Gerhardt Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 Can anyone recommend a supplier/carpenter that you have used before to produce/supply a solid oak front pivot door. I have obtained a quote from one company that seems to pop up everywhere on the internet but is about 10k for a door fitting a structural opening of 1200 by 2100. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nod Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 A joinery shop will beat the big players on price and probably quality also What area are you in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerhardt Posted February 23, 2022 Author Share Posted February 23, 2022 Surrey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToughButterCup Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 37 minutes ago, Gerhardt said: .... is about 10k for a door fitting a structural opening of 1200 by 2100. ? You're asking for a bespoke door. You'll need to network for a decent local woodworker who has a proper woodworking shop - not a local chippy. Networking takes time. Ask a proper old fashioned timber supplier for suggestions: you know the sort of timber supplier - proper old fashioned - doesn't have a website, phone is only ever answered at 7:30 in the morning, and when you eventually get there, nobody is on site (yes there is, but are completely covered in wood dust: perfectly camouflaged). They'll know who should make you a good door - because the woodworker in mind uses that timber supplier for the raw material. Locally for us its T K Knipe. Impossible to find unless you know. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerhardt Posted February 23, 2022 Author Share Posted February 23, 2022 20 minutes ago, ToughButterCup said: 21 minutes ago, ToughButterCup said: You're asking for a bespoke door. You'll need to network for a decent local woodworker who has a proper woodworking shop - not a local chippy. Networking takes time. Ask a proper old fashioned timber supplier for suggestions: you know the sort of timber supplier - proper old fashioned - doesn't have a website, phone is only ever answered at 7:30 in the morning, and when you eventually get there, nobody is on site (yes there is, but are completely covered in wood dust: perfectly camouflaged). They'll know who should make you a good door - because the woodworker in mind uses that timber supplier for the raw material. Locally for us its T K Knipe. Impossible to find unless you know. This is exactly the type of person I like to deal with, a true craftsmen. The builder I have used for the last 10 years has never spent a penny on advertising, doesn't have a website and is untraceable on the net but has never been without a project! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Makeitstop Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 In my opinion, there isnt any reason why any quality joinery would be known to small time timber merchants only. Larger suppliers (like James Latham for example) that provide materials to all sorts of businesses will likely equally know people you could contact for such jobs. A morning or afternoon making some calls will soon enough yield results as to where to try, and from there, a chat and visit will probably give you some insight as to who you feel happy to work with for the job in question. As a note on the cost, if I was quoted £10k for a door as you describe, I'd not be working with that joinery. No sir. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great_scot_selfbuild Posted September 9 Share Posted September 9 On 23/02/2022 at 15:24, Gerhardt said: Can anyone recommend a supplier/carpenter that you have used before to produce/supply a solid oak front pivot door. I have obtained a quote from one company that seems to pop up everywhere on the internet but is about 10k for a door fitting a structural opening of 1200 by 2100. ? @Gerhardt did you manage to source a pivot door? It's something I'd really like on our build, but the cost is out of this world through the big suppliers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russell griffiths Posted September 10 Share Posted September 10 9 hours ago, Great_scot_selfbuild said: @Gerhardt did you manage to source a pivot door? It's something I'd really like on our build, but the cost is out of this world through the big suppliers. The ones I looked at where £7000 ish. I decided against one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerhardt Posted September 19 Author Share Posted September 19 On 10/09/2024 at 09:25, Russell griffiths said: The ones I looked at where £7000 ish. I decided against one. We ended up going with Urban Front, it is an amazing door but cost an arm and a leg. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerhardt Posted September 19 Author Share Posted September 19 (edited) On 09/09/2024 at 23:30, Great_scot_selfbuild said: @Gerhardt did you manage to source a pivot door? It's something I'd really like on our build, but the cost is out of this world through the big suppliers. See post above. Edited September 19 by Gerhardt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russell griffiths Posted September 19 Share Posted September 19 That’s a nice looking house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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