How Much Does It Cost To Install Sliding Doors?



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Cost to Install Sliding Doors





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Job
Description
Labour
1Replacing a broken 7’ square aluminium sliding patio door with a new UPVc one. That’s 2 men 1 day inc. tipping the old one.
£275

Plus materials, tipping etc. for the above
£700
2You want to convert a 7′ window to a patio door by removing the brickwork underneath. The new door will be the same size as job 1 above. This will take 2 men 3 days £750, door £600, materials and skip £300.
£825

Plus materials, professional fees, tipping etc for the above
£1000
3You want to create a completely new opening and fit the same sized door as above. This will take 2 men 4 days
£1100

Plus materials, professional fees, tipping etc for the above
£1450
4If you want to enlarge an existing single door or window opening sideways and fit this same sized door. It will cost about the same as above£2550

“Labour” at £175 a day (tradesman) £100 (labourer), includes incidental fixings etc. and tipping charges. “Materials” if mentioned, are larger things (a boiler) and stuff only you can choose (tiles etc).  Also VAT must be added all round.

Information Sheet on Fitting Sliding Patio Doors


These are made of PVCu or aluminium in my book, so if you want some bespoke wooden stuff as part of your “Grand Designs” project, you’re going to be out of luck! Right, let’s think of a scenario.

You want to replace existing ones——You want to convert a window—–You have a brick wall and you’d prefer it if it the garden was a fraction more accessible!

Let’s talk doors. They can be made in widths up to about 4m (13’). The height, including the frame is usually about 2.1m (7’). A “normal” patio door size, if there is such a thing is 2.1m x 2.1m. As they are usually fully glazed, this must be safety glass and as time (and greenhouse effects) progress, planning authorities will look less favourably upon them.

If they are replacements, no permissions are needed if fitted by “FENSA” registered installers. If not, and you need to enlarge an opening “building regs”. may have to be informed.

If you intend to fit them into a new space you want to open up below an existing window, planning permission may be needed.

If you are creating a new opening, or extending an existing one sideways, both “planning” and “building regs.” will definitely have to be involved.

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