Door fitting · Hertfordshire
Door fitting in St Albans
Yes. We hang doors in St Albans, Hertfordshire. St Albans city terraces and cottages are out of square. Converted houses add a fire door on the stair. Send the door and whether the frame stays on the quote form or WhatsApp.
Fitting checks in St Albans
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 St Albans
St Albans city terraces and cottages are out of square. Width and height are taken at the head, the middle and the cill before anything is cut.
What fails on these doors
Converted houses add a fire door on the stair. 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 St Albans
The carry in St Albans follows the street, not a generic drop-off. Suburban drives take the van. New-town parking courts mean a short carry. The opening itself is this one: st Albans city terraces and cottages are out of square.
What the quote is based on
The quote for St Albans is based on this opening, not on a catalogue size: st Albans city terraces and cottages are out of square. Say whether the frame stays and whether the door is internal, an entrance door, or a fire-door set.
Questions in St Albans
St Albans city terraces and cottages are out of 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.
St Albans city terraces and cottages are out of square. 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.
St Albans city terraces and cottages are out of square. Suburban drives take the van. New-town parking courts mean a short carry. 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 St Albans the job we do take is this one: st Albans city terraces and cottages are out of square.
Quote in St Albans
Say which door you need hung and whether the frame is staying.