Welwyn Garden City · Hertfordshire · AL postcodes
Timber French Doors in Welwyn Garden City
We make and fit Timber French Doors throughout Welwyn Garden City — measured properly, built from timber chosen for the exposure, and adjusted once they are in.
Specifying a door for Welwyn Garden City
Welwyn Garden City is a relatively sheltered inland location, so the specification is driven more by how the door looks and how secure it is than by weather resistance.
Housing in and around Welwyn Garden City is largely post-war and mixed estate stock, which suits flush or two-panel doors with a clean square-edged moulding. We match the mouldings and panel proportions to what is already on the street rather than fitting a generic pattern.
- Exposure
- Sheltered inland — AL postcode area
- Timber
- Engineered redwood, or oak where the grain is wanted
- Weather detail
- a standard weatherbar and drip mould
- Ironmongery
- Standard quality ironmongery in your chosen finish
- Recoating
- Every seven to nine years on the weather elevation
Price and lead time in Welwyn Garden City
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.
What door suits a post-war house?
A flush or two-panel door with a square-edged moulding and a simple glazed light. Clean lines suit the elevation better than applied period detail.
Do you survey before quoting?
We give an indicative price from sizes or photographs, then survey free of charge before anything is made. The survey is what turns an estimate into a fixed price.
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.
Nearby
We cover the rest of Hertfordshire too.
Get a fixed price for Welwyn Garden City
Send sizes or a photograph and we will come back with an indicative range, then survey free of charge before anything is made.