Bath · Somerset · BA postcodes
Timber Front Doors in Bath
Our Timber Front Doors are made to order for Bath, spray-finished and cured before delivery so the door arrives protected.
Specifying a door for Bath
Bath 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 Bath is largely Georgian and Regency townhouse stock, which suits six-panel raised-and-fielded doors set under a radial fanlight. We match the mouldings and panel proportions to what is already on the street rather than fitting a generic pattern.
- Exposure
- Moderately exposed — BA 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. Bath 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 Somerset planning before ordering.
Price and lead time in Bath
Timber Front Doors start at £1,350 per door supplied and fitted, VAT included. Typical lead time is 6–8 weeks from survey. Use the indicative price tool for a range in about a minute.
Common questions
Should a front door open in or out?
Almost always inwards in the UK, so the weatherbar and the rebate can shed water outwards and the hinges are protected from the elements.
What drawings will I need for an application?
Usually an elevation at 1:20, a section through the door and frame showing mouldings, and a written specification of timber, finish and glazing. We produce these.
What do conservation officers usually object to?
Wrong material, wrong glazing pattern, and mouldings that are close but not right. Timber matching the original pattern is rarely refused.
What door suits a Georgian townhouse?
Six raised-and-fielded panels under a fanlight, in a painted finish. Proportion is everything: the panels step in size up the door rather than repeating equally.
Can you fit a cat flap or letter plate?
Both, and it is better done in the workshop where the aperture can be sealed properly rather than cut on site.
How do you handle out-of-hours or emergency repairs?
Making a door secure and weathertight is usually possible quickly; the permanent repair follows once parts are available.
Nearby
We cover the rest of Somerset too.
Get a fixed price for Bath
Send sizes or a photograph and we will come back with an indicative range, then survey free of charge before anything is made.