Door fitting · Norfolk
Door fitting in Norwich
Yes. We hang doors in Norwich, Norfolk. Norwich flint and brick terraces are out of square, especially in older yards. The leaf is fitted to the frame that is there. Send the door and whether the frame stays on the quote form or WhatsApp.
Fitting checks in Norwich
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 Norwich
Norwich flint and brick terraces are out of square, especially in older yards. Width and height are taken at the head, the middle and the cill before anything is cut.
What fails on these doors
The leaf is fitted to the frame that is there. 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 Norwich
The carry in Norwich follows the street, not a generic drop-off. City yards are narrow. Village lanes need the door finished the same day so the opening is not left open to the weather. The opening itself is this one: norwich flint and brick terraces are out of square, especially in older yards.
What the quote is based on
The quote for Norwich is based on this opening, not on a catalogue size: norwich flint and brick terraces are out of square, especially in older yards. Say whether the frame stays and whether the door is internal, an entrance door, or a fire-door set.
Questions in Norwich
Norwich flint and brick terraces are out of square, especially in older yards. 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.
Norwich flint and brick terraces are out of square, especially in older yards. 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.
Norwich flint and brick terraces are out of square, especially in older yards. City yards are narrow. Village lanes need the door finished the same day so the opening is not left open to the weather. 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 Norwich the job we do take is this one: norwich flint and brick terraces are out of square, especially in older yards.
Quote in Norwich
Say which door you need hung and whether the frame is staying.