How much for a front door?!

[B3NNL]

I appreciate that I'm new to this owning your own place malarky, but didnt realise I was that far out of reality when it came down to costs for things.
We need a new front and back door to the house.
Just been quoted £2860 for the two! Sheeet, I almost laid an egg when he told me and bless him, he thought I'd be chuffed with what he'd offered, I had in my head that it was going to be around £5-700 for them!
I assume I was well off the mark and the reality is doors do cost a fair whack then?

Guess it's the cost of living in reality eh...

Edited by B3NNL on Thursday 29th January 10:32

[hornetrider]

Ouch, agreed. The thick end of 3k seems an awful lot for a pair of doors, although I haven't ever bought a front door, decent or otherwise. Last doors I bought were a pair of good quality rear patio doors about 5 years ago, they were 800 installed.

[Far Cough]

Just priced up a composite front door , nothing special and it was £1100 fitted so your bloke is not that far off depending what you spec`d

[Esseesse]

They are a LOT. I also need a front (with 300mm side panel) and a back door. I've had various quotes, the starting price for a PVC (not what I want) door and frame fitted seem to be just over £1k. For composite or aluminium I've been quoted about £1500 or a little more per door.

Does anyone on PH supply and fit doors? If so please email me if you'd like to quote (I'm in Bedfordshire). I'm after Smart Aluminium I think.

[Bullett]

I think we paid about £800 for a solid oak contemporary type door (just the door) with all the hardware on top of that.
Then we had two double glazed frosted glass side panels a custom frame and the number frosted on.
Fitted and finished was about £2.5k

It all depends on the size/make/quality. We'd seen prices up to £10k for what we had done. Wicks do composite doors at around £700 each

[whoami]

Bullett said:

I think we paid about £800 for a solid oak contemporary type door (just the door) with all the hardware on top of that.
Then we had two double glazed frosted glass side panels a custom frame and the number frosted on.
Fitted and finished was about £2.5k

I'm currently looking for something very similar.

Any chance of a picture?

[worsy]

I paid just under 2.2k for these. Plus the vat of course.

What type of doors are you after?

[B3NNL]

Yep thought as much.
What did grate me somewhat was that I asked for a keyless lock on the front door so expected that to be a bit pricey, but because the back door has almost 35% glass, it's costing as much as the front with the gucci lock.

[Esseesse]

worsy said:

I paid just under 2.2k for these. Plus the vat of course.

What type of doors are you after?

£2.2k for 2? And was that the fitted price?

[B3NNL]

We're after compsite Georgian style with two small glass square windows at the top and 4 inset pannels and a yale keyless lock. Back door will be PVC with two inset pannels at the bottom and 35% glass with georgian sectional beading embedded in it to give the appearance of separate panes.

[Smelly Sox]

OP, what kind of doors are you after?

[B3NNL]

Smelly Sox said:

OP, what kind of doors are you after?

See above

[Spudler]

B3NNL said:

We're after compsite Georgian style with two small glass square windows at the top and 4 inset pannels and a yale keyless lock. Back door will be PVC with two inset pannels at the bottom and 35% glass with georgian sectional beading embedded in it to give the appearance of separate panes.

Then £2800 is a tad steep.
Cost wise to the company is probably around £900-1k at most.
Two fitters will be out by lunch.
£2000-£2300 (inc) would be nearer the mark.

[worsy]

Esseesse said:

worsy said:

I paid just under 2.2k for these. Plus the vat of course.

What type of doors are you after?

£2.2k for 2? And was that the fitted price?

Second photo didn't attach.



The Oak door was £1243 IIRC and the hardwood door £943 painted (sprayed). Supply only, was building my house so the builder fitted them.

Edited, if you click on it, it seems to work.

[worsy]

whoami said:

Bullett said:

I think we paid about £800 for a solid oak contemporary type door (just the door) with all the hardware on top of that.
Then we had two double glazed frosted glass side panels a custom frame and the number frosted on.
Fitted and finished was about £2.5k

I'm currently looking for something very similar.

Any chance of a picture?

Just be careful of solid oak, if that's really what it is. Mine is an Oak composite and has better ability to resist flexing from heat. A solid oak door will move about all over the place in summer vs winter.

[Bullett]

whoami said:

I'm currently looking for something very similar.

Any chance of a picture?

No problem.

[Andehh]

I spent about £850 on a Yale Composite door few years ago, was very pleased with it!

[Troubleatmill]

Upvc door - £700
Composite - under £1000

[worsy]

Troubleatmill said:

Upvc door - £700
Composite - under £1000

• UPVC Composite

[B3NNL]

My under-estimation may have been down to not including a doorframe and fitting mind!