Front Door with side panel 8 March at 2:53PM in In my home (includes DIY) MoneySaving 7 replies 209 views

Niv

I am looking to replace my existing front door and side panel. 

In brief; my house is over 400 years old so the style of the door and panel needs to be in keeping with this and made of wood. I am not interested in any form of upvc or composite. I have found a couple of localish joiners that do doors but am looking for reputable sites I could also look at with a view of maybe getting my builder / handyman to fit the frame and door.

Any thoughts and places to look welcome.

Thanks,

diystarter7

Hi

See good carpenters and check reviews for fitting doors that relate to fitting doors. Then call then for a free quote and see what they come up with and price. Then decide. IMO, a one-man bad, ie self-employed carpeter will get you the best price and job.

Ask to look at, see pictures of similar work.

You can chose door, frame and glass and colour 


Thanks

CliveOfIndia

Do you mean sites to buy the door from?  In terms of "reputable" the usual suspects like Wickes, B&Q etc. are adequate, though you'll find they probably have a fairly limited range.  Howdens is worth a look (it's trade only, but if you see something you like then your builder will likely have an account with them and can source it for you).

Or, if it's an old door you're looking for, do you happen to have any salvage/reclamation places in the locality?  They often have some great stuff available, though you do need to be careful about making sure it's the right size etc.  But worth considering.

But if you're looking for something a bit "non-standard" as it were, then if you say you have some local joiners (with good local reputations, hopefully?) then I'd have thought they might be as good a bet as anywhere.

Anyhow, some food for thought hopefully

stuart45

Is the house listed?

Niv

stuart45 said:

Is the house listed?

No, but not quite sure how it got away with it tbh.

Niv

Had a quote back from one company. £5k for door, frame and side panel.

Lets see if any of the others I asked for a quote reply...

FreeBear

Niv said: Had a quote back from one company. £5k for door, frame and side panel.

If the frame is in good condition (or repairable), then you can get away with just replacing the door & panel. This has the advantage that the work doesn't require Building Control sign off (either directly or via FENSA/CERTASS). Without the need to meet BC requirements, you have a degree of flexibility as to where to source the door.

For £5K, I'd be looking for a local joiner/carpenter that can work in Oak.

Niv

FreeBear said:

Niv said: Had a quote back from one company. £5k for door, frame and side panel.

If the frame is in good condition (or repairable), then you can get away with just replacing the door & panel. This has the advantage that the work doesn't require Building Control sign off (either directly or via FENSA/CERTASS). Without the need to meet BC requirements, you have a degree of flexibility as to where to source the door.

For £5K, I'd be looking for a local joiner/carpenter that can work in Oak.

The frame is in good condition (due to its position inside an open porch it is very well protected from the weather - never gets wet in the rain etc) but unfortunately the existing 'side panel' is in fact integrated into the frame and is a series of small single glazed panels - it looks like something from the 70's, its obscure glass that looks like a series of little squares (you will have seen this glass before - I am probably describing it badly). I do not like this style of glass and it is not in keeping, but I guess I could change them to clear glass and that way retain the frame.

From the quote the door is constructed of Sapele and the frame Accoya.

Thanks for the food for thought.