DIY Guide

Fitting the doors and drawers

Both these processes need no special tools and are quite simple.

1a. The drawers need to be drilled with pilot holes for the drawer box to be screwed onto them. The holes need to be the same positions on the back of the old drawer being replaced. Difficulty rating: 2

1b. The drawers also need to be drilled with 4mm holes for the handles. Difficulty rating: 1

1c. The doors need to be drilled for the handles and for the hinges. Difficulty rating: 1

Drilling the doors yourself

Tools required:

• Drill
• Power Drill Stand
• 35mm drill bit

All available at DIY stores.

One at a time, take the old doors off the hinges, leaving the hinge screwed to the cabinet. Drill hinge holes into the replacement door in the same position as on the old door. Hang the new door in your kitchen. TIP When you have set up the drill on the stand, drill a hole in the old door, near to the existing hinge holes, to ensure that your drill is set to make a hole of the same depth and distance in from the edge.
Difficulty rating: 2

Replacing the Cornice and Pelmet

Tools required:

• Tenon Saw
• 45° Mitre Block

If you had cornice and pelmet in your old kitchen, unscrew this and use it as a template for cutting your new ones. Cut the mitres carefully and glue the mitred joints together while on your work bench making sure that the strips are accurately aligned to give a good joint. Fix onto your wall cabinets.
Difficulty rating: 2

If your old kitchen did not have cornice and pelmet, draw a sketch of what is required then measure the required length accurately, work out which joints are internal and which external mitres and make certain that all the required cut lengths are properly calculated. Cut using your mitre block, glue the joints together and then fix to your cabinets.
Difficulty rating: 3-4

Replacing the Kick Plinth

Tool required:- Just a Saw
Fittings Required: If you have an external 90° joint you will need to order a Plinth Corner Joint. (This is pre-coloured to match your plinth).
Remove the existing kick plinth (It is usually clipped on). Cut another in the new colour, the same size as the old one. Fix the clips to it and snap it into place.
Clip the Plinth Corner Joint to the end of the plinth if necessary. Difficulty rating: 2

Covering the visible ends of your cabinets

old doors but look wrong with your new doors. These end panels can be covered with self-adhesive laminate that exactly matches your new doors. Like "Fablon" it comes on a roll with self adhesive glue on the back. Simply remove the protective layer and fix to the cabinet. Full details of the most practical way to do this are enclosed with each roll.
Difficulty rating: 1-2

Replacing the edging

The edges of the cabinets that you see may look wrong with your new doors. They may have matched your old doors or may even have been dark brown. This can be overcome with self-adhesive edgebanding.

Self adhesive edgebanding is available to exactly match most of the doors in the Excalibur range (where it is not, such as high gloss finishes, you might consider using white edgebanding).
Measure the thickness of the walls of your cabinets (15mm or 18mm) and order the width required. It is easy to apply - like Sellotape. Once in place, press down firmly with a cool iron.
Difficulty rating: 1