patio doors - 3k???

tuesday123

Hi All

We have one of those situations when you need to replace something, but you dont think its worth the momey, so you do nothing for a year!!!

We basically have sliding, awful, clunky kitchen doors. we want to replace them with hardwood plain glass patio doors, or aluminium folding doors..

the space is about 1700 wide by 2000 high.

For the doors and fitting, we've been quoted from 3-10k!

We could probably source the doors for about 1.5k, but cant find a fitter.

Does anyone know what we should be paying? is 3k about right?

thanks

Inactive

Give a rough idea of your location, perhaps somebody on here may know a good local tradesman.

3k sounds very expensive to me.

Doozergirl

http://www.doors-more.co.uk/store/3-folding-sliding-doors/131-wellington-hardwood

Jeld Wen is decent quality stuff, I love these doors and that price is a genuine bargain, - I couldn't get that price on them when I was looking! We ended up with much larger openings anyway. Door looks to be about the right size for you too. I think the Canberra is the next range up, quality wise.

If the opening is there then you might get away with using a decent carpenter. But the lowest end of your budget is more than entirely acheivable.

k4kate

This sounds far too expensive to me! We've had a quote for large sliding folding doors (over 3m wide) on the back of our lounge which comes it at £2700 including taking out a low wall, adding a support above and making good.

I would definitely shop around a bit. Local well established companies are usually pretty competitive. They have to be to keep going!

HTH, Kate

turk3y

i got some slide and fold doors from silde and fold .co .uk and they are very nice, they are not as swanky as some of the aluminium ones but as they cost 1300 for a 2.4 meter opening I cannot complain, closed the look like any regular white upvc patio door but open the look as good as any (ie a big unsublte opening that you cant help but smile at). your size plus fitting was under 2k so i think you should do alot more shoping arround as our builder fitted them in two days having never done doors like that before, I would expect it to only really cost you a days labour if you hired someone with experience.

I am sure you get what you pay for, but to me the point was doors that open and the wow is the open space, I didnt want to pay for wow doors (not that they are ugly, but you know what i mean), and i really wanted them black but it was just too much, very happy with what i have.

ormus

if its a straight forward replacement then 200/300 quid is about right for fitting charge.
you should be able to get the whole job done for under 2k.

MrsE_2

tuesday123 wrote: »

the space is about 1700 wide by 2000 high.

Have you thought about French (open outwards) rather than Patio doors. Patio doors are a little old fashioned now (unless they are the multifold ones & they are for big gaps anyway).

tuesday123

yes, sorry I meant french doors. That was our cheapest quote. we've had 4, 5 10k!!! will keep looking thanks

Barny1979

I had sliding doors replaced with french doors for £900

tuesday123

we are in worthing, west sussex

leveller2911

tuesday123 wrote: »

Hi All

We have one of those situations when you need to replace something, but you dont think its worth the momey, so you do nothing for a year!!!

We basically have sliding, awful, clunky kitchen doors. we want to replace them with hardwood plain glass patio doors, or aluminium folding doors..

the space is about 1700 wide by 2000 high.

For the doors and fitting, we've been quoted from 3-10k!

We could probably source the doors for about 1.5k, but cant find a fitter.

Does anyone know what we should be paying? is 3k about right?

thanks

We recently priced up a(6.0 metres wide x 2.1 metres high) frame and 5 doors which all bi folded and the end door leaf opened inwards.The doors and frame were constructed from Sapele hardwood and the door gear was supplied by www.coburn.co.uk which I have to say is top quality.All fitted with gas filled ,toughend sealed units ,that came in at about £6,200-00+vat...

With the quotes you received were they for Hardwood?,fully finished?,.With comparing quotes they have to be from the same specification other wise you can't compare them..I would

My concerns with Jeld-wen etc are :
1.Quality of sliding door gear.
2.Usually constructed from Vaneered timber and NOT solid Oak,Sapele etc.No one really knows how they will hold up long term,vaneered or engineered doors will always be a fair bir cheaper as they have a poorer quality core compared to solid timber doors.

PS the quote you had for £10k was who-ever gave you that was having a Giraffe:D.

I'm actually making a pair of French Doors this week(2100 highx1500 wide), constructed from "Prime Quality" European Oak,all ironmongery,Argon gas filled ,Toughend glass units supply only mind you came in at £2,500 +VAT .Sapele would be approx £400 cheaper.The price can fluctuate with the number of glazing bars ,panels etc..Sounds like im touting for work here,lol Im not honest, im lucky as I very busy...Good luck .
Lastly be very,very wary of companies selling doors with glazing that don't meet current building regulations,because when you come to sell the property it may be a problem.