They’re bloody expensive, when we moved into our new house I wanted one. Once I saw the cost (I honestly thought it would be a few hundred quid) decided to just repaint the existing door!
Sounds too high to me but then we were quoted £17k for a replacement porch. Needless to say we still have the old one in situ until we get a fair price.
Today been quoted nearly £6k for fitted wardrobes in one bedroom. Pretty much just 3 full height wardrobes with fascias etc. Andy that's just to supply - fitting is extra!
Sounds too high to me but then we were quoted £17k for a replacement porch. Needless to say we still have the old one in situ until we get a fair price.
Today been quoted nearly £6k for fitted wardrobes in one bedroom. Pretty much just 3 full height wardrobes with fascias etc. Andy that's just to supply - fitting is extra!
Where do these people get their prices from?
Was it Sharps that quoted on the wardrobes? If so just wait until their next sale when they will offer massive discounts. Bizarre business model.
Sounds too high to me but then we were quoted £17k for a replacement porch. Needless to say we still have the old one in situ until we get a fair price.
Today been quoted nearly £6k for fitted wardrobes in one bedroom. Pretty much just 3 full height wardrobes with fascias etc. Andy that's just to supply - fitting is extra!
Where do these people get their prices from?
Where abouts do you live. I can recommend a guy, charlton supporter too.
Sounds too high to me but then we were quoted £17k for a replacement porch. Needless to say we still have the old one in situ until we get a fair price.
Today been quoted nearly £6k for fitted wardrobes in one bedroom. Pretty much just 3 full height wardrobes with fascias etc. Andy that's just to supply - fitting is extra!
Where do these people get their prices from?
Where abouts do you live. I can recommend a guy, charlton supporter too.
Is that for the fitted wardrobes? We’re in the market for that too.
I spoke to my son who is a door/window fitter. His advice is as follows.
£3,500 is expensive but it could genuinely cost that depending on a number of issues: the quality and make of the door, whether you're getting sidelights or toplights fitted, whether the fitting will cause issues to surrounding areas that have to be put right - most often the flooring by the door, whether the old door will 'be a bastard to get out'. He said he'd normally expect it to be in the £1,500 to £3,000 range depending on what you're getting, but that £3,500 might not be unreasonable.
His advice: Get a couple of quotes from smaller, Fensa registered, companies. Do not under any circumstances use Everest who always overcharge. Do not under any circumstances use Crystal, whose consistently shoddy work, provides my son with most of his business.
Sounds too high to me but then we were quoted £17k for a replacement porch. Needless to say we still have the old one in situ until we get a fair price.
Today been quoted nearly £6k for fitted wardrobes in one bedroom. Pretty much just 3 full height wardrobes with fascias etc. Andy that's just to supply - fitting is extra!
Where do these people get their prices from?
Where abouts do you live. I can recommend a guy, charlton supporter too.
Is that for the fitted wardrobes? We’re in the market for that too.
Sounds too high to me but then we were quoted £17k for a replacement porch. Needless to say we still have the old one in situ until we get a fair price.
Today been quoted nearly £6k for fitted wardrobes in one bedroom. Pretty much just 3 full height wardrobes with fascias etc. Andy that's just to supply - fitting is extra!
Where do these people get their prices from?
Where abouts do you live. I can recommend a guy, charlton supporter too.
Is that for the fitted wardrobes? We’re in the market for that too.
Yes, he fitted L shaped wardrobes. 3 double hanging, 1 fully shelved and a hanging with drawers for just over 2k. Pm me if you want his details
Sounds too high to me but then we were quoted £17k for a replacement porch. Needless to say we still have the old one in situ until we get a fair price.
Today been quoted nearly £6k for fitted wardrobes in one bedroom. Pretty much just 3 full height wardrobes with fascias etc. Andy that's just to supply - fitting is extra!
Where do these people get their prices from?
Where abouts do you live. I can recommend a guy, charlton supporter too.
Is that for the fitted wardrobes? We’re in the market for that too.
Have you won the lottery Iain?
No. It’s my pension lump sums from a couple of employments being put to use. If I won the lottery I wouldn’t be fitting new doors in Plumstead!
I spoke to my son who is a door/window fitter. His advice is as follows.
£3,500 is expensive but it could genuinely cost that depending on a number of issues: the quality and make of the door, whether you're getting sidelights or toplights fitted, whether the fitting will cause issues to surrounding areas that have to be put right - most often the flooring by the door, whether the old door will 'be a bastard to get out'. He said he'd normally expect it to be in the £1,500 to £3,000 range depending on what you're getting, but that £3,500 might not be unreasonable.
His advice: Get a couple of quotes from smaller, Fensa registered, companies. Do not under any circumstances use Everest who always overcharge. Do not under any circumstances use Crystal, whose consistently shoddy work, provides my son with most of his business.
This was the London Door Company. The doors look fantastic and are probably worth it.
Sounds too high to me but then we were quoted £17k for a replacement porch. Needless to say we still have the old one in situ until we get a fair price.
Today been quoted nearly £6k for fitted wardrobes in one bedroom. Pretty much just 3 full height wardrobes with fascias etc. Andy that's just to supply - fitting is extra!
Where do these people get their prices from?
Where abouts do you live. I can recommend a guy, charlton supporter too.
Is that for the fitted wardrobes? We’re in the market for that too.
Have you won the lottery Iain?
No. It’s my pension lump sums from a couple of employments being put to use. If I won the lottery I wouldn’t be fitting new doors in Plumstead!
Ahem! Iainment, if you won the lottery you'd be buying Charlton right? The ground and training ground bit, not the £1 bit. I'm buying that, just gotta move to Manchester!
I too also thought front doors were a couple of hundred quid up until a few weeks ago. The in laws got a new one fitted and tbh its pretty smart and that was nearly 2.5k.
Sounds too high to me but then we were quoted £17k for a replacement porch. Needless to say we still have the old one in situ until we get a fair price.
Today been quoted nearly £6k for fitted wardrobes in one bedroom. Pretty much just 3 full height wardrobes with fascias etc. Andy that's just to supply - fitting is extra!
Where do these people get their prices from?
Where abouts do you live. I can recommend a guy, charlton supporter too.
Is that for the fitted wardrobes? We’re in the market for that too.
Have you won the lottery Iain?
No. It’s my pension lump sums from a couple of employments being put to use. If I won the lottery I wouldn’t be fitting new doors in Plumstead!
Ahem! Iainment, if you won the lottery you'd be buying Charlton right? The ground and training ground bit, not the £1 bit. I'm buying that, just gotta move to Manchester!
I’d love to but I’d only have half of any winnings. So I’d have to win a mega jackpot.
I paid £2k for a good composite door 6 years ago if that helps. It had security bolts that extended into all four sides of the frame when locked making it very hard to get past. 100% draft proof including the letter box and a 10 year warrenty.
After they had fitted the frame the price included re-plastering where it got damaged and installing a new censor for the security system for the door entry/exit.
I paid £2k for a good composite door 6 years ago if that helps. It had security bolts that extended into all four sides of the frame when locked making it very hard to get past. 100% draft proof including the letter box and a 10 year warrenty.
After they had fitted the frame the price included re-plastering where it got damaged and installing a new censor for the security system for the door entry/exit.
Thats a very fair price for all that work. 3.5 k for a wooden door seems a lot to me but its most likely the width is an issue and will involve a lot more than just rendering. Sounds like a solid wood for that price too id hope...you would be surprised how much the price can change just for the door alone depending on type of wood. Victorian style doors look lovely but for security they are a no no. Get a few more local quotes as advised already ian
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May be worth posting here for recommendations.
Https://forum.charltonlife.com/group/12-marketplace
£3,500 is expensive but it could genuinely cost that depending on a number of issues: the quality and make of the door, whether you're getting sidelights or toplights fitted, whether the fitting will cause issues to surrounding areas that have to be put right - most often the flooring by the door, whether the old door will 'be a bastard to get out'. He said he'd normally expect it to be in the £1,500 to £3,000 range depending on what you're getting, but that £3,500 might not be unreasonable.
His advice: Get a couple of quotes from smaller, Fensa registered, companies. Do not under any circumstances use Everest who always overcharge. Do not under any circumstances use Crystal, whose consistently shoddy work, provides my son with most of his business.
If I won the lottery I wouldn’t be fitting new doors in Plumstead!
So I’d have to win a mega jackpot.
Will you be the getaway driver?
After they had fitted the frame the price included re-plastering where it got damaged and installing a new censor for the security system for the door entry/exit.
https://www.diamondglasslimited.co.uk/
I was happy but get 2 or 3 quotes though to be safe.
this is why I love this site
many thanks
Iain
Edit: sorry, they don’t usually cover SE18, but it’s just down the road from a DA postcode so might be worth giving them a call
3.5 k for a wooden door seems a lot to me but its most likely the width is an issue and will involve a lot more than just rendering. Sounds like a solid wood for that price too id hope...you would be surprised how much the price can change just for the door alone depending on type of wood.
Victorian style doors look lovely but for security they are a no no.
Get a few more local quotes as advised already ian