Guidance
Written by the people who hang them.
Measuring an opening, choosing a colour, what the security ratings mean and how much glass you actually want. Where a job is harder than it looks, the article says so.
Front doors
- Installation6 min
How a front door is actually fitted
What happens between the old door coming off and the new one locking, and why that decides how you measure.
24 August 20266 min - Measuring5 min
Measuring a front door opening
Enough to get a price, and why we come and do it properly before anything is ordered.
22 August 20265 min - Guidance4 min
Choosing a colour that suits the house
Nineteen colours, all the same price, and two that behave differently to how they look on a screen.
22 August 20264 min - Security5 min
What the security ratings actually mean
PAS24, Secured by Design and the three-star cylinder, in plain terms, and which of them your insurer cares about.
22 August 20265 min - Guidance4 min
How much glass do you actually want
The trade between a light hall and a private one, and what obscure glass does and does not hide.
22 August 20264 min
Internal doors, not for sale yet
- Measuring6 min
Measuring an existing opening
Three measurements, taken in the right order, decide whether a door hangs true or gets planed to fit on site.
11 March 20266 min - Materials5 min
Painted or veneer: how to choose
Paint forgives an uneven wall. Veneer rewards good light. A short guide to deciding before you commit.
29 January 20265 min - Guidance8 min
Where a fire door is actually required
What Approved Document B asks of a three storey house, and what it does not, in plain terms.
4 November 20258 min - Installation7 min
What fitting week looks like
A room-by-room account of a nine door installation, from delivery morning to the last adjustment.
20 May 20267 min
Something here not answered?
Send a photograph of the opening and the question with it. Whoever knows the answer will reply, usually the same working day, and if the answer is “you need a joiner rather than us” we will say that too.