Door fitting · Hampshire
Door fitting in Basingstoke
Yes. We hang doors in Basingstoke, Hampshire. Basingstoke estates and 1960s houses use metric linings that are close to square. Most hangs are a straight leaf swap, plus garage-to-house fire doors. Send the door and whether the frame stays on the quote form or WhatsApp.
Fitting checks in Basingstoke
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 Basingstoke
Basingstoke estates and 1960s houses use metric linings that are close to square. Width and height are taken at the head, the middle and the cill before anything is cut.
What fails on these doors
Most hangs are a straight leaf swap, plus garage-to-house fire doors. 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 Basingstoke
The carry in Basingstoke follows the street, not a generic drop-off. Terrace doors on the harbour side open off the pavement. Estate roads allow the van closer to the door. The opening itself is this one: basingstoke estates and 1960s houses use metric linings that are close to square.
What the quote is based on
The quote for Basingstoke is based on this opening, not on a catalogue size: basingstoke estates and 1960s houses use metric linings that are close to square. Say whether the frame stays and whether the door is internal, an entrance door, or a fire-door set.
Questions in Basingstoke
Basingstoke estates and 1960s houses use metric linings that are close to square. 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.
Basingstoke estates and 1960s houses use metric linings that are close to square. Salt and wind-driven rain then attack the hinges, letterplate and threshold seal before the slab looks worn. The visit includes that ironmongery and the cill, not only a new leaf in a rotten frame.
Basingstoke estates and 1960s houses use metric linings that are close to square. Terrace doors on the harbour side open off the pavement. Estate roads allow the van closer to the 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 Basingstoke the job we do take is this one: basingstoke estates and 1960s houses use metric linings that are close to square.
Quote in Basingstoke
Say which door you need hung and whether the frame is staying.