Door fitting · Shropshire
Door fitting in Shrewsbury
Yes. We hang doors in Shrewsbury, Shropshire. Shrewsbury timber frames are badly out of square. A door is scribed to the lining; packing it “level” opens a large gap at one corner. Send the door and whether the frame stays on the quote form or WhatsApp.
Fitting checks in Shrewsbury
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 Shrewsbury
Shrewsbury timber frames are badly 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
A door is scribed to the lining; packing it “level” opens a large gap at one corner. 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 Shrewsbury
The carry in Shrewsbury follows the street, not a generic drop-off. Town-centre access is tight. Village lanes need the external opening finished the same day. The opening itself is this one: shrewsbury timber frames are badly out of square.
What the quote is based on
The quote for Shrewsbury is based on this opening, not on a catalogue size: shrewsbury timber frames are badly out of square. Say whether the frame stays and whether the door is internal, an entrance door, or a fire-door set.
Questions in Shrewsbury
Shrewsbury timber frames are badly 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.
Shrewsbury timber frames are badly out of square. A catalogue blank only fits after the head, the middle and the cill are measured, because these frames are out of square. Hung to a spirit level instead of to the rebate, the gap turns into a wedge. Some heads are too low for a taller fire door.
Shrewsbury timber frames are badly out of square. Town-centre access is tight. Village lanes need the external opening finished the same day. 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 Shrewsbury the job we do take is this one: shrewsbury timber frames are badly out of square.
Quote in Shrewsbury
Say which door you need hung and whether the frame is staying.