Replacing interior doors - how much for a joiner?

[WorrisomeHeart]

We have a conversion flat and all the doors are terrible - cheap and hung badly, the toilet door has a huge gap underneath and both bedroom doors don't close properly. We'd like to replace all of them - any ball park figures on how much a joiner would charge to do this? I think half the door frames are standard measurements but think the others are a bit odd so we may need the new doors custom made or planed down quite a lot to fit. Would a joiner provide the doors as well? [ignorant emoticon]

I paid a joiner £30 to hang 2 doors and shave the bottom of them, as well as fitting new handles.

The doors had previously been up, but taken down by a carpet fitter, and then left for me to put back on. They needed a little taken off though when it came down to it, as new carpet was thicker!

£30 sounds very cheap to me.

Including driving to and from site, unloading and loading tools, he'd be lucky to use less than half a day. He should know a good local source but will charge for his time if he has to collect.

I think I pay about £140/day, and depending on complexity, might get up to 6 doors done. A solid day's work is more efficient.

BTW worrisomer, you might consider having new door linings ("door frames") and architraves fitted as well, it will usually give a better job and be easier to decorate well afterwards. I am moving towards using panelled fire doors which are nice and solid, and blot out noise transmission, especially with fire foam behind the lining. They are likely to cost in the £60-£70 range. They need stronger hinges and usually new linings as they are heavy and a little thicker. Flats and HMOs are likely to require fire doors anyway.

worrisome, doors are made as standard in a surprising range of sizes examples

I like the FD30 doors at Wickes, they usually do a discount if you buy 5. I wouldn't recommend the ones with a (fake) grained finish. It looks... fake.

There are frequent "sale" days.

Cheap hollow doors are rubbish.

If you are in L

Sorry. If you are in London, I can pm you details of a brilliant and v reasonably priced carpenter.

Thanks all, much appreciated. PigletJohn what is the requirement for fire doors in flats - is it just for the door that connects to the communal hallway/other flats?

sh77 thanks, we are in London so a recommendation would be welcome! We're going to post the job on MyHammer too, hopefully we'll be able to find someone reasonable one way or another!

in flats (from memory) it's doors to habitable rooms (so you can shelter there while waiting for the firemen) and for doors opening onto the escape route, for example the passage that leads to the front door (so that your exit will not be blocked). The front door that leads to the communal hallway must be fire resistant so that flames don't billow out and prevent your neighbours (or the firemen) getting past. Some flats have two fire doors to the indoor hallway, with a sort of lobby. Not sure on the rules there.

As fire doors feel more substantial, and muffle sound better, if it was me I would put one on the bathroom or WC even if regulations didn't require it. Then you would have matching doors throughout. The extra cost of one more proper door, over one hollow thing, is not great.