Hi all,

Im trying to venture into doing some DIY for my home, and had a look at a few sites selling replacement kitchen cupboards and the like. I looked at www.larkandlarks.co.uk and have seen lots of similar pages, for upgrading your kitchen yourself, rather than buying a new one. Has anyone done a job like this before and how easy is it? i am not very DIY minded!

Thanks,

Sam

Hi -- If your kitchen base & wall units are in a good clean condition / state of repair and securely fixed and you do not plan to change the layout only update and give it a new fresh look, then it's a lot cheaper to just renew the cupboard and drawer fronts along with the worktop and fittings if required.

The fronts are easily replaced just take your time doing one at once until you've lined up the closing action correctly, the bit where you may need professional help is the replacement of the worktops and fitting / cutting of new sink and appliances etc. After you have done this no-one could reallly tell the difference whether the whole kitchen has been replaced, after all the chipboard faced carcasses are just that.....chipboard.