Any joiners/carpenters out there...........................

[mikef]

We have an old wooden summer house in the garden much beloved by SWMBO.

 

The double doors are now very rotten and need replacing and I have tried hard to find some replacements but only to discover that they are not of a standard size.  I have thus resorted to contacting about 6 local joiners/carpenters to get a bespoke pair made.

 

Of the 6 I contacted, 3 did not return my calls, 2 said they were too busy and one has been round to quote (perhaps this is a comment on the state of the local economy).

 

Anyway, I now have a quote but have nothing with which to compare it.

 

Each door has 12 panes of glass.  Bearing in mind that I will be swapping the glass over from the old doors, fitting the panes, fitting the lock and painting them etc, the quote is as follows:

 

In soft wood    £271 + VAT

 

In hard wood   £382 + VAT

 

Does this seem about right or am I being taken for a ride???

 

Thank you.

 

 

[bigals]

If you say seventy pounds for materials then the soft wood quote is about right in my opinion as most trades will be looking at a day rate of £200 , I might be trying to get him to hang them for me tho

Good luck

Alan

[woodman]

Sonds reasonable to me

you could look at possibility of using std doors and having the frame made to suit. depends on size tho. but may be slightly cheaper

[alexander72]

Try Graham from essex - he's a chippy....