Lichfield · Staffordshire · WS postcodes
Timber Front Doors in Lichfield
Our Timber Front Doors are made to order for Lichfield, spray-finished and cured before delivery so the door arrives protected.
Specifying a door for Lichfield
Lichfield 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 Lichfield is largely Victorian terraced and villa stock, which suits four-panel doors with a bolection moulding and an etched or obscured upper light. We match the mouldings and panel proportions to what is already on the street rather than fitting a generic pattern.
- Exposure
- Sheltered inland — WS 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
Planning note. Lichfield 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 Staffordshire planning before ordering.
Price and lead time in Lichfield
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 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 about draughts around the frame?
Compression seals in the rebate handle the leaf; the gap between frame and structure is a separate job, insulated and sealed on fitting rather than filled with expanding foam alone.
Do you fit in winter?
Yes. Clearances are set for the season and the finish is already cured, so there is no waiting for weather to paint on site.
Nearby
We cover the rest of Staffordshire too.
Get a fixed price for Lichfield
Send sizes or a photograph and we will come back with an indicative range, then survey free of charge before anything is made.