Door and window fitting in Northwich
Hanging a door well is one of those jobs that looks simple and isn't. The gap around the edge has to be even, the hinges have to be set so the door doesn't bind or drop, and the latch has to meet the keep squarely. Get any of it slightly wrong and you live with a door that catches, rattles or swings shut on its own.
We fit and repair doors and windows of every type across Northwich and the surrounding areas — internal doors, external doors, frames, and the ironmongery that goes with them.
What we cover
- Hanging internal doors, including trimming to fit
- External and composite door installation
- Fire door fitting to the required specification
- New linings, frames, architrave and casings
- Locks, handles, hinges and ironmongery
- Bifold, sliding and pocket doors
- Timber window repair and replacement
- Easing doors that stick, drop or won't latch
Repair or replace?
A door that's started sticking hasn't usually failed — more often the hinges have worn, the frame has moved slightly, or damp has swollen the timber over a wet winter. Easing and rehanging is frequently all that's needed, and it's a fraction of the cost of replacing.
Timber windows are much the same. Localised rot in a sill or the bottom of a frame can often be cut out and spliced rather than replaced wholesale, which is usually the better option on an older property where the original windows suit the house.
Fire doors and safety
Fire doors only work if they're fitted correctly. The gap around the edge, the type of hinges, the intumescent strips and the closer all form part of the rating — a correctly specified fire door hung with the wrong gaps no longer performs as one.
If you're fitting fire doors for a loft conversion, an HMO or a flat, tell us at quote stage. The specification affects the door, the frame and the ironmongery together, and it's far easier to get right first time than to correct afterwards.
Common questions
- My door sticks in winter but not summer. Why?
- Timber takes up moisture in damp weather and expands. A door fitted with tight clearances in a dry spell can bind once autumn arrives. Easing the right edge slightly and sealing the exposed timber usually solves it permanently.
- Can you fit doors I've bought?
- Yes. Just keep the packaging until we've checked sizes — doors can be trimmed a certain amount, but there are limits, particularly on fire doors where the permitted trim is specified by the manufacturer.
- How long does it take to hang a door?
- A straightforward internal door on existing hinges is usually an hour or two. A new door into a new lining, with architrave and ironmongery, is more like half a day.
- Do you replace uPVC windows?
- Our work is the carpentry side — timber windows, frames and repairs. For full uPVC replacement we'd point you to a specialist installer, and we'd rather say so than take on work that isn't ours.