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The Order a Kitchen Refurbishment Is Done In

The order is: check and fix the units, first-fix any electrics, hang the doors, fit the worktop with the sink and tap, do the splashback, then paint the walls. Each step covers the edge of the one before. Get it backwards and something new is cut, chipped or redone.

Seven steps, and what goes wrong out of order.

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  • 7 stepsin order
  • Units firstpaint last
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Seven steps

  1. Units checked. Level, square, dry. Any bad unit swapped.
  2. Electrics, first fix. Cables for under-unit lights and new sockets.
  3. Doors and drawer fronts. Resprayed or new, with hinges, runners and handles.
  4. End panels, plinths, cornice. To match.
  5. Worktop. With the sink, tap and hob.
  6. Splashback. Tiles or an upstand, sealed to the worktop.
  7. Paint. Walls and ceiling last.

What goes wrong out of order

Done too earlyWhat happens
Tiles before the worktopThe new top sits lower or higher, and a gap or a cut row shows
Paint before the splashbackTile adhesive and grout mark it
Worktop before the units are levelledStone cracks, laminate joints open
Doors before a leaking unit is foundNew doors on a box that's failing

One company, or several

A refurbishment touches a fitter, sometimes a sprayer, a worktop fabricator, an electrician and a tiler. One company that runs all of it keeps the order right. That is who we pass you to.

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Costs, doors, worktops and timing.

A kitchen with pale grey shaker doorsWhat it costsFrom a €700 respray to €5,000 for doors and a worktop.Navy kitchen doors under a white worktopReplacement doorsMade to measure for your units, from €48 a door.A white kitchen with a black stone-effect worktopA new worktopLaminate €800 to €2,000. Quartz €2,200 to €4,800.A kitchen with solid timber cabinets and an islandRefurbish or replace?Five checks on the units you have.An open soft-close drawer beside an ovenThe small partsHandles and soft-close hinges, €150 to €450.A kitchen with white base units and green wall unitsTen changes, by costWhat makes the most difference for the least.

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Four taps: the doors, the worktop, the size and any extras. You see our price guide for it. Your number is only asked for at the end, if you want one kitchen company that covers your county to ring you.

What about the doors?

Pick the nearest. They'll confirm on the day.

Questions people ask

Doors or worktop first?

Doors, usually, so the worktop goes on last and isn't worked over.

When is the floor done?

A new floor that runs under the plinth goes down before the plinths are fitted. Otherwise, any time.

When do appliances change?

With the worktop, if a hob or sink is changing. Freestanding ones, any time.

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