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Everything we know about measuring, boring, sizing and pricing cabinet doors, written by the person who makes them. Start with measuring if you are replacing doors, or with pricing if you are working out whether it is worth it. Every number on these pages comes off our own shop floor.
Measuring and fitting
Start here. Getting the numbers right is the whole job.
- Will new cabinet doors fit my existing hinge holes?
The four measurements to take off a door you already have.
- What size hinge do I need for my cabinet door overlay?
How to work out your overlay in two minutes with a tape.
- How to measure for replacement cabinet doors
One question decides whether you measure the door or the opening.
- What is the standard gap between cabinet doors?
The gap between doors, and why consistency beats any particular number.
Hinges and boring
What gets drilled into the back of the door, and who decides.
- How to adjust cabinet door hinges
Read the gap, then turn one screw instead of three.
- Do replacement cabinet doors come pre-drilled for hinges?
Pre-drilled means drilled to somebody’s pattern. Here is how to make it yours.
- How thick are cabinet doors?
Why 3/4 inch matters more than it sounds, and what changes when a door is thinner.
Door styles and construction
Choosing how the doors look, and what each choice costs you elsewhere.
- What width are shaker cabinet door stiles and rails?
The frame width that gives a shaker door its proportions.
- Five-piece or slab drawer fronts — which should I choose?
Which drawer front suits which drawer, decided on the shallow ones.
- Replacing arched or cathedral cabinet doors with shaker
The swap that dates a 1990s kitchen forward without touching a cabinet.
- Raised panel cabinet doors, and how to match the ones you have
How to identify the raised panel doors you have, and order ones that match.
- Thermofoil cabinet doors: what they are and who they suit
What thermofoil actually is, who it suits, and where a wood door wins.
Ordering as a shop or a landlord
For people who order doors rather than buy a kitchen.
- Cabinet doors for shops and contractors
Sizes, species, boring, lead time and what happens when one is wrong.
- What to specify when you order cabinet doors
Six fields per door, and which two cost you a remake.
- Replacement cabinet doors for landlords and property managers
A few doors between tenancies, matched across units, no minimum order.
Sizes, prices and ordering
What it costs, how long it takes, and what to have ready before you order.
- How are cabinet doors priced per square foot?
The arithmetic, worked on a real door, with the minimum that catches people out.
- How many cabinet doors are in an average kitchen?
How to count your own kitchen properly in ten minutes.
- How long does it take to get custom cabinet doors?
Two weeks from order to shipped, and what makes it longer.
- Refacing vs replacing cabinets — what each actually costs
Three jobs, not two, and what each of them actually costs.
- Replacement cabinet doors for a mobile or manufactured home
Why nothing off the shelf fits a manufactured home, and what does.