Door hanging and easing - how much?

Typical door works include:

• Replacing a door
• Easing a door.
  

Replacing a door means removing the old door (leave it in situ, it can be used as a template) and fitting/hanging a replacement. Be sure to obtain the correct sized replacement and do consider that most of the non-solid doors available cannot have more than about half an inch shaved off them, if that. Doors are still sized in inches although some suppliers show the metric equivalent. After being trimmed to size the replacement door has to have the 'furniture' fitted, usually hinges and a handle and perhaps a lock. It will need painting once it is in place. External doors take more than twice as long as internal doors to replace. uPVC doors need replacement frames fitting.

• Typical recommend time - 2 hours for the first internal door, 1.5 hours for subsequent doors. Solid doors can take longer. Allow at least 4 hours for an external door. Times exclude decoration
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To ease a door at its base the door is removed a trimmed and then refitted. Doors which are sticking on their handle sides can be trimmed in situ. Doors should not start sticking for no apparent reason, it can mean something is moving and it is worth taking a careful look if this is potentially the case.

• Typical recommend time - up to 1 hour although it can be considerably less
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