We Now Want a Glazed Oak Door and Frame!

Stephen contacted Oak By Design at the beginning of 2020 as he wanted a porch for the back door of their home in a Selby village.

There was a step leading into the house and a window at one side of the door and a drainpipe at the other. It needed to fit neatly between everything!

Richard supplied a quotation that Stephen was happy with. Stephen arranged a builder to supply a quotation for flagging around the back door area, and to also build dwarf walls for the porch.

Happy with this quotation too, Stephen paid his deposit to Oak By Design in June.

The builder completed the work on the walls and the flagging at the end of August. Stephen sent the final measurements across to Richard who supplied a drawing of the proposed porch. A couple of amendments to the design, and the drawing signed off by Stephen and the builder.

The manufacture of the porch started the first week in September and delivery took place in mid September.

After the porch installation, Stephen sent photo’s to Richard saying “I’ve found your service very helpful through the whole process and wouldn’t hesitate to recommend Oak By Design”

It wasn’t long before Stephen got back in touch!

In early January 2021, just a year after he’d looked into a back porch, he got in touch with Joanne. They discussed replacing the existing glazed framework and door with an oak door and frame.

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The Glazed Oak Door and Frame is Engraved

Originally the house contained an open porch within the build of the house. Stephen had a mahogany framework built a number of years ago but the timber wasn’t very substantial. They found that when the wind blew, so did the framework!

Joanne and Stephen discussed the design of the replacement framework and a quotation and drawing provided.

Joanne also recommended Jack Stout

He would arrange the building of a brick wall, and the installation of the oak glazed framework and door, as their first builder was unable to work at this time.

Jack provided Stephen with a quotation, which he accepted and the order placed at the beginning of February.

Shortly after ordering Stephen asked if he could have the house number (22) engraved above the door on the fascia.

Oak By Design can offer this engraving service on the majority of their products - for more information see HERE

He chose the font – Garamond, Bold Italic and asked for the height to be 70mm high.

Jack started the initial works in April. This involved removing the existing door and the existing wood framework.

He built a brick wall, ready to accept the oak glazed framework and oak door and frame. The overall measurements of the full framework - 3260mm wide x 2665mm confirmed and then a drawing sent out for approval by both Stephen and Jack.

The glazed, panelled oak door has boarding at the base of the door lined up with the top of the brickwork. This ensured the glazing in the door then lined up with the glazing units (each 875mm x 15650mm) in the framework.

Stephen also chose to have the ceiling of the porch area behind the framework boarded with oak tongue and groove boards to create a cohesive finish.

Delivery of the porch was at the end of June, and Jack and his team managed to get everything installed straight after delivery.

The Verdict on the Glazed Oak Door and Frame.

Stephen and his wife are absolutely thrilled with the transformation.

They use the porch for storing coats and shoes, and the postman can pop any mail and parcels in there safely.

Stephen also said that they have found the porch to be cooler in the summer than their old, flimsier one.

He said, “It just feels substantial. I love the engraved number above the door. Not only does it look great, but also, it’s really helpful for deliveries!”

Writing a review on www.houzz.co.uk, Stephen said of Oak By Design:

“Totally professional from start to finish, could not have been more helpful. We had the back porch done first. We were both that impressed, we had the front porch ripped out and replaced. If anything, this was even more impressive - very happy with both. Would recommend to anyone. We were helped with the planning and the drawings, and were able to tweak what we wanted. Delivery was all arranged to our total satisfaction”.