Wanted: rec for joiner to make bespoke kitchen or anyone w/ exp of DeVol, Neptune etc

[mothercourage]

In the name of getting a handmade kitchen without the ???, I'm looking for someone to make bespoke cabinet doors to fit existing carcasses. I'm hoping to then spray them or get someone in the know to do it for me. Has anyone done this successfully who can recommend a skilled and not too expensive carpenter?

[ED32]

hi

funnily enough we did exactly this last year in our kitchen!so we kept the existing carcasses and then got new doors, i found Terry Malone from the forum and can only recommend him, as he was a super guy, really diligent and has made agreat job of our new kitchen doors, plus he built a new unit to fit in an awkward left over space too, and was a good price, (we then painted the doors ourselves )

his website is www.terrymalone.co.uk

mobile O7966421448

[mothercourage]

That's really useful ED32, thanks very much. I'll give Terry a call.

Out of curiosity, did you spray the doors? I imagine painting wouldn't give a very good finish. At least it wouldn't if I were to do it myself...

[ED32]

hi

no, we sealed them first, all with mdf sealer, then spent, quite a while, painting them in an eggshell finish...very painstaking, but they look good, and are nice to wipe clean too.

[woodycheese]

www.paintworks.uk.com do spray painting in London so you could contact them regarding your kitchen doors.

[monica]

Hi there, I can highly recommend Local Carpenter/Joiner Jake Dunn, who has undertaken all my carpentry needs. Very creative, bespoke and very fairly priced. Lovely guy to work with, lovely manner and great sense of humour

Jake 07553387271

Good Luck

[mothercourage]

Thanks everyone for all the responses here, great to have a few options.

[mothercourage]

Am rekindling this thread as Jake Dunn is super busy for the next 12 weeks (obviously very good) and am waiting to hear back from Terry Malone. Has anyone else had a bespoke kitchen made for them? Or alternatively does anyone have experience of using companies that produce handmade shaker style kitchens, such as DeVol, Handmade Kitchens of Christchurch, Neptune etc.

Would love to hear from you if so.

Thanks awfully.

[sonla]

Hi we recently did this had our kitchen refurned , new work top, all brand new cupboards , now we have a bespoke kitchen without the awful prices ,it looks stunning ! his name is Tony Charlton, very good chap 07831625056

Hopes it goes well

Sonia

[mothercourage]

Thanks Sonia, he sounds like just the man. I'll get in touch. Did he paint too or did you get someone else to do that (or do it yourself)? Also, if it isn't asking too much trouble do you have any pics you could send me? If so I'll PM you.

Thanks again.

[fionacreanyr]

Used Jake to create access panels for our boiler when it packed up and we discovered the kitchen fitters had boxed it in!Was around the day after I called him, very tidy job, exactly what we wanted and could have stretched the time out for more money but didn't which is very refreshing