Fitting an internal door sounds like a small job until you start pricing it properly. The leaf itself is only one line on the invoice. Behind it sit the lining, the architrave, the hinges, the latch, the handles, the intumescent seals if the opening is fire rated, the decorating, and the labour of whoever hangs it. This guide breaks the whole cost down honestly, using real prices from our own live catalogue rather than invented industry averages, so you can build a budget that survives contact with a real quote.
Doors2Floors has supplied doors and flooring to homes and businesses across the UK, so the figures below are the prices we actually charge for the components. Labour is a different matter, and we explain why we will not print a made up joiner rate later in this guide.
What Actually Goes Into the Cost of Fitting an Internal Door
A fitted door is an assembly, not a product. Understanding the parts is the fastest way to work out where your money is going and which lines you can control.
The door leaf
This is the part most people price first and the part with the widest spread. Across our internal doors range of over 700 lines, prices currently start at £30.84 for the LPD White Primed Flush and rise to £378.06 for the heaviest primed fire rated pattern. That single range explains why two quotes for the same room can look nothing alike.
The lining or frame
If the opening is bare or the existing lining is damaged, you need a new one. Our internal frames and linings section carries over 30 lines, and a white primed softwood door lining set with a loose stop currently starts at £29.25. Oak and curved options sit considerably higher.
The architrave and cover trims
Architrave hides the joint between lining and plaster. It is cheap in isolation and expensive in aggregate once you multiply it across a landing. Our door kits and fitting hardware section holds over 15 lines, including complete single door kits with handle and doorjamb from £275.75.
The ironmongery
Hinges, latch, handles and any privacy or lock function. We list over 350 door hinge lines and over 2,500 door handle lines, and matched handle packs begin at £8.99. Ironmongery is where budgets quietly inflate because it is bought last and chosen emotionally.
The labour
Hanging a door well is a skilled task. It involves checking the opening for square and plumb, trimming the leaf within its permitted allowance, cutting hinge recesses, setting the latch and keep, and adjusting until the gaps are even and the door closes without slamming or springing back.
The finishing
Primed doors need painting. Unfinished timber needs sealing. Both consume materials and time. Our guides on painting an interior door and maintaining painted doors cover the process properly.
Why We Do Not Publish a Joiner Day Rate
Most cost articles on this subject open with a confident number. We deliberately do not, and it is worth explaining why, because it changes how you should read every other page you find on this topic.
Labour rates are not a national constant
What a joiner charges depends on region, on how busy the trade is that season, on whether the job is one door or twelve, on access, on whether they are also making good plaster, and on whether they are pricing as a sole trader or through a builder. A single national figure is a fiction dressed as guidance.
We sell components, not labour
We can tell you exactly what a door costs because we sell it. We cannot tell you what your local joiner charges because we do not employ them and we do not see their invoices. Publishing a guess would be inventing a statistic, and an invented statistic is worse than no statistic because it anchors your expectations to something untrue.
What to do instead
Get three written quotes from local fitters, all priced against the same specification. Give each of them the same door schedule, the same ironmongery list and the same scope for making good. That comparison tells you more than any published average ever could, and it takes an afternoon.
What a quote should itemise
Ask for labour separated from materials, a stated allowance for adjusting or trimming, clarity on who supplies ironmongery, a line for waste removal, and a note on whether decorating is included. If a quote is a single number with no breakdown, you cannot compare it to anything.
The Cost of the Door Itself: Real Catalogue Prices
These are live prices from our own collections. They are the most reliable part of any budget you build because they are not estimates.
Entry level primed doors
The cheapest route into a new door is a white primed flush leaf. Our internal white primed doors collection runs to over 80 lines starting at £30.84. Primed means the factory has applied a base coat and you apply the topcoats.
Clearance stock
Our clearance doors section holds over 20 lines from £53.00, topping out at £127.50 for a fully finished laminated clear glazed door. Clearance is the single most effective way to cut a door budget if you are flexible on style.
Laminated and fully finished doors
If you would rather not paint anything, a laminated leaf arrives ready to hang. Our internal laminated doors range covers around 30 lines from £75.00, and the wider fully finished internal doors section carries over 350 lines, also from £75.00. Factor the paint and labour you are not spending into the comparison before deciding these are expensive.
Oak and hardwood doors
Our internal oak doors collection carries over over 280 lines from £87.75 for the LPD Belize unfinished oak. Fully finished oak fire doors reach £312.75. If you are weighing oak against a painted finish, our white versus oak internal doors comparison and our piece on whether oak internal doors are worth it both look at the long term maths.
Walnut and darker timbers
Our internal walnut doors range covers 35 lines from £167.45, rising to £678.75 for a fully finished glazed fire rated pair. Our oak versus walnut comparison explains where the extra money goes.
Black and grey doors
Colour carries a premium at the entry end because the cheapest lines are almost always white. Our internal black doors collection has over 110 lines from £77.50, and internal grey doors has over 60 lines from £75.00. Our grey internal door picks and best white internal doors guides go deeper on style.
Glazed doors
Glass adds cost and adds light. Our glazed doors range spans over 280 lines from £107.25, against over 420 unglazed doors from £30.84. Within the glazed range we list over 110 clear glazed, over 20 frosted glazed and 7 reeded glazed lines.
Style specific ranges
Our shaker doors selection lists 9 lines from £106.50 and cottage doors lists 11 from £55.99. Style rarely costs what people assume it does, which is why it pays to price the actual leaf rather than the category.
Fire Doors: A Different Cost Conversation
Fire doors are not ordinary doors with a label. The whole assembly is certified together, and that changes both the price and the process.
What the certification actually covers
Certification applies to the assembly as a whole. That means the leaf, the frame, the hinges, the intumescent and smoke seals, the latch, the closer and any glazing, all as a matched set. Substituting one component can invalidate the performance of the rest.
What fire doors cost here
Our fire doors collection carries over 240 lines from £87.39 for the LPD White Primed Flush fire door. Within that, FD30 fire doors account for over 150 lines from the same starting price, FD60 fire doors account for 8 lines, and glazed fire doors account for 57. The top of the fire rated range reaches £1,300 for a fully finished glazed oak leaf.
The hidden cost is the hardware
A fire door without its certified ironmongery is just a heavy door. Seals, correctly rated hinges, a latch and usually a closer all have to be right, and they have to be fitted the way the certification requires. Budget for the assembly, never for the leaf alone.
Why we will not tell you what your building needs
Fire door requirements vary by building type, by use, by storey height and by whether the property is a single dwelling, a flat, a house in multiple occupation or a commercial premises. We are a supplier, not your fire risk assessor. Confirm what your specific building requires with your local building control body, a competent fire risk assessor or a suitably qualified professional before you order anything.
Things that quietly destroy fire performance
Never wedge or prop a fire door open. Never block the threshold gap. Never remove the closer because the door is annoying. Never plane or cut the leaf beyond the allowance the manufacturer certifies, including to clear a newly laid floor. Never paint or fill the seal groove. Our guides on what fire doors are and where they go, fire door materials and stopping a fire door slamming cover the practical side.
Linings, Frames and Door Kits
This is the line item most often left out of a rough mental budget, and it is the one most likely to double the cost of a room.
When you can reuse the existing lining
If the lining is sound, square, firmly fixed and the right thickness for your wall, reuse it. Swapping a leaf into a good lining is the cheapest possible version of this job because the only new items are the leaf, the hinges, the latch and the handles.
When you cannot
Replace the lining if it is split, twisted, painted into a shape that no longer holds a straight edge, or sized for a door width you are not using. Trying to save a bad lining costs more in fitting time than the lining costs to buy.
Lining set prices
Our internal frames and linings section carries over 30 lines. A white primed softwood door lining set with loose stop currently starts at £29.25, while a blonde oak curved lining frame sits at £230.18. The spread reflects material and shape, not quality of fitting.
Complete door kits
If you want one order rather than five, a complete kit bundles the frame, doorjamb and handle. Our door kits and fitting hardware section lists single door kits with handle and doorjamb from £275.75 and double door kits from £554.25. Kits cost more than the sum of the cheapest individual parts but they remove specification risk.
Architrave and making good
New linings almost always mean new architrave and some plaster repair. Our guide to door architraves explains the profiles and how they are mitred. Making good is labour, not materials, and it is the line that surprises people.
Wall thickness matters
Linings come in depths to suit different wall build ups. Measuring the wall thickness before ordering is not optional. Our door measuring guide walks through the whole sequence including lining depth.
Ironmongery: The Budget That Creeps
Ironmongery is bought last, chosen visually and rarely budgeted properly. It is also the part you touch every single day.
Hinges
We list over 350 door hinge lines. The collection includes everything from small flush hinges to heavy duty butts and matched latch and hinge sets, which is why a single starting price would mislead you. Choose the hinge for the door weight and the door type, not the price. Our guide to where to fit door hinges covers positioning.
Handles and latches
Our door handles section runs to over 2,500 lines, which includes screws, latches, roses and spindles as well as the levers themselves. For a like for like comparison, matched handle packs start at £8.99 and give you the lever, rose and fixings in one item. Our door handles guide explains the functions.
Backplate and traditional styles
We carry over 200 handles on back plate lines for period and traditional interiors. Backplate handles usually cost more than a rose mounted lever because there is more material and more finishing.
Pull handles and flush fittings
Sliding and pocket doors need flush or pull hardware rather than a projecting lever. We list over 280 pull handle lines covering both.
Door stops
Our door stop section carries over 30 door stop styles starting at £10.88. A stop is a small purchase that prevents a handle punching a hole in a wall, which makes it one of the better value items on the list.
Buy ironmongery before the fitter arrives
A fitter standing idle while you choose handles is the most expensive form of indecision in this whole project. Have everything on site before day one.
Doubles, Sliders, Pockets and Folding Doors
Anything that is not a single hinged leaf changes both the material cost and the labour involved.
Room dividers and door pairs
Our room dividers collection lists 17 configurations from £498.06 for the LPD Soho W4 black divider up to £1,392.15 for an eight panel fully finished oak divider. These are large assemblies and they need a properly prepared structural opening.
French pairs
We stock 3 french door pairs from £407.44 for the LPD Mexicano Pattern 10 rebated pair, rising to £586.25 for the Coventry fully finished pair. Our french doors guide covers the opening requirements.
Bifold doors
Our bi fold doors range covers 15 lines from £131.35 for the LPD Textured 4 Panel. Bifolds need track, and the track needs a level head. Our companion bifold door costs guide and our explainer on how bifold doors work go into the mechanics, while bifold door ideas covers layout.
Pocket doors
Pocket systems are the most labour intensive option because the cassette goes inside the wall. We list 4 pocket door systems from £298.99, with a fire rated single system at £849.99, plus 16 sliding door kit systems for surface mounted alternatives.
Ladder and speciality doors
We also list 2 ladder door lines for compact and loft style openings.
The labour multiplier
As a rule, the more the door has to move in a way that is not simply swinging on two hinges, the more setup time it needs. Tracks need levelling, pockets need framing, pairs need matching. Price these on their own terms rather than as multiples of a single door.
The Factors That Move a Fitting Quote
You cannot control the rate a joiner charges. You can control most of the things that make the job take longer, and time is what you are actually buying.
Whether the opening is square
Older UK houses settle. An opening that is out of square turns a straightforward hang into a scribing exercise. Check both diagonals before you assume anything.
Whether the lining stays
Reusing a lining is the single biggest saving available. Replacing one adds material, plaster repair and decorating to every affected opening.
Door size and weight
Oversized and solid core doors are heavier and often need two people. Our internal door sizes guide explains the standard UK sizes and why ordering the nearest standard beats trimming a large leaf down.
How much trimming is needed
Every door has a permitted trim allowance, usually on the stiles and rails. Exceeding it can expose the core. Our guide on planing a door explains how to do it properly and when to stop.
Floor levels and thresholds
New flooring changes the gap under a door. If you are laying floors and hanging doors in the same project, sequence the floor first wherever possible. Our notes on flooring mistakes cover the ordering problem.
Number of doors in one visit
Doing a landing of five doors in one visit is almost always cheaper per door than five separate call outs. Batch the work.
Access and site conditions
A cleared room, a power socket, a place to cut and somewhere to stack the old doors all save time. A fitter working around furniture is a fitter working slowly.
Who removes the old doors
Waste removal is a real cost and it is frequently excluded. Agree it in writing.
Whether decorating is included
Most fitters hang doors. Fewer paint them. If you buy primed leaves, someone has to apply the topcoats, and that someone has a rate too.
DIY Versus Paying a Professional
Both are legitimate. The right answer depends on your tools, your time and the consequences of getting it wrong in that particular opening.
What DIY genuinely saves
You save the labour line. You do not save on materials, and you may spend on tools you do not own. If you are doing one door, tool purchase can wipe out the saving entirely. If you are doing eight, it will not.
What DIY genuinely costs
Time, and the risk of a door that binds, springs, catches the carpet or shows uneven gaps. A badly hung door is visible from across a room and irritating every day.
The tools you will need
A sharp hand plane or an electric planer, a chisel set, a combination square, a decent tape, a cordless drill and driver, a hinge marking method, a latch fitting jig or careful marking out, packers, a straight edge and clamps or a door lifter. Add a router if you want crisp hinge recesses.
Consumables people forget
Screws in the right length and finish, sandpaper in several grades, filler, decorators caulk, masking tape, primer where you have exposed bare timber, and topcoat.
When DIY makes sense
A straight swap into a sound lining, a standard size leaf, a square opening, and a non fire rated door in a low stakes room. That is a genuinely achievable weekend job for a competent home improver.
When to pay a professional
Fire doors. Pairs and dividers. Pocket systems. Anything structural. Any opening that is visibly out of square. Anything above single storey height that involves working at height. Anything where a mistake ruins an expensive leaf.
The middle path
Plenty of people buy the doors and ironmongery themselves, then pay a joiner for labour only. You keep control of specification and price on the components, and you buy the skill for the part that needs it.
Building a Realistic Whole House Budget
Most people do not replace one door. They replace all of them, usually in stages, and the stage planning is where the money is saved or lost.
Start with a door schedule
List every opening. Record the leaf size, the lining depth, the handing, whether it needs glazing for borrowed light, and whether it is fire rated. That schedule is the document you send to every quoting fitter.
Count the openings honestly
People forget the airing cupboard, the understairs door and the garage to house door. Those forgotten openings are where a budget goes over.
Price the leaves first
Multiply your schedule against real catalogue prices. Using our current figures, a house of eight standard openings fitted with the £30.84 white primed flush leaf gives a very different leaf subtotal to the same house fitted with £87.75 unfinished oak.
Then add the fixed extras
Hinges and a latch for every opening. Handles for every opening. Seals where required. A stop where a handle could hit a wall.
Then decide which linings survive
Walk the house and mark each lining as keep or replace. This single decision has more effect on the total than the choice of door style.
Then get quotes
Send the schedule to three fitters. Ask each of them to price labour separately from any materials they are supplying.
Hold a contingency
Something will be out of square, something will be rotten behind the architrave, and something will be the wrong handing. A contingency is not pessimism, it is planning.
Phase by priority
If the budget will not stretch, do the rooms guests see and the rooms with the worst doors first. Doors are one of the few upgrades you can genuinely do room by room without disruption to the rest of the house.
Where People Overspend
Every project has a few predictable leaks. These are the ones we see most often.
Buying fully finished when you were going to paint anyway
If a decorator is already coming, a primed leaf may be the better value. If nobody is coming, a fully finished leaf from our fully finished range often works out cheaper once you count the paint and the days.
Buying oak and then painting it
It happens more than you would think. If the plan is a painted finish, buy primed. Our prefinished, unfinished and primed guide sets out the difference clearly.
Replacing sound linings out of habit
A lining that is straight and firmly fixed does not need replacing because the door is new.
Overspecifying ironmongery in low use rooms
Put the money on the doors people actually touch. An airing cupboard does not need the same handle as the front hall.
Ordering non standard sizes unnecessarily
Non standard costs more and takes longer. Check against standard UK sizes before you assume your opening is unusual.
Paying twice for delivery
Ordering doors, then linings, then handles as three separate afterthoughts is a common and avoidable cost.
Where You Can Genuinely Save
Clearance stock
Our clearance doors selection of over 20 lines from £53.00 is the most direct saving available if you can be flexible on style.
Mixing specification by room
Use a glazed leaf where you need borrowed light and a simple flush leaf where nobody looks. Nobody is auditing your landing for consistency.
Buying the whole schedule at once
One order, one delivery, one fitting visit. Fragmentation is what costs money.
Keeping the existing handing
Changing which way a door swings means new hinge positions, a new latch keep and usually plaster repair. Only do it where it genuinely improves the room.
Doing your own decorating
Painting doors is slow but not skilled in the way hanging them is. Our painting guide covers the method that gives a factory looking finish.
Choosing laminate over timber where it will not be noticed
Our laminated doors from £75.00 are hard wearing and consistent, which suits utility spaces and rentals.
Finishing, Decorating and Aftercare Costs
Priming and painting
A primed door needs at least two topcoats, and the edges need doing too. Skipping the edges is the most common cause of a door that swells in a damp season.
Sealing unfinished timber
Our over 80 unfinished internal doors from £92.25 arrive bare and must be sealed on all six faces, including the top and bottom edges, before or immediately after hanging. Our guide to cleaning and maintaining oak doors explains the ongoing care.
A lead paint warning for older homes
UK homes decorated before 1992 may contain lead paint on existing joinery. Do not dry sand it and do not burn it off. Take advice on safe removal before disturbing old paint layers.
Oily rag safety
Cloths soaked in oil finishes can self heat and ignite. Lay them flat outdoors to dry or immerse them in water before disposal. Never leave them balled up in a bin.
Ongoing maintenance
Brass and plated ironmongery needs occasional attention. Our guide on cleaning and maintaining brass door handles covers what to use and what to avoid.
Fixing problems later
Doors move with the seasons. Our guides on stopping doors swelling, stopping doors squeaking, draughty doors and fixing a loose door handle deal with the common complaints without a call out.
Pets and doors
If a door is going to be scratched, plan for it. Our guides on dogs scratching doors and cats scratching doors cover protection and repair.
Regulations, Consents and When to Ask Someone Official
Internal doors are usually a straightforward improvement, but there are situations where you should check before you buy.
Fire separation
Requirements depend on the building and its use. Confirm with your local building control body or a competent fire risk assessor rather than relying on any published summary, including this one.
Listed buildings and conservation areas
Listed building consent, conservation area rules, Article 4 directions, restrictive covenants and leasehold terms can all restrict what you may change, including internal joinery in some listed properties. Ask your local planning authority, freeholder or management company first.
Structural openings
Widening an opening or forming a new one is structural work and needs structural advice. Do not take a view on this yourself.
Ventilation
Do not block ventilation that serves a gas or solid fuel appliance, and do not block underfloor airbricks. Undercuts on doors sometimes form part of a ventilation strategy.
Accessibility
Clear opening width, handle height and threshold detail all matter if someone in the household has mobility needs. Never place a loose rug at the foot of a staircase.
Electrical work
If a door change involves moving a switch or a socket, that is work for a qualified electrician.
How This Compares to Other Door Projects
External doors
Front doors are a different budget entirely. Our external doors range of over 90 lines starts at £86.79 for a redwood ledged and braced leaf and reaches £1,110 for an oak door with sidelight. Our front door costs guide covers the whole picture.
Composite front doors
Our 18 composite external doors start at £725.00 and are supplied as door and frame sets, which is why they look expensive next to an internal leaf. Our grey composite door guide and black front door guide cover the popular finishes.
Glazed external doors
We list over 30 glazed external doors from £274.81. Thermal performance matters here in a way it does not internally, and our U values guide explains how to read the figures.
Stable doors
Our stable doors guide covers a style that sits between internal and external in both cost and complexity.
Flooring at the same time
If floors and doors are changing together, sequence matters. Our flooring range of 12 Karndean lines starts at £14.00, and our guides to Karndean flooring, engineered oak, grey wood floors, herringbone layouts, parquet care and conservatory flooring cover the options.
Wall panelling
Panelling and new doors are often done together for the same reason: they change a hallway more than paint does. Our wall panelling guide covers the approach.
Room by Room: What Each Opening Really Needs
Budgeting per room rather than per house stops you paying showroom money for a cupboard door and cupboard money for the room everybody sees.
Hallway and landing
These are the openings that set the tone of the house and take the most traffic. Spend here. A glazed leaf on a dark hall borrows light from the rooms either side, and our clear glazed doors range of over 110 lines is the usual answer.
Living room
Weight matters more than style here because a solid leaf noticeably reduces noise transfer from a hallway. If the room opens to a dining space, a pair or a divider may make more sense than a single door.
Kitchen
Wipeable and stable is the priority. Laminated leaves handle steam and splashes better than an unsealed timber door, and they clean without marking.
Bedrooms
Privacy latches rather than locks, and quiet closing. This is where a decent latch and correctly fitted hinges matter more than an expensive leaf.
Bathroom and en suite
Moisture is the enemy. Seal all six faces, use a privacy function, and choose a finish that tolerates humidity. Frosted glazing is common for borrowed light without exposure, and we list over 20 frosted glazed lines.
Home office
Acoustic separation is the whole point. A solid core leaf, a well fitted lining and no gaps around the frame will do more than any single product upgrade.
Utility and boot room
Hard wearing, cheap, replaceable. This is the natural home for clearance stock and simple flush leaves.
Understairs and airing cupboards
Frequently forgotten in the schedule and frequently non standard in size. Measure these first, not last, because they are the ones most likely to need a bespoke solution.
Garage to house
This opening often has specific fire separation requirements. Do not assume, and do not buy until you have confirmed what is needed with your local building control body.
Loft and attic access
Compact and awkward. Our 2 ladder door lines exist for exactly this situation.
Conservatory and garden room
Temperature swings are extreme, so stability matters more than in the rest of the house. A well sealed leaf will move less. Our conservatory flooring notes deal with the same problem underfoot.
Rental and HMO properties
Durability and compliance beat aesthetics. Fire separation obligations in rented and multi occupancy properties are stricter and are not something to work out from a blog post. Take advice from your local building control body or a competent fire risk assessor.
Choosing the Door Before You Price the Fitting
Specification drives cost far more than negotiation does. Get the door right and the rest of the budget follows sensibly.
Start with construction, not looks
Hollow core, solid core and engineered leaves behave differently on sound, weight and durability. Our hollow core versus solid core comparison is the place to start.
Then material
Our guide to internal door materials covers what each option does well. We also list 6 internal pine doors for traditional and cottage interiors.
Then style
Our overviews of popular internal door styles, traditional versus modern doors and current door trends help narrow it down without a showroom visit.
Then value
Our budget internal doors guide and our buyers guide to internal doors both weigh price against what you get.
For modern interiors specifically
Our piece on choosing doors for modern UK homes and our general advice on how to choose the right door cover the decisions in order.
A little context
If you enjoy knowing why doors look the way they do, our history of doors is a pleasant detour.
Your Pre Order Checklist
Measure every opening
Width, height, lining depth and floor covering thickness, recorded per opening. Follow our measuring guide rather than guessing.
Confirm handing
Which side the hinges go and which way the door swings, noted from a consistent viewpoint.
Check square
Measure both diagonals of each opening. Note any that differ.
Decide keep or replace on each lining
Mark it on the schedule. This is the decision with the biggest financial consequence.
Identify fire rated openings
Flag them and take proper advice on what each one requires before ordering.
Choose ironmongery for the whole house at once
Consistency is cheaper and looks better than choosing room by room.
Confirm delivery access
Doors are heavy and awkward. Know where they will be stacked and that the stack will stay dry and flat.
Acclimatise before hanging
Timber doors should sit flat in the room they will live in for a few days before fitting.
Book the fitter around the delivery
Not before it. A fitter arriving before the doors do is a wasted day you will pay for.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does it cost to fit an internal door in the UK?
The material side is knowable and we have listed it above, starting at £30.84 for a white primed flush leaf. The labour side varies too much by region, scope and trade availability for any honest single figure, which is why we recommend three written local quotes against an identical door schedule.
Why will you not give a joiner day rate?
Because we do not employ joiners and we do not see their invoices. Any number we printed would be a guess, and a guess presented as guidance would anchor your budget to something untrue.
What is the cheapest way to replace an internal door?
Reuse the existing lining, buy a standard size primed or clearance leaf, reuse the existing handing, and batch several doors into one visit.
Is it cheaper to buy the doors myself?
Often yes, and it gives you control over specification. Just make sure everything is on site before the fitter starts.
Can I fit an internal door myself?
For a straight swap into a sound, square lining with a standard size leaf, yes, if you have the tools and the patience. For fire doors, pairs and pocket systems, use a professional.
Do I need a new lining every time?
No. If the lining is straight, sound and the right depth, keep it.
How long does hanging one door take?
It depends entirely on the opening. A straight swap is quick. An out of square opening with a new lining and making good is a different job on the same invoice line.
What size are standard UK internal doors?
There is a set of common sizes, and ordering to them is always cheaper than a bespoke leaf. Our door sizes guide lists them.
How much can I trim off a door?
Only the allowance the manufacturer states, and never beyond it on a fire door. Check the product information before you plane anything.
Should I fit the floor or the doors first?
Usually the floor, so the undercut is correct first time. If you must hang first, agree who returns to adjust.
Are fully finished doors worth the extra?
If nobody is decorating anyway, frequently yes. Our fully finished range starts at £75.00, the same starting point as our laminated range.
What is the difference between primed and prefinished?
Primed needs your topcoats. Prefinished does not. Our finishes guide explains it in full.
Do glazed doors cost much more?
Our glazed range starts at £107.25 against £30.84 for the cheapest unglazed leaf, so yes at the entry end. Higher up the range the gap narrows considerably.
What does a fire door cost?
Our FD30 range starts at £87.39 for the leaf. The certified hardware is additional and is not optional.
Can I use an ordinary door where a fire door is required?
No. Confirm what your building requires with your local building control body or a competent fire risk assessor.
Are room dividers a cheaper way to open up a space?
They are cheaper than structural work but they are not cheap doors. Ours run from £498.06 to £1,392.15.
Do I need to seal the top and bottom edges?
Yes. Unsealed edges are the main route for moisture into a timber door.
What if my opening is out of square?
Either scribe the door to the opening or reset the lining. Both take time, and both should be identified before quoting rather than discovered on the day.
How many doors should I do at once?
As many as your budget allows in a single visit. Per door cost falls sharply with batching.
Where do I start if I am selling the house?
Front elevation first. Our notes on preparing the exterior for viewings and front door colour ideas cover what buyers notice first.
Buying Your Doors From Doors2Floors
We have supplied doors and flooring to homes and businesses across the UK. Our current internal range covers over 700 lines from £30.84, including 292 oak, over 350 fully finished, 282 glazed and 246 fire rated options, with linings from £29.25 and matched handle packs from £8.99. Everything quoted on this page is a live catalogue price, not an estimate.
If you are still deciding, our full advice centre covers measuring, fitting, finishing and aftercare, and our internal doors collection is the fastest way to see what your budget actually buys.
Prices and product counts are correct at the time of writing and are subject to change. Manufacturer fitting and finishing instructions always take precedence over general guidance. Regulatory requirements vary by building, use and location. Confirm your specific obligations with your local building control body, a competent fire risk assessor, your local planning authority or a suitably qualified professional before ordering or carrying out work.