Door fitting · Tyne and Wear
Door fitting in Whickham
Yes. We hang doors in Whickham, Tyne and Wear. Whickham semis sit on the hill. Paths are steep for a solid leaf, and older linings have dropped on the low side. Send the door and whether the frame stays on the quote form or WhatsApp.
Fitting checks in Whickham
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 Whickham
Whickham semis sit on the hill. Width and height are taken at the head, the middle and the cill before anything is cut.
What fails on these doors
Paths are steep for a solid leaf, and older linings have dropped on the low side. 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 Whickham
The carry in Whickham 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: whickham semis sit on the hill.
What the quote is based on
The quote for Whickham is based on this opening, not on a catalogue size: whickham semis sit on the hill. Say whether the frame stays and whether the door is internal, an entrance door, or a fire-door set.
Questions in Whickham
Whickham semis sit on the hill. 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.
Whickham semis sit on the hill. 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.
Whickham semis sit on the hill. 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 Whickham the job we do take is this one: whickham semis sit on the hill.
Quote in Whickham
Say which door you need hung and whether the frame is staying.