Door fitting · Edinburgh
Door fitting in Portobello
Yes. We hang doors in Portobello, Edinburgh. Portobello tenements and houses take coastal salt at entrance doors as well as the usual stair fire-door job. Send the door and whether the frame stays on the quote form or WhatsApp.
Fitting checks in Portobello
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 Portobello
Portobello tenements and houses take coastal salt at entrance doors as well as the usual stair fire-door job. Width and height are taken at the head, the middle and the cill before anything is cut.
What fails on these doors
Portobello tenements and houses take coastal salt at entrance doors as well as the usual stair fire-door job. 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 Portobello
The carry in Portobello 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: portobello tenements and houses take coastal salt at entrance doors as well as the usual stair fire-door job.
What the quote is based on
The quote for Portobello is based on this opening, not on a catalogue size: portobello tenements and houses take coastal salt at entrance doors as well as the usual stair fire-door job. Say whether the frame stays and whether the door is internal, an entrance door, or a fire-door set.
Questions in Portobello
Portobello tenements and houses take coastal salt at entrance doors as well as the usual stair fire-door job. 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.
Portobello tenements and houses take coastal salt at entrance doors as well as the usual stair fire-door job. 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.
Portobello tenements and houses take coastal salt at entrance doors as well as the usual stair fire-door job. 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 Portobello the job we do take is this one: portobello tenements and houses take coastal salt at entrance doors as well as the usual stair fire-door job.
Quote in Portobello
Say which door you need hung and whether the frame is staying.