How to approach your kitchen upgrade. First of all, decide if you would like to alter the layout of your kitchen by adding new cabinets or moving existing cabinets. You may want to make space for a dishwasher, or add some extra wall units. Please note, we can supply additional cabinets to match your existing cabinets, ensuring correct alignment in height and depth. If you are considering replacing worktops, think about tiling and any additional electrical sockets or lighting.(It is possible to replace worktops and leave original tiles intact if great care is taken when removing old worktops, but a few spare tiles can be very useful.) When replacing worktops, it is often possible to keep existing sink and taps, but it is worth checking under the worktop to ensure the sink holding down clips are still operational. Now you should do simple front view sketches of each wall of your kitchen showing the proposed finished layout, ensuring that any proposed alterations are checked then RECHECKED TWICE! The sketches below are sufficient, and do not have to be to scale as long as combined cabinet dimensions are accurate. How to measure for replacement kitchen cabinet doors. The following instructions apply to modern modular kitchen units constructed from 15mm or 18mm edged board. (This covers the vast majority of fitted kitchens produced in Europe in the last 25 years.) For information or assistance on all other cabinet types including framed or bespoke units, please call free on 0800 028 5588 (7 Days). All dimensions should be measured in millimetres (mm), always give height first. Eg. 715mm x 496mm door 140mm x 596mm drawerfront The easiest and most common method is to measure the doors and drawerfronts that are coming off. If any of your existing doors or drawerfronts do not fit correctly, you can specify the exact size required. Please always remember to allow the minimum clearance ALL ROUND every door and drawerfront. Door (or combined drawerfront and door) should be 4mm-5mm smaller than cabinet in height and width, ie 720 x 500 cabinet requires 715 x 496 door. Shown below are typical kitchen cabinets, and the doors, drawers, and spaces required for ideal operation and appearance. Although the examples below show standard 720mm high wall and base cabinets, the same guidelines can be applied for any cabinet of similar construction. The clearance spaces indicated below are approximate to 1mm, and are based on industry standard sizes. When specifying off standard doors, the MINIMUM CLEARANCE RECOMMENDED IS 2mm ALL ROUND. HI-LINE base cabinet shown on the right is 720mm high (excluding plinth). SIZES & CLEARANCES Top gap = 3MM Door = 715mm Bottom gap = 2mm TOTAL = 720mm DRAWERLINE base cabinet shown on the right is 720mm high (excluding plinth). SIZES & CLEARANCES Top gap = 3mm Drawerfront = 140mm Gap between = 4mm Door = 570mm Bottom gap = 3mm TOTAL = 720mm More information on drawerboxes 5 DRAWER PACK base cabinet shown on the right is 720mm high (excluding plinth). SIZES & CLEARANCES Top gap = 3mm 5 x Drawerfronts 140mm 4 clearance 3.5mm Bottom gap = 3mm TOTAL = 720mm More information on drawer boxes. 4 DRAWER PACK base cabinet shown on the right is 720mm high (excluding plinth). SIZES & CLEARANCES Top gap = 3mm 4 x Drawerfronts 175mm 3 x clearance @ 4.5mm Bottom gap = 3mm TOTAL = 720mm More information on drawerboxes Wide 3 DRAWER PACK base cabinets shown on the right are 720mm high (excluding plinth). SIZES & CLEARANCES Top gap = 3mm 1 x Drawerfront 140mm 2 x clearance 4mm 2 x Drawerfronts 283mm Bottom gap = 3mm TOTAL = 720mm More information on drawerboxes WALL CABINETS As a general rule, the wall cabinet door clearances are the same as base doors ie, a 720h x 500w wall cabinet takes a 715h x 496w door. Please Note: On wall units, the door height can equal the cabinet height (or even be slightly longer), as there is not normally any need for clearance gaps.