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Carpenter quote for replacing internal doors

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  • dargoon
    dargoon Posts: 17 Forumite
    well I guess we must be lucky as we replaced 3 ground floor doors in february. The guy fitted new handles etc and we are completely satisfied. The cost ? £105.00. The guy was recommended by others as well.
  • suisidevw
    suisidevw Posts: 2,256 Forumite
    Ionkontrol wrote: »
    Says the chippy. How many doors have you swung lately?



    None. That would be silly. I pay my chippy £30 a door and he does a great job. Ty
  • Leif
    Leif Posts: 3,727 Forumite
    suisidevw wrote: »
    None. That would be silly. I pay my chippy £30 a door and he does a great job. Ty

    Where do you live? It makes a huge difference.
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  • Leif
    Leif Posts: 3,727 Forumite
    BuntyB wrote: »
    Btw the worst is yet to come...painting them. Still gives me nightmares...3 coats of paint each side

    Yes, it takes me about 1 hour to do one coat on one door. This is assuming a 6 panel door. I quite enjoyed painting one door recently. But it is hard work.
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  • keystone
    keystone Posts: 10,916 Forumite
    Leif wrote: »
    Yes, it takes me about 1 hour to do one coat on one door. This is assuming a 6 panel door. I quite enjoyed painting one door recently. But it is hard work.
    Use a roller next time.

    Cheers
    The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has it's limits. - Einstein
  • jf1976
    jf1976 Posts: 7 Forumite
    Thanks very much all. Seems that £60 per door is fairly reasonable. Just seems strange that the labout costs as much as the door, but understand there is quite a bit to fitting a door well. Probably not one to try myself! :)
  • Leif
    Leif Posts: 3,727 Forumite
    keystone wrote: »
    Use a roller next time.

    Cheers

    I much prefer the finish with a brush.
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  • MX5huggy
    MX5huggy Posts: 7,160 Forumite
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    jf1976 wrote: »
    Thanks very much all. Seems that £60 per door is fairly reasonable. Just seems strange that the labout costs as much as the door, but understand there is quite a bit to fitting a door well. Probably not one to try myself! :)

    But it's got nothing to do with the cost of the door. You could get £20 doors or £500 doors they would both cost £60 to fit.

    I live in a house with 10 doors, not one is fitted properly, I would happily pay for a non muppet to fit doors.
  • cyclonebri1
    cyclonebri1 Posts: 12,827 Forumite
    Must admit I've never even tried a roller for gloss, even though I have had a pack of them in the drawer for the last 10 years.

    More of a do it once and do it right bloke myself, so a little extra time doesn't come into it. ;);) not that I'm saying brushing is easier but it's the clean up that's different, rollers are seen as disposable at the end of the day in trade, not my philosophy;)
    I like the thanks button, but ,please, an I agree button.

    Will the grammar and spelling police respect I do make grammatical errors, and have carp spelling, no need to remind me.;)

    Always expect the unexpected:eek:and then you won't be dissapointed
  • keystone
    keystone Posts: 10,916 Forumite
    Leif wrote: »
    I much prefer the finish with a brush.
    Of course but the finish you get does depend on the type of roller sleeve you use and the techniques you use to apply the paint. If its a case of 1 hour each side with a brush or 15 /20 minutes for both sides to get the same result I know what I would choose.

    BTW those daft foam things are next to useless.

    Cheers
    The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has it's limits. - Einstein
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