Background - I have a rescued original 1920s front door of the same design
that was originally fitted to my 1920s house. Now I have two options...

1. Fix up this door (time has taken its toll) and fit this.
2. Get a new one made to the same design but, for example deeper to allow
for double glazing etc.

So, has anyone had a bespoke front door made and if so, what is a ballpark
for for cost? If you know of any suitable websites that show sample designs
and costs then please let me know.

And yes, "how long is a piece of string..." is a reasonable answer but not
helpful ;-). The door has 4 small panels at the base and three narrow
window panels with the top of the window curved. Nothing too tricky but not
a DIY job for my at least ;-).

Cheers,
Paul DS.

On Fri, 4 May 2007 11:19:11 +0100, "Paul D.Smith"
wrote:

|!Background - I have a rescued original 1920s front door of the same design
|!that was originally fitted to my 1920s house. Now I have two options...
|!
|!1. Fix up this door (time has taken its toll) and fit this.
|!2. Get a new one made to the same design but, for example deeper to allow
|!for double glazing etc.
|!
|!So, has anyone had a bespoke front door made and if so, what is a ballpark
|!for for cost? If you know of any suitable websites that show sample designs
|!and costs then please let me know.
|!
|!And yes, "how long is a piece of string..." is a reasonable answer but not
|!helpful ;-). The door has 4 small panels at the base and three narrow
|!window panels with the top of the window curved. Nothing too tricky but not
|!a DIY job for my at least ;-).

Long time ago I bought a outside door from the local joiner. It cost no
more than the equivalent from a shed, at that time. I would allow say
*double* the cost of an equivalent door from a shed, then get the usual
three quotes for the work.
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It partly depends how complex the shapes/mouldings are, and whether
they can be readily cut with existing tooling/jigs or they have to be
made up specially.

Very roughly, assuming the door is pine, for supply-only, unfinished,
that all the mouldings can be cut with existing router bits/spindle
moulder tooling and that there's no complex curved work that requires
jigs to be made up -I'd guess 1-2 days work at 400-500 quid.

A piccy would help in guessing how complex the door design is.

Could the panels/glass be pulled out of your original door - or is the
whole thing shot?

Paul D.Smith wrote:
Background - I have a rescued original 1920s front door of the same design
that was originally fitted to my 1920s house. Now I have two options...

1. Fix up this door (time has taken its toll) and fit this.
2. Get a new one made to the same design but, for example deeper to allow
for double glazing etc.

So, has anyone had a bespoke front door made and if so, what is a ballpark
for for cost? If you know of any suitable websites that show sample designs
and costs then please let me know.

And yes, "how long is a piece of string..." is a reasonable answer but not
helpful ;-). The door has 4 small panels at the base and three narrow
window panels with the top of the window curved. Nothing too tricky but not
a DIY job for my at least ;-).

Cheers,
Paul DS.


I'd go with 1.
You could fit stepped DG units to avoid extra thickness.
2. would be mighty expensive and I doubt there is much demand given the
range of manufactured doors available.

wrote:
It partly depends how complex the shapes/mouldings are, and whether
they can be readily cut with existing tooling/jigs or they have to be
made up specially.

Very roughly, assuming the door is pine, for supply-only, unfinished,
that all the mouldings can be cut with existing router bits/spindle
moulder tooling and that there's no complex curved work that requires
jigs to be made up -I'd guess 1-2 days work at 400-500 quid.

A piccy would help in guessing how complex the door design is.

Could the panels/glass be pulled out of your original door - or is the
whole thing shot?

As a guide, my solid oak with bullion glass tudor style doors with
frames were 850 quid each.

A more basic hardwood door without frame probably £400-£500

Alternatively, get a professional opinion on fixing up your existing
door. Usually they rot from the bottom and it's a case of repairing/
replacing the bottom rail and scarfing bits onto the stiles. Damage
around the locks/hinges can sometimes be worked around by reversing
the handing of the door.

wrote in message
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Alternatively, get a professional opinion on fixing up your existing
door. Usually they rot from the bottom and it's a case of repairing/
replacing the bottom rail and scarfing bits onto the stiles. Damage
around the locks/hinges can sometimes be worked around by reversing
the handing of the door.

I'll be taking a close look this weekend to see what is/isn't possible.
Thanks to all for the ballpark figures though.

Paul DS.

The Natural Philosopher wrote:

As a guide, my solid oak with bullion glass tudor style doors with
frames were 850 quid each.

A more basic hardwood door without frame probably £400-£500

Our hardwood door with frame & fitted was just over £1k, however the quality
of the work was superb ( we had 3 quotes all similar priced)
Jon

wrote:
It partly depends how complex the shapes/mouldings are, and whether
they can be readily cut with existing tooling/jigs or they have to be
made up specially.

Very roughly, assuming the door is pine, for supply-only, unfinished,
that all the mouldings can be cut with existing router bits/spindle
moulder tooling and that there's no complex curved work that requires
jigs to be made up -I'd guess 1-2 days work at 400-500 quid.

A piccy would help in guessing how complex the door design is.

Could the panels/glass be pulled out of your original door - or is the
whole thing shot?

I've just had a door made in softwood, primed, with two wooden panels
and six glass ones (unglazed) with ogee mouldings, delivered for £300 -
but we give the carpenter quite a lot of business and probably got a
good deal.

"Paul D.Smith" wrote in message
. ..
Background - I have a rescued original 1920s front door of the same design
that was originally fitted to my 1920s house. Now I have two options...

1. Fix up this door (time has taken its toll) and fit this.
2. Get a new one made to the same design but, for example deeper to allow
for double glazing etc.

So, has anyone had a bespoke front door made and if so, what is a ballpark
for for cost? If you know of any suitable websites that show sample
designs and costs then please let me know.

And yes, "how long is a piece of string..." is a reasonable answer but not
helpful ;-). The door has 4 small panels at the base and three narrow
window panels with the top of the window curved. Nothing too tricky but
not a DIY job for my at least ;-).

A friend just had new hard wood door and new frame fitted, all in for £600.
The door manufacturers (Salisbury somewhere) came out and fitted it as well,
looks nice and has proper locks unlike previous door.

On 2007-05-04 11:19:11 +0100, "Paul D.Smith" said:

Background - I have a rescued original 1920s front door of the same design
that was originally fitted to my 1920s house. Now I have two options...

1. Fix up this door (time has taken its toll) and fit this.
2. Get a new one made to the same design but, for example deeper to allow
for double glazing etc.

So, has anyone had a bespoke front door made and if so, what is a ballpark
for for cost? If you know of any suitable websites that show sample designs
and costs then please let me know.

And yes, "how long is a piece of string..." is a reasonable answer but not
helpful ;-). The door has 4 small panels at the base and three narrow
window panels with the top of the window curved. Nothing too tricky but not
a DIY job for my at least ;-).

Cheers,
Paul DS.

It depends on what you want.

A good quality hardwood door and frame to a custom design can be in
the region of £800 to £1000. If the frame is extra width - e.g.
additional panel at the side, then £1000 - £1200.

If you want curved double glazed panels that it going to be somewhat
specialised.

Jonathan Pearson wrote:
The Natural Philosopher wrote:
As a guide, my solid oak with bullion glass tudor style doors with
frames were 850 quid each.

A more basic hardwood door without frame probably £400-£500

Our hardwood door with frame & fitted was just over £1k, however the quality
of the work was superb ( we had 3 quotes all similar priced)
Jon


Ah, fitting is extra. Its a day's carpentry and several days of staining
and rubbing down, plus decent hinges & screws etc, and door furniture,
all of which adds up..

If you want curved double glazed panels that it going to be
somewhat
specialised.

If it is a curved outline (most likely) rather than the glass itself
that is curved - then you take a hardboard template along to the
glazier and they charge about 25% extra (of the charge for the
bounding rectangle) to make up a sealed unit (and sealed units are
something like 50 quid per square metre). I had a lot of these made
for chapel windows, and was pleasantly surprised for once at the
modest charges.

Andy Hall wrote:
On 2007-05-04 11:19:11 +0100, "Paul D.Smith"
said:

Background - I have a rescued original 1920s front door of the same
design
that was originally fitted to my 1920s house. Now I have two options...

1. Fix up this door (time has taken its toll) and fit this.
2. Get a new one made to the same design but, for example deeper to allow
for double glazing etc.

So, has anyone had a bespoke front door made and if so, what is a
ballpark
for for cost? If you know of any suitable websites that show sample
designs
and costs then please let me know.

And yes, "how long is a piece of string..." is a reasonable answer but
not
helpful ;-). The door has 4 small panels at the base and three narrow
window panels with the top of the window curved. Nothing too tricky
but not
a DIY job for my at least ;-).

Cheers,
Paul DS.

It depends on what you want.

A good quality hardwood door and frame to a custom design can be in the
region of £800 to £1000. If the frame is extra width - e.g.
additional panel at the side, then £1000 - £1200.

If you want curved double glazed panels that it going to be somewhat
specialised.


HOWEVER the fact remains that if you cut out the retail chain, such
doors do not cost a great deal more than what is obtainable at the BM.