When you get someone in to hang doors..

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Inexperienced home maker here so please bear with me. Local carpenter (not used before) is supplying (Howdens) doors and hanging them for us, along with a couple of other small jobs. Total cost approx £1500, he has asked for £1000 as a deposit which he will order the doors with. When I read online about deposits it all says 20% is about average, obviously this is way above it but to me it makes sense that we'd have to pay for the materials up front, I think!?

Howdens you have an account so I don't think you pay at point of purchase?

How many doors are you having fitted, and what style?

@NHSEA I've sent you a PM

I think if it is the case that the doors may take a long time to be delivered because of covid it would be fair enough for you to pay for them upfront (as otherwise the carpenter will be out of pocket for a while), but I would want to pay for them myself on a credit card. Otherwise, I would be wary.

How did you get the carpenter? Was it via personal recommendation or one of the checkatrade type sites?

PP is right about having an account at Howdens.

I wouldn’t pay that much deposit.

I wouldn't pay a deposit at all. He won't pay for the doors as he has an account.

I bought doors from B&Q along with handles and hinges had them delivered and paid for them myself then carpenter came and fitted them once delivered and invoiced me for the fitting. I could choose from about 14.