Door fitting · Cheshire
Door fitting in Chester
Yes. We hang doors in Chester, Cheshire. Chester rows and terraces have historic openings that are not a stock width or height. The leaf is cut to the frame after the opening is measured. Send the door and whether the frame stays on the quote form or WhatsApp.
Fitting checks in Chester
Before the visit
- ✓ Measure head, middle and cill
- ✓ See if the frame is rotten or out of square
- ✓ Confirm fire door, entrance door or internal leaf
- ✓ Check stairs, lifts and where a van can stop
During the hang
- ✓ Protect the floor
- ✓ Pack the frame if it is being replaced
- ✓ Mortice hinges and set the latch or lock
- ✓ Keep an external opening closed the same day
After the hang
- ✓ Swing the door and move the keep
- ✓ Check seals on entrance and fire doors
- ✓ Clear shavings
- ✓ Tell you what not to paint or plane
The opening in Chester
Chester rows and terraces have historic openings that are not a stock width or height. Width and height are taken at the head, the middle and the cill before anything is cut.
What fails on these doors
The leaf is cut to the frame after the opening is measured. A leaf that only binds on that edge is eased. A twisted door, or a hollow skin that is split, is replaced.
Getting the leaf to Chester
The carry in Chester follows the street, not a generic drop-off. City-centre streets restrict stopping. Detached drives do not. The opening itself is this one: chester rows and terraces have historic openings that are not a stock width or height.
What the quote is based on
The quote for Chester is based on this opening, not on a catalogue size: chester rows and terraces have historic openings that are not a stock width or height. Say whether the frame stays and whether the door is internal, an entrance door, or a fire-door set.
Questions in Chester
Chester rows and terraces have historic openings that are not a stock width or height. Labour to hang an internal door in a frame that stays is typically £70–£150, and supply and fit of a standard internal door is often £150–£400. An entrance door or an FD30 set costs more because of the lock, seals and closer. The written quote uses this opening, not a flat call-out fee.
Chester rows and terraces have historic openings that are not a stock width or height. A door that only sticks in winter has usually swollen on the lock edge and can be eased. Replace it if the skin is holed, the door is twisted, or a hollow leaf has been forced.
Chester rows and terraces have historic openings that are not a stock width or height. City-centre streets restrict stopping. Detached drives do not. Tell us about stairs, lifts and where a van can stop when you ask for the quote.
We hang and replace doors and frames. We do not fit windows, up-and-over garage doors, electric gates, or a lintel. A lock-only emergency on a sound door is locksmith work. In Chester the job we do take is this one: chester rows and terraces have historic openings that are not a stock width or height.
Quote in Chester
Say which door you need hung and whether the frame is staying.