Getting Your Door Fitted
It may seem an obvious point but the quality of fitting will determine the lifetime and functionally of the door concerned. There is more to fitting a door that sticking few screws into the concrete on either side hoping the door will stay put forever.
Correct measurements fixing units and correct sealing properties should be used to ensure a weather proof seal. Ensuring the door is level, even if the ground is not is also and essential requirement, to a quality door fit.
Sometimes it may be a requirement to have framing or even panelling around or to the side of a new front door, as the hole to fit the door, could be mush bigger. In some cases addition panels can add a new dimension to the door and add another decorative level to the front of your house.
Fitting these filler panels requires as much care as the door itself, especially as it is likely that the door will either fit against or even be mounted on these panels, depending on which way the door opens.
Ensuring the door opens the correct way from either right to left or vice versa, is something to figure out before ordering your new door. Many composite and UPVC doors cannot be altered to suit different hanging sides. You either buy a right hand or left hand hanging door. Wooden doors may be different as you can add the hinges to either side of the wooden door.
It is no surprise that we will then recommend only a professional, to fit you new door, especially if the door and parts are of some value. Just stating a potential tradesman delivers quality work is not enough? You should ask for proof and ideally photographs of fitted doors so you can make an educated decision of who to employ to fit your new front door.