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Fitting checks in Dunblane

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 Dunblane

Dunblane stone townhouses have tall doors and openings that have moved. 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 scribed, and three hinges carry the weight. 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 Dunblane

The carry in Dunblane follows the street, not a generic drop-off. Townhouse stairs are narrow for the height of door. The leaf comes up on edge. The opening itself is this one: dunblane stone townhouses have tall doors and openings that have moved.

What the quote is based on

The quote for Dunblane is based on this opening, not on a catalogue size: dunblane stone townhouses have tall doors and openings that have moved. Say whether the frame stays and whether the door is internal, an entrance door, or a fire-door set.

Questions in Dunblane

How much does door fitting cost in Dunblane?

Dunblane stone townhouses have tall doors and openings that have moved. 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.

Can you hang a standard door in an old opening in Dunblane?

Dunblane stone townhouses have tall doors and openings that have moved. 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.

How do you get the door into the property?

Dunblane stone townhouses have tall doors and openings that have moved. Townhouse stairs are narrow for the height of door. The leaf comes up on edge. Tell us about stairs, lifts and where a van can stop when you ask for the quote.

What door work do you not do in Dunblane?

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 Dunblane the job we do take is this one: dunblane stone townhouses have tall doors and openings that have moved.

Quote in Dunblane

Say which door you need hung and whether the frame is staying.

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