Wood Front Door London - Approx Cost

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Does anyone know where I can get a reasonably priced supply/fit wooden front door (or excellent composite) for a 1900 Victorian 3 Bed Terrace in South London?

I got quoted 2.5k for a composite which I thought was extortionate.

Thanks

It’s very expensive. We’re paying almost 5k for ours. We’re using a local joinery company. We had the London door company round for a quote and it was around 7k with them.

Maybe ask in your local Facebook group or do a search for local joinery company’s

We paid £1000 for a composite front door in south London inc VAT and fitting

@SELDNMUM

It’s very expensive. We’re paying almost 5k for ours. We’re using a local joinery company. We had the London door company round for a quote and it was around 7k with them.

Maybe ask in your local Facebook group or do a search for local joinery company’s

Wow 5k is expensive. But wooden doors can look fantastic. My house is not a grand one, so I wonder at what point does it make sense to spend the money?

@backtoworkigooo

We paid £1000 for a composite front door in south London inc VAT and fitting

Thanks - are you able to share which company you used?

We've got a Solidor, they have a solid timber core and a Ultion locking system. I love it. It was part of our whole front of house recur we had done but I think it was around £1500-2000.

We used a small local company to do our work which made a big difference to some of the quotes we got.

Thanks, I've just had a look at Solidor and it looks fab. Almost as good as a wooden door.

They really are so solid, we have a 1930s double bay front so went for quite a traditional door but I wouldn't hesitate to recommend.

We got a beautiful original door for a similar period property from Arc Reclamation www.arcreclamation.com. We told them the size we were looking for and the period of the property and they looked through their stock and found something suitable which they trimmed to the exact size needed. The door they found for us was solid with no windows but they fitted frosted glass and a letterbox too, and then delivered it to our house. We just needed to find a local joiner to hang it and fit a lock. It worked out much, much cheaper.

We're having a new wood front door. It's around £6k, but includes glass sidelights, so the door alone is probably £5k. Ours is from the same company making our windows.

I've just bought some internal doors and I noticed that they have wooden front doors on their website. They actually look very good quality and a good price too. So that might be another option if it's a standard size

I think it was south London glazing

5k for a front door is huge. I just have a standard terrace, though it's worth 900k. I wonder whether potential buyers would expect a wooden door at that price point?

The windows are the original wooden sashes, so I was hoping to get a door in keeping with the windows and create a very beautiful exterior, but I wonder whether it is worth it?

I’d definitely go with a wooden door then. £900k is a lot for a terrace but still at that price people would expect a higher standard as I suspect you’re buying in quite a nice high priced area. I imagine most Victorian terraces in your area would also have wooden doors.

We’re a semi detached in South London and not too far off £900k also with wooden sash windows. We’re also getting the whole frame replaced so if it’s just the door will be a bit cheaper.

Looks like I will have to go wooden. Are wooden doors good at keeping the heat in? I heard composite were much more energy efficient?

I think composite doors are more practical, don't buckle or swell when it rains. Mine definitely keeps the heat in.

@SELDNMUM

It’s very expensive. We’re paying almost 5k for ours. We’re using a local joinery company. We had the London door company round for a quote and it was around 7k with them.

Maybe ask in your local Facebook group or do a search for local joinery company’s

Hi there, does that price include VAT?

Yep. Includes VAT.

We just had one done - traditional solid door with 2 glazed panels - and it was about 2200.

@SELDNMUM

Yep. Includes VAT.

Thank you - am also in SE London (SE13), would you mind letting me know which company you are using please?

@Kitchendilemmas have PMd you

When you say “wooden door” do you need any element of side panels, stained glass etc or are you simply talking something like a 4 panelled door? Is it in a standard width?

I have a Victorian terrace. The original door, which mine didn’t have when I bought, are 4 panel with the upper 2 of those panels in stained glass. It’s only 32 inches wide and for a replacement matching the original I was quoted 4-6k in south east from 3 different companies including the London door co.

I wanted wood but I was doing the house up on a tight budget. I bought an lpd 4 panel “colonial” exterior door and it was around £160. The frame was then another 100ish. Painted it, put aged brass bits on and I’m pleased with the result. I think it looks smart enough against the neighbouring doors.

I’m not staying here long and I didn’t feel it would add 5k value to my house. It is something I might do in my forever home as I love stained glass but this has worked for me - I could not put a composite door on a Victorian house!

I’ve attached a cropped pic of my door (only one I have on phone) but it gives you an idea🙂

I had a made to measure new hardwood door and frame with multi point lock built in for less than 1.5K from local joiner in Hertfordshire. I thought that was expensive! I don't understand 5K for a door never mind 7. It's a relatively small chunk of wood fitting into another small chunk of wood..

Was quoted 6-7k from two different companies in the last year.
In the end we went with replacing glass in the existing door and having it repainted, for 1k. It was hard to find any tradesperson interested to do it though.

@SuperCaliFragalistic

I think composite doors are more practical, don't buckle or swell when it rains. Mine definitely keeps the heat in.

Our door is 120 years old and hasn’t buckled or swollen yet!

OP - you should definitely go for a wooden door to keep it in character with your house. As mentioned up thread there are reclamation yards that have original doors that can be adjusted to fit.

I'm replacing my (London Victorian terrace over £900k value) and the composite door recommended on here (must have been another thread) looked very traditional and was priced - using the online tool - at about £1400, including letterbox and knob and lock. I think that's about as much as I'd want to pay for a door. It's advertised as high security and energy efficient. My current door is wood but has that silly fan light in it.

@Gribbit987

When you say “wooden door” do you need any element of side panels, stained glass etc or are you simply talking something like a 4 panelled door? Is it in a standard width?

I have a Victorian terrace. The original door, which mine didn’t have when I bought, are 4 panel with the upper 2 of those panels in stained glass. It’s only 32 inches wide and for a replacement matching the original I was quoted 4-6k in south east from 3 different companies including the London door co.

I wanted wood but I was doing the house up on a tight budget. I bought an lpd 4 panel “colonial” exterior door and it was around £160. The frame was then another 100ish. Painted it, put aged brass bits on and I’m pleased with the result. I think it looks smart enough against the neighbouring doors.

I’m not staying here long and I didn’t feel it would add 5k value to my house. It is something I might do in my forever home as I love stained glass but this has worked for me - I could not put a composite door on a Victorian house!

I’ve attached a cropped pic of my door (only one I have on phone) but it gives you an idea🙂

This is exactly the type of door I am looking for. I also have a fanlight above which is in good condition, so just need a panelled wood exterior door which can be painted with hardware added.

Did you do it yourself, or did a company do it for you?