Nationwide UK repair and restoration service. Our workshop can bring almost any door back to full function — even when the original is a hundred years old and no drawings exist. Free assessment on every enquiry.
Repair to curved, arched and round-top doors — including frame realignment, splicing, glass panel replacement and refinishing.
Full restoration of period doors — Georgian, Victorian, Edwardian. Stripping, splicing, ironmongery overhaul, glass repair.
BWF-Certifire compliant inspection and repair. Intumescent seals, closer overhaul, hardware certification.
Structural repair of rotten or damaged timber — bottom rails, stiles, panels. Preserves original character.
Restoration or hand-forging of period locks, latches, hinges and door furniture to match original patterns.
Bevelled, leaded, stained-glass and modern sealed-unit replacement. Custom cut to match original patterns.
The short answer: nearly always, if you want to. Even doors that look completely finished — rotted bottoms, missing panels, split stiles, damaged glass — can be brought back to full function. The economics of repair vs replacement depend on three things.
If the door frame is straight, square and structurally sound, almost any door can be repaired to fit it. If the frame itself is failing, the calculation shifts — often it's more economical to replace both door and frame as a matched pair.
For listed buildings, conservation areas, or properties where the door is genuinely part of the architectural character, repair is almost always the right answer. Replacement can trigger listed building consent complications and always loses some character.
Localised damage — a rotten bottom rail, cracked pane, worn ironmongery — is straightforward to repair. When more than 40% of the door's timber needs replacing, a new door built to match original patterns often becomes the better option.
