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thanks for that, incredibly useful for some other things i might have planned.
googling Ply/doors/veneered panels gives the same sponsored results and as usual there’s something better out there if you can find it...

Try cutwrights
they have a wide range of boards that you can order to your specs, in your case you'd just cut and paste the dimensions of the doors of the units you're ordering from the IKEA / Howdens website into their online quote tool.

The only downside is that you can't get samples straight from them and need to order them direct from the board manufacturers.

I've used them many times for doing exactly what you want to do.

We used Fropt for our hanging cupboard doors- polish version of plykea basically, helped that the flat was in Poland too..!

https://fropt.com/en

edit: everything in view is Ikea

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This thread delivers again.
Mrs is from Kielce so will approve. looks like the Zl price is way cheaper than the euro price!?

830zl for a walnut 60x100 door front.
373 euro for a walnut 60x100 door front

thats £154 or £313 depending on if your partners cousin runs a shipping/transport company based near Felixstowe and has just bought a holiday home back in the motherland...

your kitchen look great btw, we want to end up with something similar but maybe the wood below/colour up top.

If its a physical survey being done by a chartered surveyor they will have what is known as a 5pc bracket. That means they can sign it off with a 5pc margin for error on their part, without the risk of being sued for negligence. 30k over at 350 does sound a little punchy to me but stuff in East London goes under offer for over asking quite often. One I saw the other day was a house at 950 and it sold for 1025000.

@Jaaamie

In Scotland things can go for outrageous amounts over valuation (see my post upthread).

I believe I've seen, but can't find an example of, a surveyor valuation with a caveat that the market conditions are disrupted and valuations need to be regularly reviewed. Whether this means they'd entertain a re-valuation at very short notice just due to market pressure I have no idea, and I'd be fearful not.

That's good to know. Thanks v much

Yeah from all the stuff i've heard about Scotland it seems that the system up there is lots better in some ways but also wilder in others.

Good to know about valuations being temporary / provisional.

Cheers

Are you thinking walnut veneered ply with veneer lipping, or plywood end grain showing?

We have a veneered board product with horizontal grain designed/cut to be continuous through units, and with lipping to edge details. Still looking good 6(ish) years on, but I would up the lipping thickness to the dishwasher unit if doing again.

That kitchen is lovely, I think we use the same tiles (darker version) and love it.

Bear in mind I might be wrong - I tried to find an example of the wording but couldn't. My memory might be misleading about how common it is.

TBH I’m not sure, I prefer the edge of the filler panels to be veneered though I don’t mind ply if it’s lighter oak veneer.
What I don’t like is the burn marks from cutting that people seem to tolerate

thanks! as much as i liked the matt colour of the ikea bottom cupboards (more green in reality) they seemed to pick up oily smudges/stains that just wouldn't budge :/

weird! would seem to very much make sense to pay from a Polish account then (even via [Transfer]Wise), if possible.

Though actually just checked and doesn't look like the deliver outside the EU :/

I think the price rises in some areas has really affected it and then the EA's asking for a ton over. So of the flats sold in the last 18 months are vastly overvalued

What tiles are those?

having friends/family there would mean it’s not impossible but there has to be a decent saving to make that worthwhile. will probably get a quote and see how it compares.

Can anyone give me a rough guide price for a reclaimed Victorian front door in London? Not huge, double or fancy stained glass, just 4 wood panels. Prices online are all over the place. I've found one that fits, solid and straight but not refurbished so a bit of work needed, but it's £750 and I don't have a sense for whether that's fair, a bit on the steep side or "they saw you coming!"

I was just going to remortgage with my current provider but then I read that I should get a broker to get me the best deal.

Could anyone recommend me a free mortgage broker, or do I just to to unbiased.co.uk and pick one at random?

I don't think any are 'free' in the sense that they'll charge your lender for the business, who I guess absorb that in to your rates, but I've used L&C twice now without any hassle and they were able to get me better deals than I could find on my own.

Honestly given the price, it’s best to invest in a modern composite door that actually keep the house warm/reduce noise/more secure.

I was in the same position as you, old refurbs look amazing but need looking after especially when it warped.

I purchased a bit of a manky one off ebay for 120 quid. It cost me about 100 quid to refurbish it all in, and I paid my very unreliable but very cheap builder to install it for 150 quid.

Probably 400 all in. Something like that . If you want someone to do all the hard work then it will cost a lot , lot more.

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Not an expert, and not in London, but have been browsing a bit and £750 for no glass and still needing a sand/paint or whatever seems quiiiite high!

Thanks I've whacked my details in I'll speak to them in the week.