Door fitting · Tyne and Wear
Door fitting in Newcastle upon Tyne
Yes. We hang doors in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear. Newcastle Tyneside flats have paired front doors off the street. Upper flats and common stairs need a fire-door set, not a standard panel door in the old frame. Send the door and whether the frame stays on the quote form or WhatsApp.
Fitting checks in Newcastle upon Tyne
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 Newcastle upon Tyne
Newcastle Tyneside flats have paired front doors off the street. Width and height are taken at the head, the middle and the cill before anything is cut.
What fails on these doors
Upper flats and common stairs need a fire-door set, not a standard panel door in the old frame. 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 Newcastle upon Tyne
The carry in Newcastle upon Tyne follows the street, not a generic drop-off. Terrace doors open straight off the pavement. There is no side path; the leaf is swapped from the street. The opening itself is this one: newcastle Tyneside flats have paired front doors off the street.
What the quote is based on
The quote for Newcastle upon Tyne is based on this opening, not on a catalogue size: newcastle Tyneside flats have paired front doors off the street. Say whether the frame stays and whether the door is internal, an entrance door, or a fire-door set.
Questions in Newcastle upon Tyne
Newcastle Tyneside flats have paired front doors off the street. 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.
Newcastle Tyneside flats have paired front doors off the street. Where that door opens onto a common stair, it has to be a fire-door set: leaf, frame, intumescent seals, hinges and closer together. A normal internal door in the old lining is not a fire door, and a certified leaf is not trimmed past the maker’s limit.
Newcastle Tyneside flats have paired front doors off the street. Terrace doors open straight off the pavement. There is no side path; the leaf is swapped from the street. 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 Newcastle upon Tyne the job we do take is this one: newcastle Tyneside flats have paired front doors off the street.
Quote in Newcastle upon Tyne
Say which door you need hung and whether the frame is staying.