Some Tips and Guides for Planning and Measuring

  • front elevation view of kitchen

    Make a Sketch and List

    Start by drawing simple front views of each section of your kitchen. Include any changes you are making, and do a sketch of each wall.

    Make a list and number the doors, adding the hinge drilling and handing information for each door. Include panels , fillers and accessories plus quantity. This will make the ordering process much easier.

  • Measuring Doors

    Always measure the inside of the door, as it is easier to go full edge to edge. Measure Height x Width in mm EG, 570 x 496.

    When you specify Right or Left hand hinge drilling, you look at the door from the front with the door closed.

    Hinge drilling is measured from the top or bottom edge of the door to the centre of the hinge hole.

  • Measuring hinge hole centres

    We offer a hinge hole drilling service. £2 per door, any number of holes.

    Measure from the edge of the door to the centre of the hinge hole as shown, then provide the size in mm.

    Please Note - If you are making any alterations to the door size or position, this will have to be taken into account when specifying hinge hole centres.

  • a pile of kitchen unit end panels with matching edging all round

    Matching panels any size

    Kitchen unit end panels, work top support panels, filler panels, corner post kits, plinth / kickboards all in 20mm matching edged board.

    If 20mm board is too thick, there is peel and stick matching vinyl in most colours. This is most convenient in small spaces where a match is important..

  • peel and stick vinyl

    Peel and Stick matching vinyl

    If you are unable to use 20mm matching end panels, we offer peel and stick sheet material in most colours. At 620mm wide, the sheets are available by the linear meter.

    20mm wide Pre glued edging tape is also available in all ranges and colours to complete the panel transformation.

  • Measuring for drawers

    We specialise in the Blum Tandembox system, and can offer any size of drawer, including internal drawers and Spacetowers.

    The two dimensions we will ask for when adding drawers are, the runner length required, and the width of the unit the drawer is going in.

    FOR ALL OTHER BLUM RUNNER LENGTHS, please visit our sister manufacturing website www.DrawerBoxes.co.uk