Nailsworth · Gloucestershire · GL postcodes
Timber French Doors in Nailsworth
Timber French Doors made to measure for homes across Nailsworth, surveyed on site and finished in the workshop before they are hung.
Specifying a door for Nailsworth
Nailsworth sees a normal share of west-coast weather without the salt load of a seafront opening. Engineered stiles and a properly sealed bottom rail handle it comfortably.
Housing in and around Nailsworth is largely stone and rendered cottage stock, which suits ledged, braced and boarded doors with a plank face and long strap hinges. We match the mouldings and panel proportions to what is already on the street rather than fitting a generic pattern.
- Exposure
- Moderately exposed — GL postcode area
- Timber
- Engineered redwood or hardwood
- Weather detail
- a full weatherbar, drip mould and rebated cill
- Ironmongery
- Stainless or quality plated ironmongery
- Recoating
- Every five to seven years on the weather elevation
Planning note. Nailsworth has designated conservation areas and a number of listed frontages. Conservation status can remove permitted development rights on front elevations, and an Article 4 direction can tighten that further. Replacing like-for-like in timber is rarely a problem; changing the material or the glazing pattern usually is. We produce the elevations, sections and written specification a planning or listed building consent application needs. Check with Gloucestershire planning before ordering.
Price and lead time in Nailsworth
Timber French Doors start at £2,800 per pair supplied and fitted, VAT included. Typical lead time is 8–10 weeks from survey. Use the indicative price tool for a range in about a minute.
Common questions
How do French doors stay weathertight?
Through a rebated meeting stile, compression seals on both leaves and a shootbolt set that pulls the slave leaf into the frame at head and cill.
Do I need permission to change a door in a conservation area?
Often. Conservation area status can remove permitted development rights for front elevations, and Article 4 directions tighten it further. Check with the local planning authority before ordering.
Can modern sealed units go in a heritage door?
Slim-profile units down to around 11mm can, and they are frequently accepted where a chunky modern unit would not be. Some listed buildings still require single glazing.
What door suits a stone cottage?
A ledged, braced and boarded door with long strap hinges. Openings are usually low and rarely square, so the door is made to the opening as found.
What finish options are there?
Factory spray in any RAL or heritage colour, translucent stains, and natural oils on oak. All applied and cured in controlled conditions before the door ships.
Do you remove the old door?
Yes, and we take it away. If the frame is sound we can hang into it; if it has rotted at the foot we will say so at survey rather than after.
Nearby
We cover the rest of Gloucestershire too.
Get a fixed price for Nailsworth
Send sizes or a photograph and we will come back with an indicative range, then survey free of charge before anything is made.