Hello,
I'm in the process of changing a UPVC rear (external) door & frame to hardwood.
The doorway has a window next to it, that is not full length.
I've approached numerous door & frame manufacturers, who tell me that it is not possible to get a hardwood door frame with a non-full length sidelight in flat pack.
This means the whole frame has to be custom made (according to them).
The price for a flat pack hardwood frame is around £40 + vat. For a custom frame, it's about £330 + vat (cheapest so far).
So, I enquired about the possibility of buying a standard hardwood frame in, and then just adding the hardwood window frame on (this has to be cheaper).
I cannot find anyone to do this. They all want to build the whole frame.
Given I'm going to get a carpenter to fit it all anyway, I was wondering if I should just buy some extra hardwood with the flat pack door frame, and ask him to make the window frame while he's fitting the rest of it.
Is this a tall order?
If the above to too much to ask, then should joinery shops be willing to make just a standard window frame?
Thanks.
I'm in the process of changing a UPVC rear (external) door & frame to hardwood.
The doorway has a window next to it, that is not full length.
I've approached numerous door & frame manufacturers, who tell me that it is not possible to get a hardwood door frame with a non-full length sidelight in flat pack.
This means the whole frame has to be custom made (according to them).
The price for a flat pack hardwood frame is around £40 + vat. For a custom frame, it's about £330 + vat (cheapest so far).
So, I enquired about the possibility of buying a standard hardwood frame in, and then just adding the hardwood window frame on (this has to be cheaper).
I cannot find anyone to do this. They all want to build the whole frame.
Given I'm going to get a carpenter to fit it all anyway, I was wondering if I should just buy some extra hardwood with the flat pack door frame, and ask him to make the window frame while he's fitting the rest of it.
Is this a tall order?
If the above to too much to ask, then should joinery shops be willing to make just a standard window frame?
Thanks.