New front door with sidelights - who do i employ?

migraine

Hi all - looking for some advice on what trades i need to do this job.

We are looking to replace our old front door and the sidelights around and above it - all from when the house was built in the 60s. We want to replace with a door that i will prob get from the uk as i can't find what i want here - so i will need someone to fit that (a carpenter?) but also i need to get some double glazed sidelights in - can i just get those from a double glazing company like munster or the like? but how will it work with someone else fitting the door as obviously it will all need to be done in the one day so we can sleep that night!

i can't get the door from anyone here - and i can't risk getting the sidelights etc from uk as it will all need measuring etc... but it all has to fit together perfectly both literally and timewise as it's the front door!

any advice greatly appreciated, thanks

cletus

migraine wrote: »

Hi all - looking for some advice on what trades i need to do this job.

We are looking to replace our old front door and the sidelights around and above it - all from when the house was built in the 60s. We want to replace with a door that i will prob get from the uk as i can't find what i want here - so i will need someone to fit that (a carpenter?) but also i need to get some double glazed sidelights in - can i just get those from a double glazing company like munster or the like? but how will it work with someone else fitting the door as obviously it will all need to be done in the one day so we can sleep that night!

i can't get the door from anyone here - and i can't risk getting the sidelights etc from uk as it will all need measuring etc... but it all has to fit together perfectly both literally and timewise as it's the front door!

any advice greatly appreciated, thanks

You might struggle to be honest, usually the door frame and sidelights are all manufactured as a single unit to fit the reveal.

migraine

darn :-( thanks for the reply