Door fitting · Edinburgh
Door fitting in Leith Walk
Yes. We hang doors in Leith Walk, Edinburgh. Leith Walk tenement closes need fire doors at flat entrances. Landings are tight, so the leaf is walked up on edge. Send the door and whether the frame stays on the quote form or WhatsApp.
Fitting checks in Leith Walk
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 Leith Walk
Leith Walk tenement closes need fire doors at flat entrances. Width and height are taken at the head, the middle and the cill before anything is cut.
What fails on these doors
Landings are tight, so the leaf is walked up on edge. 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 Leith Walk
The carry in Leith Walk 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: leith Walk tenement closes need fire doors at flat entrances.
What the quote is based on
The quote for Leith Walk is based on this opening, not on a catalogue size: leith Walk tenement closes need fire doors at flat entrances. Say whether the frame stays and whether the door is internal, an entrance door, or a fire-door set.
Questions in Leith Walk
Leith Walk tenement closes need fire doors at flat entrances. 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.
Leith Walk tenement closes need fire doors at flat entrances. 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.
Leith Walk tenement closes need fire doors at flat entrances. 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 Leith Walk the job we do take is this one: leith Walk tenement closes need fire doors at flat entrances.
Quote in Leith Walk
Say which door you need hung and whether the frame is staying.