct position, but as you have the old doors you could use these as a template.
 
WillyNelson said:
How are you going to finish them, spray, wrap, hand paint? Also, how are you fitting them? MDF isn't the best for getting a good screw fixing in and the thicker sheet stuff tends to be a lot less dense in the middle.
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I was gong to wrap them, see if it hides those sins :p
Mark A said:
MDF is what most cheaper kitchen cabinet fronts are made from. It's the best material to use if painting or wrapping as chipboard and ply could show imperfections through the wrap/paint.

You just drill out a 35mm hole with a forstner bit then the kitchen cabinet hinge drops into the hole and use 2 small screws to secure it. Just make sure to use a small 2mm or so drill bit to pre drill the holes for the securing screws and it'll be fine.

You can get cheap plastic guides to get the 35mm hole in the correct position, but as you have the old doors you could use these as a template.
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Helpful post, cheers :)
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Nothing to do with your post.. Have you tried a pair of those glasses for colour-blindness that let you see colour?
 
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