Quote for new external doors (front and back)

junglist_matty

I've got a quote to have new external doors (composite) supplied and fitted, details:

• Rear door 900mm wide stable door with upper glazed, solid lower, new frame, 1x full height 300mm wide glazed side panel, standard door furniture.
• Front door 900mm wide with 4x centralised rectangular glazed panels, new frame, 2x full height 300mm wide glazed side panels, standard door furniture (inc. letterbox, central pull handle and lock).
• Building work widen the front entrance to make space for new front door with side panels (new lintel etc.), and make good (i.e. fix render, tidy up brickwork, and internal plastering), fit front and rear doors.

Total = £5500
Breakdown of cost:

• £2k for rear door (inc. frame and side panel)
• £2k for front door (inc. frame and side panel)
• £1.5k for building work and all labour

Note: doors are manufactured by Virtuso.

I'm not sure if this is a reasonable quote or not.... The salesman did say that the doors we (my wife) chose are the most expensive "styles" they offer.

tacpot12

Looks expensive to me, but the side-panels will certainly add some cost. 
What U-value is the entire assembly for the back, and what is it for the front?  

junglist_matty

We were told the doors are A+ energy efficient, he mentioned the door itself has a very good U-Value (think he said it was 1.2).

greenface2

over priced and it seems to me that they're charging you twice for the installation of the doors . My price roughly is back stable and side 1300/1400ish. fitted front door same style 4 squares long pull bar x 2 side without any building work 1500/1600ish fitted , Building work then is make the hole bigger . fit the lintel render and plaster max 1000 but as low as 500 without knowing more and whats there now . they've put on about 500/600 at least for each for the doors and added the fitting onto the bottom as building work to bump that up .  . Virtuoso are a good door I have fitted before , Get a supply price from them direct and check what the builders are saying . I use mainly xteme doors and distinction . Both good . My supply only prices for them doors standard coloured door white frame (white inside) are about 800 back 1000 front roughly . I'm not selling you anything and don't want your work BTW . just my opinion .  

junglist_matty

Had another 2x quotes, from small local glazing companies. Both over £7k!!! I laughed and quickly showed them the door.

greenface2

Currently window fitters think they are surgeons and trying to command top dollar . Hang onto your cash until you find someone that you trust . go on recommendations of friends and family . Even if they quote 5k . It maybe a 5k job BTW It was the 1.5k to install the lintle when the fitting prices have already been bumped up . Good luck and keep us upto date with how this goes . You could PM some pics and I will have more of a clue what their charging for . There maybe a reason a lintel is that difficult to a builder