Full workshop restoration of period doors — Georgian, Victorian, Edwardian and earlier. Complete strip-back, structural repair, panel replication, original ironmongery restoration, stained glass repair, and traditional finishing. Fully compatible with listed building consent.
Every heritage door restoration project follows a fixed-price scope agreed in advance.
Heritage restoration starts with respect for what's already there. Original Victorian, Georgian and Edwardian doors were built by craftsmen using materials — old-growth pine, hand-forged iron, hand-blown glass — that are difficult or impossible to replicate today. Every original element that can be saved should be.
Every restoration starts with a condition survey. We photograph the door in detail, identify original vs later components (later doors often have Victorian bones but Edwardian ironmongery, for example), and map exactly what's original, what's damaged, and what's already been replaced.
The door is removed carefully, wrapped and transported to our Birmingham workshop. A temporary door or boarded panel is installed in the opening at no charge — we don't leave the property open.
Layers of paint and varnish are removed — either in our workshop stripping tank (for painted doors) or by hand (for original polished or waxed finishes where the base coat should be preserved). Once stripped, the true condition of the timber becomes visible for the first time in decades.
Any rot, splits or missing sections are addressed. Splicing joints join new timber to old invisibly. Missing mouldings and beadings are replicated using traditional profiles — we hold a library of period profiles from previous projects.
Original locks, latches, hinges and door furniture are cleaned, repaired and re-plated where necessary. When originals are missing, we source period equivalents from our reclaim network, or hand-forge replacements to match the surviving pattern.
Stained glass panels are removed, releaded where necessary, and re-fitted. Broken bevelled or leaded panels are replicated by traditional glaziers we work with regularly.
Modern microporous finishes (paint, stain, oil) protect the door against British weather while allowing timber to breathe. For heritage-critical projects we can specify traditional linseed oil paint, shellac or French polish to match original finishes.
The restored door is rehung with new weather seals, adjusted for smooth operation, and delivered with a written condition and warranty document.
For focused restoration work. Full front door heritage restoration typically £900-£2,400. Complex listed building projects £2,400-£4,500.
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