We supply and install solid timber, engineered and aluminium doors for homes, architects and small building contractors across Gauteng and the Western Cape. Standard 813mm and 914mm openings are stocked; anything wider or taller gets set out from your door schedule before a leaf is cut.
Measuring a doorway, choosing between meranti and oak veneer, matching a frame profile to the wall thickness, or timing installation around tiling and painting — that part of the work is where most jobs go wrong, so we walk through it with you.
Trade enquiries for townhouse developments go through our bulk quote process, and DIY customers get fitting notes and delivery lead times.
Most of the questions we get on the showroom floor come down to sizing, material choice and timing. Here are the ones that come up again and again, answered the way we would answer them across the counter.
Measure the finished opening, not the old door leaf. A 813mm door suits most bedrooms and bathrooms; 914mm works better for main bedrooms and passages where furniture moves through. If the brickwork is already up, send us the actual opening width and height and we will confirm the leaf size that fits with the frame and a 3mm gap.
Meranti takes paint and stain evenly and is the practical choice for interior doors. Oak veneer gives a cleaner grain line if the door stays visible and you plan to seal rather than paint. Aluminium is worth the step up on exterior entrances in coastal or high-rainfall areas, where timber would need re-sealing every year.
Hang the frame after screeding but before the final floor finish, so the threshold sits at the right level. Fit the leaf after tiling is done to avoid scratches and dust in the hinge mortices. Paint or seal the door on all six faces before hanging, then touch up after the painters have finished the walls.
Yes, in most cases. Send a photo of the existing architrave and a measurement of the frame width, and we will match the profile so a new door does not stand out in a passage. Older homes sometimes use a profile that is no longer standard, so it helps to check before you commit to a full set.
We do. Trade clients can send a door schedule with unit counts, opening sizes and hardware finish, and we will come back with a written quote and a delivery sequence that follows the build programme. Hardware is grouped per unit so the installers are not sorting cylinders and handles on site.
Standard sizes from stock move quickly, while custom widths, pivot units and specific RAL colours take longer because they are made to order. If your tiling or painting dates are fixed, tell us the deadline up front and we will confirm what is realistic before you place the order.
Still working through a schedule or a tricky opening? Reach us through the contact page, and the basics of how we handle your details sit in our privacy policy.
Most jobs start with a photo of an opening and a rough width. Here is how a request moves through the workshop and onto site, whether it is one bathroom door in Randburg or forty units in a townhouse block.
A photo, the measured width and height, and the wall thickness are enough to start. For 813mm and 914mm standard openings we confirm the frame profile straight away; anything wider goes to a custom check.
Meranti for painting, oak veneer where the grain stays visible, aluminium where rain and coastal air would ruin timber. We match the frame profile and architrave to the leaf so the reveal lines up.
Hinges, locksets, handles and weather seals get listed on the same sheet as the door, with backsets checked against the stile width. Trade clients can send a full door schedule for a bulk breakdown.
Lead times depend on finish and quantity. We plan the fit around tiling and painting so the frame is not set before the floor level is final, then hang, adjust and hand over care notes.
Doors are heavy, awkward to move and unforgiving if a measurement is off by ten millimetres. Most of the work happens before anything is delivered, which is where we spend our time.
Standard 813mm and 914mm openings are straightforward, but older Johannesburg homes rarely match the book. Send a sketch with jamb-to-jamb and floor-to-head measurements, and we flag where a custom leaf or a frame packer is the better call.
Meranti takes stain evenly and holds a hinge screw for decades. Oak veneer suits interiors where the grain is on show. Aluminium earns its place on coastal and high-rainfall exteriors, where a timber door would need re-sealing every year.
Lever handles, mortice locks, cylinders and privacy sets grouped so the finish and backset stay consistent from the front door to the last bedroom. We check backset against stile width before dispatch, because a 60mm backset will not fit a narrow stile.
Hanging doors before tiling and painting usually means re-adjusting them afterwards. We sequence delivery and fitting so floor levels are final and the frames are not knocked about by wet trades working in the same passage.
Townhouse developments and small contractors can send a full door schedule rather than ordering unit by unit. We work through leaf sizes, frame profiles and hardware quantities together, so the site gets one delivery instead of six.
DIY customers get sealing guidance for all six faces, hinge and lock fitting notes, and care instructions for the finish. Meranti in a bathroom needs sealing before hanging, not after the first winter.
Curious how we handle a project from first sketch to final adjustment? Read our approach or see what past clients say on the reviews page.