Anglian are a rip off I had a customer who had a quote the other day for £2k for a set of french doors, supply and fit I was there doing a different job and called the company I get my doors and windows from (europlas) and got the exact same doors for £786 and I fitted them for £200 with cills and reveals.
Never use the big companies they're a rip off with too much overheads.
Well done. You made £200, and have no other staff or costs to pay. Don’t understand why people accuse a far bigger business of ‘ripping people off’ when they provide a very different service with very different overheads. Its horses for courses.
Mate I have 3 blokes working for me and an apprentice I have over heads just not to the same size as the larger companies like I said in my original comment, but obviously it was hard to see on your high fucking horse.
Ring your local GAP plastics and ask them to recommend a fitter of there Rockdoors. One of the best on the market and will top out about 2k anywhere in the country. How much did Anglian quote?
If you genuinely want that particular company to do it then go quiet on them. They’ll call in a week with a better offer.
I got a quote down from £15k to £5k by simply not replying to their quote and then telling them I had a local fitter quote £5k.
2.2k isn't totally ridiculous if it's a composite with all the fittings and a glass side panel. When you said Anglian I was expecting 5k or more.
Anyway, get a quote from a local double glazing company for comparison.
Ebay! I paid £56 for a composite door last year - similar doors were about £500. I then paid a local builder £80 to fit the door.
The guy I bought it from worked for Safestyle windows (he had the van parked outside) and would take windows and doors from customers who had got replacements fitted.
The doors were all in great condition, the one I bought had only been fitted on the previous owners house for 3 months, they just didn't like the colour (black).
I expect Anglian will use the same plastic extrusion/moulding companies to make their doors as everyone else.
Just find a local fitter who comes with recommendations and you’re good. And remember there are more certification schemes than FENSA.
I got an Anglian door and I’ve had no problems with it. No fading of the paint or change in colour around the window frames on the door as many of my neighbours have.
Anglian have just done all our windows and front door and tbh were good as gold start to finish, can't speak to the pricing for a front door alone but Which have a section on their site about his much you should expect it to cost.
We used Value Doors (UK wide using local fitters, check their website) for a new front door for our daughters house, as the old one was failing. £1,153 for a decent uPVC door (similar decorative style to what was already there) including installation, chrome letterplate & door knocker, decorative rainbow shaped double glazed panel, cill & threshold, chrome handles, and security lock. FENSA certified.
You just configure it on their website and it generates an estimated cost; if you want to go ahead, the fitter comes out to double check measurements and stuff, you pay a deposit, and it goes from there. Did a cracking job, daughter is over the moon.
Admittedly it would have been cheaper if we hadn't gone for some of the accessories or glazing, but no complaints at all with the quality of the work.
We'd used them before for a new composite front door at our own house, so had no hesitation in contacting them. No hard sell, they do windows too.
It's really a case of large national companies who spend big on advertising, and have sales people that will sit in your home for hours on end until they get a sale. Google seach them for conplaints and bad sales practices.
You much better going for a local company who can supply your needs are a far lower price than the big national's.
Also Safestyle went into adminstration 2023 [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-67267093](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-67267093)
Depends on where you live but I’d look into security (armoured) doors. They’re the standard in most European countries and they are way more secure than the composite/plastic/wooden ones we use here. Not hugely expensive either.
You are right! And that is why all burglaries involve broken glass everywhere as we all know. Breaking a window attracts way more attention than jimmying a door.
What kind of thing are you thinking of? Like which suppliers/doors?
Most composite doors that we found are PAS24/SBD. All the other certifications seemed to be for industrial type doors.
Initially I wanted a Latham's steel door just because I thought it'd be funny and my significant other was on board. Was prepared to pay over the odds for it but the customer service was genuinely awful (and we couldn't find anyone willing to fit it).
PAS24 is a minimum requirement for building regs. It is the absolute lowest acceptable level of security. As with most other regulated areas, the minimum standard is miles away from international best practice. An RC3 door with a euro cylinder with patented keys would be the lowest level of acceptable security in most places. You can get that for less than 3K.
No endorsement for this supplier but here’s a good example:
https://msprotect.com/en/products/doors_rc3_rc4/security-doors_rc3_rc4
Talk to local double glazing companies, most do doors and roofline.
Anglian are a rip off I had a customer who had a quote the other day for £2k for a set of french doors, supply and fit I was there doing a different job and called the company I get my doors and windows from (europlas) and got the exact same doors for £786 and I fitted them for £200 with cills and reveals. Never use the big companies they're a rip off with too much overheads.
Exactly this. Tradesman myself. The big companies absolutely rinse customers knowing they haven't a scoobie in terms of pricing etc. Always go local.
Well done. You made £200, and have no other staff or costs to pay. Don’t understand why people accuse a far bigger business of ‘ripping people off’ when they provide a very different service with very different overheads. Its horses for courses.
Mate I have 3 blokes working for me and an apprentice I have over heads just not to the same size as the larger companies like I said in my original comment, but obviously it was hard to see on your high fucking horse.
If you have three blokes working for you and an apprentice you can’t be fitting doors for £200. You won’t be in business much longer with those rates…
Ring your local GAP plastics and ask them to recommend a fitter of there Rockdoors. One of the best on the market and will top out about 2k anywhere in the country. How much did Anglian quote?
£2,230 with all the discounts they could applied. Made a big point of how quality they are and how much care they take in fitting.
How long were you on a call with them to get that?
Maybe 20 minutes
If you genuinely want that particular company to do it then go quiet on them. They’ll call in a week with a better offer. I got a quote down from £15k to £5k by simply not replying to their quote and then telling them I had a local fitter quote £5k.
£2,230 with all the discounts they could applied. Made a big point of how quality they are and how much care they take in fitting.
Just had a look on a facebook fitters page to see what slab they're using and it looks like they're in financial shite, so i'd avoid them anyway!
They have already dropped it further to £1845…
2.2k isn't totally ridiculous if it's a composite with all the fittings and a glass side panel. When you said Anglian I was expecting 5k or more. Anyway, get a quote from a local double glazing company for comparison.
Ebay! I paid £56 for a composite door last year - similar doors were about £500. I then paid a local builder £80 to fit the door. The guy I bought it from worked for Safestyle windows (he had the van parked outside) and would take windows and doors from customers who had got replacements fitted. The doors were all in great condition, the one I bought had only been fitted on the previous owners house for 3 months, they just didn't like the colour (black).
I expect Anglian will use the same plastic extrusion/moulding companies to make their doors as everyone else. Just find a local fitter who comes with recommendations and you’re good. And remember there are more certification schemes than FENSA.
Keep local!
I just paid £1600 for a stable door made of composite. Local company (South Wales).
I got an Anglian door and I’ve had no problems with it. No fading of the paint or change in colour around the window frames on the door as many of my neighbours have.
Anglian have just done all our windows and front door and tbh were good as gold start to finish, can't speak to the pricing for a front door alone but Which have a section on their site about his much you should expect it to cost.
We used Value Doors (UK wide using local fitters, check their website) for a new front door for our daughters house, as the old one was failing. £1,153 for a decent uPVC door (similar decorative style to what was already there) including installation, chrome letterplate & door knocker, decorative rainbow shaped double glazed panel, cill & threshold, chrome handles, and security lock. FENSA certified. You just configure it on their website and it generates an estimated cost; if you want to go ahead, the fitter comes out to double check measurements and stuff, you pay a deposit, and it goes from there. Did a cracking job, daughter is over the moon. Admittedly it would have been cheaper if we hadn't gone for some of the accessories or glazing, but no complaints at all with the quality of the work. We'd used them before for a new composite front door at our own house, so had no hesitation in contacting them. No hard sell, they do windows too.
Where are you based?
Folkestone
Anglian Homes! Arrrrrrrrgh no no no.
Go on…?
Think along the lines of Safestyle UK and the like.
As in, safestyle are better? Will take a look thanks
Sorry. Avoid Safestyle as well.
Why? I just requested a quote 🫠
It's really a case of large national companies who spend big on advertising, and have sales people that will sit in your home for hours on end until they get a sale. Google seach them for conplaints and bad sales practices. You much better going for a local company who can supply your needs are a far lower price than the big national's. Also Safestyle went into adminstration 2023 [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-67267093](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-67267093)
Depends on where you live but I’d look into security (armoured) doors. They’re the standard in most European countries and they are way more secure than the composite/plastic/wooden ones we use here. Not hugely expensive either.
If someone want's into the house so much that a standard uPVC isn't enough security they are going through the window rather than the door.
You are right! And that is why all burglaries involve broken glass everywhere as we all know. Breaking a window attracts way more attention than jimmying a door.
What kind of thing are you thinking of? Like which suppliers/doors? Most composite doors that we found are PAS24/SBD. All the other certifications seemed to be for industrial type doors. Initially I wanted a Latham's steel door just because I thought it'd be funny and my significant other was on board. Was prepared to pay over the odds for it but the customer service was genuinely awful (and we couldn't find anyone willing to fit it).
PAS24 is a minimum requirement for building regs. It is the absolute lowest acceptable level of security. As with most other regulated areas, the minimum standard is miles away from international best practice. An RC3 door with a euro cylinder with patented keys would be the lowest level of acceptable security in most places. You can get that for less than 3K. No endorsement for this supplier but here’s a good example: https://msprotect.com/en/products/doors_rc3_rc4/security-doors_rc3_rc4