New victorian front door - help

pgalland

I need to replace the front door of my traditional victorian house, and after getting a few quotes from local reputable companies, it looks like a quality custom made door is around £1500-£2000. This is a lot more than I can afford.

I then turned to the off-the-shelves option, and stumbled upon 2 companies that had the model I was looking for: Yale doors or Todd Doors. Both being in the £500-750 range.
However, it seems like the online reviews are dreadful.

Any recommendation on oak/hardwood front doors that would not crack in the first couple of years, and that would still be affordable? (£750 ish)

Thank you

lostinrates

First question might be if your own door is sound enough to be overhauled? Or is it a non original door you are trying to replace?

You might have luck sourcing something at a reclamation yard. will almost certainly need some lock work though!

On another Mse thread some one and I were talking about prices and they vary considerably in cost by area.

DigForVictory

Think outside the box, indeed outside the loca area.
Go the the local library where they have yellow pages for everywhere. Plan collecting your door as the end-of-a-holiday activity & get names & phone numberss from North of Birmingham, like along Hadrian's wall...

Errata

Try your nearest architectural salvage yard.

pgalland

My door is cracked and the wood has started to split in a few places... hence beyond the point of repair, unfortunately. I would rather go with something new, rather than salvaged door, which will never look as "clean" as a new one.
Heard of any reliable door suppliers?
Thank you

macman

Any decent carpenter/cabinet maker should be able to repair such a door with ease to look as good as new. Similarly with an ex-salvage door-once stripped repaired and repainted, it will look infinitely better than a modern mass produced copy.
If you want modern, then you might as well fit UPVC.