Door fitting · Edinburgh
Door fitting in Craigmillar
Yes. We hang doors in Craigmillar, Edinburgh. Craigmillar post-war flats need flat entrance doors with a closer and seals. The openings are more regular than a Victorian tenement. Send the door and whether the frame stays on the quote form or WhatsApp.
Fitting checks in Craigmillar
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 Craigmillar
Craigmillar post-war flats need flat entrance doors with a closer and seals. Width and height are taken at the head, the middle and the cill before anything is cut.
What fails on these doors
The openings are more regular than a Victorian tenement. 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 Craigmillar
The carry in Craigmillar follows the street, not a generic drop-off. Stair carries. Many leaves will not fit in a lift, and the close door is a second, heavier door. The opening itself is this one: craigmillar post-war flats need flat entrance doors with a closer and seals.
What the quote is based on
The quote for Craigmillar is based on this opening, not on a catalogue size: craigmillar post-war flats need flat entrance doors with a closer and seals. Say whether the frame stays and whether the door is internal, an entrance door, or a fire-door set.
Questions in Craigmillar
Craigmillar post-war flats need flat entrance doors with a closer and seals. 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.
Craigmillar post-war flats need flat entrance doors with a closer and seals. Where that door opens onto a common stair, it has to be a fire-door set: leaf, frame, intumescent seals, hinges and closer together. A normal internal door in the old lining is not a fire door, and a certified leaf is not trimmed past the maker’s limit.
Craigmillar post-war flats need flat entrance doors with a closer and seals. Stair carries. Many leaves will not fit in a lift, and the close door is a second, heavier door. 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 Craigmillar the job we do take is this one: craigmillar post-war flats need flat entrance doors with a closer and seals.
Quote in Craigmillar
Say which door you need hung and whether the frame is staying.