On Mar 29, 10:35*am, stuart noble wrote:
On 28/03/2011 21:18, wrote:





Not strictly a DIY question, so I hope this is OK. You guys will
surely know the answer...

My wife recently got quotes from three carpenters for hanging 6
internal doors plus a front door. One of the internal doors is a
cupboard door which will need cutting down a bit. Doors are pine
(internal) and acacia (external).

Quotes are 570, 576, and 690. All are for labour only; we'll supply
the ironmongery.

A bit steep, surely? Did they think my missus was a bit simple?

Or am I way out of date and these prices are what you'd expect to pay
nowadays? I was thinking more like 300 for, what, a day and a bit's
labour?

Michael

Surprisingly, not all "carpenters" are that good at hanging doors. Those
that are tend to work for door shops full time. Supply and fit quotes
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In my experience, door hanging is not one of those things you want to
get the cheapest quote possible especially if the frames are out a
bit. If doors don't fit well (e.g. common gap around, hinges in
properly, fits well at the bottom so you don't have a howling gale/
the dog/ cat using it to get in ) I find it very noticable and it
looks bad. If you are painting them, you can remedy some of this
afterwards but that that's not really the point I guess. It seems
that someone who takes their time to do it right (and has the ability
of course) is more important.

I have recently had all my doors replaced. Luckily my brother-in-law
is a chippie and does a very good job so didn't go out to others for
comparative prices (and he was rebuilding my house anyway!!). I would
think he did about 4/5 doors in a day and the front door (including
letterbox, knocker, 2 locks, security pins etc.) took just over a
day. I too live in Surrey so think the £570 type figure sounds about
right to me....