Doors
Handcrafted in Britain since 2012
Handcrafted timber doors for your London home
A high-quality door not only adds kerb appeal to your property but also improves the security of your home. Many existing front, French or single doors will be showing signs of their age with the frames moving over time to distort the opening, or have locking mechanisms that have not been replaced to keep up with modern, high-security standards.
All of our doors are manufactured from solid utile hardwood and fitted with high-security Winkhaus AV4 multipoint locking mechanisms that not only ensure your property is safe, but they lock the door into the frame in multiple positions which helps reduce twisting and warping.
Designed and Built to Order
As we carry out the entire manufacturing process in-house with our own staff, we have complete control over the design and manufacturing process. We can manufacture a door to any size and shape, with any design of panels, glazing and glazing bars, finished in any paint colour of your choosing, and with a wide array of ironmongery options in 12 different finishes.
Whether you are looking for a stunning entrance door with a numbered fanlight or stained glass panels, or a set of French doors at the rear with a raised & fielded panel and bolection mouldings.
What Type of Door Are You Looking For?
We manufacture and install two main types of external timber door for London homes. Follow the links below to find out more about each:
- Front doors — single entrance doors, with or without fanlights, side lights or glazed panels, in a wide range of panel configurations and designs
- French doors — paired outward-opening doors for rear elevations, with options including raised and fielded panels, full glazing, and a range of ironmongery finishes
What Does a New Timber Door Cost?
The cost of a new timber door depends on a number of factors, including the size of the opening, the complexity of the design, the glazing specification and the ironmongery chosen. As a rough guide, front door installations typically start from around £3,000 and French door installations from around £2,500, including manufacture, painting, and installation.
For a precise quotation, we carry out a free survey at your property, during which our surveyor will measure the opening, discuss your design preferences and advise on the most appropriate specification.
Frequently Asked Questions
One of the most important considerations in these designs is the longevity of the products. We understand that replacing your windows is a costly endeavour and our customers would not want to be replacing the same window every 10 years. We also take traditional designs & styles into account when manufacturing windows & doors, trying
to ensure replacement windows are as sympathetic to traditional styles as possible. Some parts of your new windows may not be the same as your original. This is because we need to combine all of these considerations to ensure we provide the highest quality window, which is exactly what we do.
Yes. All of our door installations carry a 10-year insurance-backed guarantee.
Yes. We work closely with stained glass specialists who can deglaze, repair, and encapsulate existing stained or leaded glass panels into the centre of a new toughened double glazed unit. This means you retain the original glass whilst gaining the thermal and acoustic benefits of double glazing.
Yes. We regularly replicate existing door designs where a homeowner wants to replace a deteriorated door whilst retaining the original appearance. We can work from photographs and measurements to produce an accurate match, including replicating existing moulding profiles, glazing bar patterns, and panel arrangements.
If your property is in a conservation area, or if you own a flat rather than a freehold house, you will likely need planning permission before replacing your front door. For freehold houses outside conservation areas, replacement doors generally fall within permitted development rights, provided the replacement is of a similar appearance to the original. We can advise on your specific situation and prepare and submit a planning application on your behalf where required.
All the sash windows and other windows and doors that we supply are fully compliant with Document L Building Regulations. New sash windows, casement windows or doors that fit into existing frames are not required to comply with regulations as such work does not affect the structure of a building. Listed buildings and conservation area properties may be exempt from regulations – your local planning authority will be able to advise you if you are unsure.
From survey to installation, most front doors are manufactured in ten to twelve weeks. Projects requiring planning permission will take longer, as the statutory decision period is eight weeks from validation — and in practice, as we set out on our planning page, decisions often take considerably longer than this.
We are members of and certified by FENSA, which allows us to self-certify our installations as compliant with building regulations.
As standard, our doors are fitted with Winkhaus AV4 multipoint locking mechanisms.