Caversham sits north of the Thames, and many of its big old houses have been split into flats.
That is where we find the odd faults.
Flats in old houses
Every flat has a front door onto a shared hall or stair. That door has to keep smoke out of the stair so people can leave.
In a conversion, those doors often go into old frames set in walls that were never square. We see gaps that run from 2mm at one end to 8mm at the other.
Many have no certificate. When that happens we write down what we can see and give you our view of it.
Small blocks
Six or eight flats is a quick job. The closers are nearly always the problem, because residents turn them down or take them off.
If you manage several blocks, send the list and we will do them in order of risk.
Sheltered housing
A closer that is too strong is a real problem for someone who is frail. One that is too weak does nothing at all.
We set each one so it shuts the door every time and the person who lives there can still open it.
Cost
A small job is a visit and we price it as one. Repairs are usually £150 to £900 a door plus VAT, and your quote is fixed.
From Luton
It is about an hour and twenty minutes, and we book by the day.
Questions we get asked
What if the frame is out of square?
That is a bigger job. The frame comes out, gets packed and fixed again, then sealed.
Send it to us with the postcode and we will price it door by door.
Get a price