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Replacing Tilt and Slide Conservatory Door with French Doors
KatieDee
Posts: 710 Forumite
Hi everybody,
Our tilt and slide conservatory doors (the bane of my existence) have finally decided to give up the ghost. Both sliding mechanisms have failed, the door is now impossible to open without us being unable to close it again. As it leads onto our (poor insulated) conservatory, we lose a lot of heat if the door is open. We have decided to move forward with a replacement door.
For a replacement frame, new French doors and removal of all waste, I have been quoted £1280.
Is this reasonable? Is it a good idea to just go ahead and replace the full frame/unit? We have two small children who use the conservatory for their toy room, so having French doors would mean they could access the room much easier (although it does mean we might lose some storage space due to how they would open).
Our tilt and slide conservatory doors (the bane of my existence) have finally decided to give up the ghost. Both sliding mechanisms have failed, the door is now impossible to open without us being unable to close it again. As it leads onto our (poor insulated) conservatory, we lose a lot of heat if the door is open. We have decided to move forward with a replacement door.
For a replacement frame, new French doors and removal of all waste, I have been quoted £1280.
Is this reasonable? Is it a good idea to just go ahead and replace the full frame/unit? We have two small children who use the conservatory for their toy room, so having French doors would mean they could access the room much easier (although it does mean we might lose some storage space due to how they would open).
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