External door draught proofing in London
Cold draughts usually come from small gaps around the sides, top or bottom of an external door. Silver Saints offer a door draught proofing service.
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How much does door draught proofing cost in London?
Door draught proofing from Silver Saints is charged by time at £60 plus VAT for the first 30 minutes and £30 plus VAT for each additional 30 minutes, with no call-out fee and Saturday at the same weekday rate. A standard front or back door takes about 60 to 90 minutes, so a typical door is £90 to £120 plus VAT including the seals, and a pair of French doors usually takes one to two hours. Because the first half-hour minimum applies whether you seal one door or several, the sensible move is to have every draughty door, and any windows, done in the same visit, which spreads that minimum across the whole job rather than paying it door by door. The handyman gives a clear estimate on site before starting.
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Draught proofing different London doors
The right draught proofing depends on the door and the way it sits in the frame, which varies sharply across London building stock. Original timber front doors in Victorian and Edwardian houses are rarely square in an old frame that has moved, so the gap is wider at one corner than another, and a single brush strip rarely suits the whole perimeter; the fix is a compression seal where the door closes tight and a deeper brush or fin seal where the gap is larger, plus a brush or weather bar at the threshold where the worst draught usually comes from. Heavy panelled doors need a seal that survives slamming, not a soft foam strip that crushes flat in a season. Modern composite and uPVC doors usually have an adjustable hinge and a factory gasket, so the real fix is often adjusting the door to compress the existing seal correctly rather than adding more. Communal entrance doors in mansion blocks and converted flats often cannot be altered without the freeholder's agreement, so the work concentrates on the flat's own door. The engineer checks the door, the frame and the threshold and chooses the seal to match, rather than fitting the same strip to every door.
Because every Silver Saints handyman is multi-trade, door draught proofing can be combined with related work in the same visit, such as easing a door that sticks or has swollen, adjusting hinges, locks and handles so the door closes tight onto its seal, or draught proofing the sash windows in the same rooms, all under one appointment with no second call-out fee.
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Frequently asked questions about door draught proofing in London
Can you draught proof my door today in London?
Silver Saints offers same-day and next-day door draught proofing appointments across London subject to availability, so call 0207 0999 199 or book online at bookings.silversaints.com and the team will confirm the earliest slot for your postcode.
How much does it cost to draught proof a door in London?
Door draught proofing from Silver Saints is charged by time at £60 plus VAT for the first 30 minutes and £30 plus VAT for each additional 30 minutes with no call-out fee, and as a standard door takes about 60 to 90 minutes a typical door is £90 to £120 plus VAT including the seals.
How do you stop a draught coming under the front door?
A draught under a front door is stopped with a brush strip or weather bar fitted to the threshold, and where the door also leaks around the sides a Silver Saints handyman fits frame seals as well, since the gap under the door is usually only part of the problem.
Do you draught proof French doors?
Silver Saints draught proofs French doors by sealing around the frame and, importantly, sealing the meeting point where the two doors close together in the middle, which is where French doors most often let cold air in.
How long does it take to draught proof a door?
A standard front or back door takes about 60 to 90 minutes to draught proof, and a pair of French doors usually takes one to two hours, with the handyman giving an estimate before starting.
Can you draught proof a uPVC or composite door?
Yes, and on a uPVC or composite door the fix is often adjusting the hinges so the door compresses its existing factory seal correctly, rather than adding more sealing, which a Silver Saints handyman checks before fitting anything.
Will draught proofing damage the look of my period door?
No, Silver Saints uses discreet frame and threshold seals chosen to suit the door, so an original Victorian or Edwardian door is sealed against draughts without changing its appearance.
Which London areas do you cover for door draught proofing?
Silver Saints draught proofs external doors across all 32 London boroughs and the City of London, from inner London through to outer boroughs such as Bromley, Croydon, Ealing and Richmond, plus the adjacent TW, KT, CR and BR postcodes.
Silver Saints door draught proofing in London
Silver Saints door draught proofing is a handyman visit that seals an external door against cold air, rattles and noise by fitting a compression, brush or fin seal around the frame to suit the gap, a brush or weather bar at the threshold, and on French doors a seal at the meeting point where the two doors close, with composite and uPVC doors often adjusted to compress their existing gasket correctly. It covers all 32 London boroughs and the City of London plus the TW, KT, CR and BR postcodes, across Victorian and Edwardian timber doors, period conversions and modern flats, is carried out Monday to Saturday 8am to 5pm at the same rate, and is charged by time at £60 plus VAT for the first 30 minutes and £30 plus VAT thereafter with no call-out fee. The service is fully supported from booking to billing, and Silver Saints is rated 4.9 stars on Google from over 1,000 reviews. To book, call 0207 0999 199 or visit bookings.silversaints.com.
What's included in the service?
- Inspection of the door, frame and threshold to find where the draught is getting in
- A compression, brush or fin seal fitted around the frame, chosen to suit the gap
- A brush strip or weather bar fitted to the threshold where the under-door draught comes through
- The meeting point sealed where French doors close together in the middle
- Hinges adjusted on composite or uPVC doors so the door compresses its existing seal correctly
- All seals and materials supplied and fitted
- A clear estimate given on site before work starts
We charge £60+vat for the first half-hour and £30+vat for any half-hour thereafter.
Draught Proofing French Doors
All our Saints are experts at draught proofing French doors. We have a system for draught proofing French doors and windows.
The system is similar to that used in the draught proofing of standard external doors in that we fit a flexible profiled seal or brush seal around the perimeter of the frame. We then apply a seal to the edge of the doors where they meet in the middle when the doors are closed.
By getting to you fast on our fleet of motorcycles, our multi-skilled handymen lose less time in traffic and avoid parking problems. This means we can offer you an efficient service at great value for money prices. In fact we can guarantee Same Day or Next Day bookings.
We charge our standard 'by time' rates to draught proof French doors. Expect the draught proofing of a French door to take 1-2 hours. The handyman will always give you an accurate estimate before he starts the work.
We charge £60+vat for the first half-hour and £30+vat for any half-hour thereafter.
What's included in the service?
- Professional & Experienced. All our handymen come from multi-trade backgrounds, have decades of experience, communicate well and understand the importance of customer service.
- Quick Response Times. We can usually offer you Same-day or Next-day appointments.
- Specific Arrival Times. We agree a 60 minute window of arrival time. So no need to wait in all day.
- Silver Service from Booking to Billing. All our work is delivered with unmatched Silver Service.
- Six Day Service. We offer appointments from 08:00-17:00 Monday to Saturday at the same great value rates.
- We've got London Covered. We cover all London as well as TW, KT, CR, BR postal codes.
- All our Work is Guaranteed & Insured. We offer a 12 month guarantee on all labour and parts we supply.
We charge £60+vat for the first half-hour and £30+vat for any half-hour thereafter.
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