does anyone know the cost of buying and having new internal doors
fitted?

also any difference in going for the pine style ones or white ones
(already primed??)

i'm thinking of the 6 panel ones. i think i need 5/6 for the whole
place.

benpost wrote:

does anyone know the cost of buying and having new internal doors
fitted?

also any difference in going for the pine style ones or white ones
(already primed??)

i'm thinking of the 6 panel ones. i think i need 5/6 for the whole
place.

Doors from £15 to £35.
Hinges, handles and latch - £7 to £25
Fitting, £30 - £50 each, maybe less for all 6 at the same time - I'd
charge £100 labour for that.

So the cheapest would be around £250, but more likely to be £300 - £350.

Alan.

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On Mon, 11 Aug 2008 17:20:10 +0100, (A.Lee) wrote:

benpost wrote:

does anyone know the cost of buying and having new internal doors
fitted?

also any difference in going for the pine style ones or white ones
(already primed??)

i'm thinking of the 6 panel ones. i think i need 5/6 for the whole
place.

Doors from £15 to £35.
Hinges, handles and latch - £7 to £25
Fitting, £30 - £50 each, maybe less for all 6 at the same time - I'd
charge £100 labour for that.

So the cheapest would be around £250, but more likely to be £300 - £350.

Alan.

And extremely reasonable that would be, even in a non London area!

thanks Alan, that would be a good price, it would make a big
difference. Probably one of the last jobs I do I'd guess in about a
month. Thanks for the prices.

"A.Lee" wrote in message
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benpost wrote:

does anyone know the cost of buying and having new internal doors
fitted?

also any difference in going for the pine style ones or white ones
(already primed??)

i'm thinking of the 6 panel ones. i think i need 5/6 for the whole
place.

Doors from £15 to £35.
Hinges, handles and latch - £7 to £25
Fitting, £30 - £50 each, maybe less for all 6 at the same time - I'd
charge £100 labour for that.

So the cheapest would be around £250, but more likely to be £300 - £350.

Alan.

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I just had a local company supply and fit 8 internal 6 panel doors for £380.
Excellent job they did too. The only problem was having to paint them all
in undercoat and gloss. I don't recommend Crown paint from B&Q, well
not the non drip ones. The company had to send me a replacement tin.
I was impressed with the doors as all the squares at the top are the same
height
as you look along the walls and they were trimmed perfectly. It only took
the man
about 4 hours and he took the old ones away after chopping them up!

A.Lee wrote:
benpost wrote:

does anyone know the cost of buying and having new internal doors
fitted?

also any difference in going for the pine style ones or white ones
(already primed??)

i'm thinking of the 6 panel ones. i think i need 5/6 for the whole
place.

Doors from £15 to £35.
Hinges, handles and latch - £7 to £25
Fitting, £30 - £50 each, maybe less for all 6 at the same time - I'd
charge £100 labour for that.

£100 to hang 6 doors? How long would it take you - I reckon its over a days
work.


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www.medwayhandyman.co.uk

TLodge wrote:
"A.Lee" wrote in message
...
benpost wrote:

does anyone know the cost of buying and having new internal doors
fitted?

also any difference in going for the pine style ones or white ones
(already primed??)

i'm thinking of the 6 panel ones. i think i need 5/6 for the whole
place.

Doors from £15 to £35.
Hinges, handles and latch - £7 to £25
Fitting, £30 - £50 each, maybe less for all 6 at the same time - I'd
charge £100 labour for that.

So the cheapest would be around £250, but more likely to be £300 -
£350. Alan.

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I just had a local company supply and fit 8 internal 6 panel doors
for £380. Excellent job they did too. The only problem was having to
paint them all in undercoat and gloss. I don't recommend Crown paint
from B&Q, well not the non drip ones. The company had to send me a
replacement tin.
I was impressed with the doors as all the squares at the top are the
same height
as you look along the walls and they were trimmed perfectly. It only
took the man
about 4 hours and he took the old ones away after chopping them up!

Four hours to hang 8 doors? Did he wear his underpants over his trousers?

You are having a giraffe.


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Dave - The Medway Handyman
www.medwayhandyman.co.uk

The Medway Handyman wrote:

A.Lee wrote:
benpost wrote:

does anyone know the cost of buying and having new internal doors
fitted?

Doors from £15 to £35.
Hinges, handles and latch - £7 to £25
Fitting, £30 - £50 each, maybe less for all 6 at the same time - I'd
charge £100 labour for that.

£100 to hang 6 doors? How long would it take you - I reckon its over a days
work.

Internals, with basic latch, not much over a hour each.
Unless the house is really old, then internals seem to fit a lot better
than external doors IME, so less time spent planing the sides, less time
chiselling out the mortices, so it isnt a particulalry long job.
Externals nearly always take me 3 hours to fit, I havent had one yet
that needed at least 3 sides trimming.
Alan.
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"benpost" wrote in message
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does anyone know the cost of buying and having new internal doors
fitted?

also any difference in going for the pine style ones or white ones
(already primed??)

i'm thinking of the 6 panel ones. i think i need 5/6 for the whole
place.

Don't buy the preformed panel hollow ones from sheds. They are crap anyway
and the sheds break them for good measure.

I now buy mine from www.directdoors.com and buy the 3 panel clear pine and
paint them. Solid doors are incomparably better. The delivery is better for,
say 6 at a time.

No connection with company but latest order arrives Thursday morning (as it
happens). They also have a good range of sizes


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"Bob Mannix" wrote in message
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"benpost" wrote in message
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does anyone know the cost of buying and having new internal doors
fitted?

also any difference in going for the pine style ones or white ones
(already primed??)

i'm thinking of the 6 panel ones. i think i need 5/6 for the whole
place.

Don't buy the preformed panel hollow ones from sheds. They are crap anyway
and the sheds break them for good measure.

I now buy mine from www.directdoors.com and buy the 3 panel clear pine and
paint them. Solid doors are incomparably better. The delivery is better
for, say 6 at a time.


Their delivery is now free apparently!

S.

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"Bob Mannix" wrote in message
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"benpost" wrote in message
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does anyone know the cost of buying and having new internal doors
fitted?

also any difference in going for the pine style ones or white ones
(already primed??)

i'm thinking of the 6 panel ones. i think i need 5/6 for the whole
place.

Don't buy the preformed panel hollow ones from sheds. They are crap
anyway and the sheds break them for good measure.

I now buy mine from www.directdoors.com and buy the 3 panel clear pine
and paint them. Solid doors are incomparably better. The delivery is
better for, say 6 at a time.


Their delivery is now free apparently!


Yes - I just noticed that. Checked my current order and delivery was free.
Back in April I paid £20. Even better!


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Had a quick look in b and q and noticed the internal doors in knotted
pine for £25 each. I actually thought the knotted ones looked better
than the clear ones, plus they are quite a bit cheaper.

With pine doors what kind of finish is recommended? What's the easiest
way to protect the wood?

"benpost" wrote in message
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"Had a quick look in b and q and noticed the internal doors in knotted
pine for £25 each. I actually thought the knotted ones looked better
than the clear ones, plus they are quite a bit cheaper.

With pine doors what kind of finish is recommended? What's the easiest
way to protect the wood?"

Hi,

First of all have a look in Wickes as they may be cheaper, they certainly
were when i changed some doors about 18 months ago.

I have glossed and used varnish on interior doors and i have found it much
easier to apply a varnish or woodstain, with gloss it can be messy and you
will usually need a primer or if no undercoat is required 2 coats of gloss
to give a half decent finish . Woodstain is simple and quick, apply using a
brush or with some brands i think you can just wipe it on, it dries quickly
too.

Hope this helps

Tom

Cheers Tom, sounds like woodstain would be the easier and time saving
option. thinking about it, I think i prefer the idea of wood doors
rather than white painted ones. Would you go for clear pine or
knotted? I thought knotted looked better but does this mean more work??

"benpost" wrote in message
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Cheers Tom, sounds like woodstain would be the easier and time saving
option. thinking about it, I think i prefer the idea of wood doors
rather than white painted ones. Would you go for clear pine or
knotted? I thought knotted looked better but does this mean more work??

You should use clear knotting compound on the knots first to prevent resin
bleed through.


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"benpost" wrote in message
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Cheers Tom, sounds like woodstain would be the easier and time saving
option. thinking about it, I think i prefer the idea of wood doors
rather than white painted ones. Would you go for clear pine or
knotted? I thought knotted looked better but does this mean more work??

Our doors have some knots in them, i did not use any knot treatment solution
and they still seem fine. If i recall we just used ronseal woodstain.