North West England

Timber doors in Cumbria

We survey, make and fit made-to-measure timber doors throughout Cumbria, covering 11 towns from the workshop to the fitted door.

Coastal openings. Barrow-in-Furness, Whitehaven, Workington, Ulverston sit close enough to open water that salt-laden air drives the specification: Accoya or dense hardwood, a high-build microporous coating and grade A4 marine stainless ironmongery.

Conservation areas. Kendal, Penrith, Windermere, Ulverston, Ambleside, Keswick among others carry designated conservation areas or listed frontages. Like-for-like timber replacement is rarely refused; changing material or glazing pattern usually is. We produce drawings for consent applications.

Door types we make for Cumbria

All twenty-four types are available here, supplied and fitted with a ten-year guarantee.

Timber Front Doors

Made-to-measure front doors in engineered or solid timber, factory finished.

from £1,350 per door

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Oak Front Doors

Solid European oak entrance doors with a natural oiled or stained finish.

from £2,400 per door

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Hardwood Front Doors

Dense hardwood entrance doors built for security and long service life.

from £1,850 per door

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Accoya Front Doors

Modified timber that barely moves — the specification for exposed and coastal sites.

from £2,600 per door

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Painted Timber Doors

Spray-finished in any RAL or heritage colour, cured before it leaves the workshop.

from £1,450 per door

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Bespoke Timber Doors

One-off doors drawn from scratch — non-standard sizes, arches and glazing.

from £2,200 per door

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Common questions

What door suits a Victorian terrace?

A four-panel door with a bolection moulding and an etched or obscured upper light. Stile widths matter — narrow modern stiles make the proportions look wrong immediately.

What timber do you use?

Engineered redwood for painted doors, dense hardwoods such as sapele or idigbo where more strength is wanted, European oak where the grain is the point, and Accoya on exposed and coastal openings.

Can you match an existing door?

Yes. We take the mouldings, panel proportions and glazing pattern from the original and reproduce them. If the door is beyond saving we can still copy it before it goes.

How secure is a timber door?

A well-built timber door with a multipoint lock and reinforced keeps is at least as secure as a composite equivalent. The lock and the frame fixings matter more than the leaf material.

Do I need building regulations approval?

Replacing a door like-for-like usually does not need approval, but the new door must meet current thermal and safety-glazing standards. We specify to comply as standard.

Can you make non-standard shapes?

Arched heads, splayed jambs, tapered cills and out-of-square openings are routine. Old buildings are rarely square and we build to the opening as found.