Approx. cost to replace interior doors

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Hello,

Does anyone have an idea of how much it would cost approximately to replace three interior wooden doors? Want to go for oak/oak veneer. The door frames wouldn't need replacing on two of the doors as far as I know.

Anyone's experience would be helpful.

Thank you x

Why are you replacing them?

Are the old ones 35mm or 44mm thick? And the new?

How many habitable stories does your home have?

Hi ,

Sorry for the late reply. We're changing them as we're having a bathroom renovation so want all new doors upstairs. The current ones are 35 mm thick and it would be 4 doors, possibly in oak veneer.

Thank you

I have just priced up for ours and the oak are £155, the carpenter is charging £40 per door to fit. I haven't cost door furniture yet though.

have a look at doors with a "dense" or "solid" core. Many doors are insubstantial and feel flimsy when you handle them, and this also means that they don't block sound much. I actually prefer firedoors which are 44mm thick and very heavy, even when they are not compulsory. Solid-core doors are usually 35mm thick to match ordinary modern interior doors. ,

If you have a three-storey house or a loft or cellar conversion, you will probably have to get firedoors.

There's a lot to be said for a sound-blocking door on a bedroom or bathroom.

They are almost always made of thick plasterboard with veneered faces and matching strips on the edges so they can be planed a bit. Due to the weight they need three suitable hinges (preferably lift-off) and being thick you can, if you wish, fit mortice locks.

Depends on quality/standard of door you choose. We have fitted new doors in most of our house, we get cheap, hollow 'egg box" standard doors from Wicke/B&Q/Howden which are about £40 each, handles and hinges from same places come to about £25 per door. Then £40-£50 per door for fitting.

Thank you so much for replying. Some really good advice. I'd like a good quality door as we're paying out for a decent refit of our bathroom.
We've been quoted £280 (by the builders/carpenters doing our bathroom) to supply and fit a 'Mexicana oak premium internal door.' This would include door furniture.
Thoughts on that quote?

Solid oak doors we used were £160 for unglazed and £200 for glazed.
Definitely go to a door shop (doors galore etc) to look around there are so many to choose from.
Because the doors are solid and heavier they charge more to hang maybe even two man job.

I see I said "plasterboard" above, I meant, fire doors are usually chipboard core. If you can afford solid oak that will be better, but check the spec in case it says "veneer on engineered core"

Thank you. It is a bit mind boggling as I've never replaced doors before as it's our first home. I want to get something good quality that won't completely break the bank but don't think I would need fire doors as it's only a two story property.
We're thinking we might only replace the bathroom door to start with due to cost of the bathroom and then bedroom doors at a later date this year.
We're going to go to a builders merchant tomorrow and Howdens-any experience with them?

Thanks so much for the advice!

Howdens only sell to trade accounts. Any retail prices you see should be taken with a pinch of salt.

You can get an idea of prices on Wickes, but if your carpenter suggests a local door specialist, they are likely go have a wide range.

Not a glossy high street showroom.

For example
www.wickes.co.uk/Products/Doors+Windows/Internal-Doors/Internal-Oak-Veneer-Doors/c/1000656

When looking at doors, see if you can lift them. Cheap doors are light. Good ones can give you a hernia.

Look at the packaging and fitting instructions for the makers name. They will usually come from one of the big makers, whatever the retailer calls them. For example Wickes doors are often made by Premdor. So you can see what the spec is on the maker's site, and you can see what the same door costs elsewhere.

And choose your door furniture on Ironmongerydirect. Look at thumbturn locks. Ideal for bathrooms but also handy for bedroom privacy with emergency access.

I recommend lift-off hinges, especially for heavy doors. They make redecorating easier, or if you need go carry large furniture or a bath through.

BTW door linings ("frames") are cheaper than you think and can make a better job.

Thank you very much. This is helpful advice and duly noted about Howdens and door quality. I know what style I'd like, it's just the internal core I've been thinking about. I'll go down to Wickes to have a look and see what they're like.
The quote I had was from the actual bathroom fitters as they use their own carpenters, plumbers etc. so thought it would be a good opportunity to get it done at the same time. As it's a complete refit (wall coming down) it's a big job so want it finished with a new door.
When I asked for the quote the sales guy just looked in a trade catalogue and I'd rather see the doors to check I'm happy with the quality. Not sure if it would perhaps be better to wait and have the door done after the bathroom is finished.

If the wall is coming down, at least have a new door lining and architrave. Then you can decorate to it

The bathroom co will be adding on their margin to the price of door and carpenter.

But if you have lift-off hinges it can be taken off to avoid damage from the building work

I have the Wickes Geneva doors PigletJohn linked to above- got them on sale at Wickes for around £80 a door, bought handles and fittings online (doorhandles4u or something like that) and paid a joiner around £45 a door to fit them. They look super!

Oh sorry the door is in a it's a different wall to the one coming dish. Didn't make that clean. The current door is paint ed a horrible green colour though and might be more trouble than it's worth to sand and paint over. Might be worth replacing that as well.

Glad to hear the wickes doors are ok as well.

On old houses it can be a bit of a pain to fit doors - planing all the sides, offering it up to check it's correct, planing abit more and then fitting the door furniture. If it's a newish build and everything is square and standard sizes then it will be much quicker. If everything goes smoothly then 4 doors could be done in a day, so price it off a day rate.

I did mine myself. Bought solid core oak veneer. I was wary of cheap solid wood doors incase they would warp over time, if the wood wasn't dried properly etc. You need to make sure though that the veneer can be planed to the depth you need it planed. If you will need 15mm off each side then it will be harder to find as the veneer thickness on some might just be 10mm. If you ask me, a 'good' door will weight maybe 30-40kg.