Solidor quote

[IvanDobskey]

Just specced up a new composite door on the Solidor site and had a call quoting me £2500 for the door including fitting. Does this sound about right? That's about a grand more than I was expecting. Maybe I'm just out of touch with the cost of these things? Seems a hell of a lot of money for a door

 

[IvanDobskey]

Anyone had a composite door installed lately?

 

[IvanDobskey]

Thanks, that sounds more like it to me. Not sure what is going on with my quote.

 

[IvanDobskey]

Well I just configured an identical Solidor door through another third party company and it comes out at £1700.

Anyone heard of timber composite doors?

 

[IvanDobskey]

My new quote is broken down as £1100 for the door and £600 installation. Still seems a bit expensive, but much nearer what I expected to pay.

 

[IvanDobskey]

I keep hearing horror stories of warping with composite doors Starting to wonder if it's worth the hassle and expense...

 

[IvanDobskey]

Order in and deposit down. Design is:



Total cost £1700. Should look far better than the dated uPVC one we currently have.

 

[IvanDobskey]

This is the door I wanted. Until I saw the price. And realised I didn't want a new door that much!

I do wonder if £1700 could be spent better But the Mrs has her heart set on it, so...

 

[IvanDobskey]

Your postie wont be a fan

Tough, that's the design we wanted

 

[IvanDobskey]

Do you have a dog? If so you won't have any mail as they're more likely to chew it with low down letterflaps and you've zero option of fitting a cage to capture the mail on the inside of the house.

Nope, no dog. I'm more of a cat person

 

[IvanDobskey]

I think glass tends to be quite a bit cheaper than actual solid core door. Probably more expensive than uPVC foam filled though.

 

[IvanDobskey]

Postman / newspaper delivery is going to hate you

Will give them some good stretching exercises

At least it is probably too low to poop

 

[IvanDobskey]

Wow, lots of people getting hung up over the position of a letterbox

No flooding round here.

Most of what comes through our letterbox these days is pizza flyers, so it may put them off

 

[IvanDobskey]

Tbf it will be outlawed soon enough, so it is a tad short sighted...

Outlawed? Having your letterbox at the bottom of your door? Seriously? I'd like to see someone from the government come round and tell me I have to move my letterbox

 

[IvanDobskey]

The world really has gone mad.

What next? Posties refusing to deliver to houses with long pathways as it's wearing their joints out?

 

[IvanDobskey]

Just need to make sure you bend at the knees and not the back. Just a bit of basic health and safety training needed

And if you aren't in a fit state to deliver a few letters through a variety of letterbox heights, then maybe a different career is required.

Also what about dwarf posties and high up letterboxes? Maybe they need to ban ones over a certain height too.

 

[IvanDobskey]

Yeah poor post man I'd never get a letterbox at the bottom like that.

Only ever get junk mail anyway. Might slow that down a bit.

Door is booked for install on 31st of August now.

 

[IvanDobskey]

Yes I used timbercompositedoors to do mine at my previous house. Solidor, installed, £1200. That was 4 years ago though.

Also got a quote this year for £1400.

Sounds a bit cheaper than our quote then. I did my level best to get some money knocked off though, but they weren't budging. I guess we must have picked an expensive configuration.

 

[IvanDobskey]

It's probably glass that does it. Ours only had one slim glass pane.

They did a good job though, it was installed great.

We are having the outside green and inside white, which probably adds to the cost. Also fancy decorative windows will bump it up. That and the fact everyone is price gouging right now.

Glad to hear they did a good job though.

Still can't believe the quote I got going through Solidor was £2500! Insane.

 

[IvanDobskey]

All done and dusted