Timber Shopfronts and Entrance Doors

Timber shopfronts suit commercial frontages where warmth, traditional character or a particular brand appearance is important. The proportions of the frame, door, glazing bars and fascia can be developed around the property rather than selected from a fixed online size.

The quotation should identify the proposed timber or construction, finish, glazing, door and ironmongery, threshold, decorative details, site preparation and installation scope. Maintenance expectations also need to be understood because exposed timber finishes require an appropriate care regime. No species, paint system, lifespan or maintenance interval should be promised unless it is named in the approved project specification.

The products below show the type of work that can be discussed. They are made-to-measure and quote-only. Send the frontage photographs, location, approximate opening dimensions and any design or conservation requirements available so the next stage can be assessed.

Where timber can be the right design direction

Timber is often considered for boutiques, cafés, traditional shopping parades and frontages where mouldings, panelled lower sections, glazing bars or a painted joinery appearance support the building. That does not mean every conservation-area or listed-building proposal will be approved. The property owner and project advisers must confirm planning, listed-building, landlord and design requirements before manufacture.

Specify the joinery, entrance and finish

The written design should identify the actual timber or engineered construction, frame and mullion proportions, door leaves, glazing, beads, panels, threshold, ironmongery, locks and finish. “Hardwood” should appear only when the selected material is verified as hardwood. Paint, stain or clear finishes require different preparation and maintenance; the approved coating system should be recorded rather than described with a generic lifespan.

Maintenance is part of the buying decision

Ask what cleaning, inspection and recoating the selected finish requires, how exposed edges and joints should be monitored and what signs of water ingress, movement or coating breakdown need attention. Door hardware and seals also need care. Keep the handover information and maintenance record because any project warranty may depend on following the specified regime.

What changes the timber-shopfront quotation?

Joinery complexity, timber choice, panels, glazing, door and hardware, decorative details, finish, site access, removal and installation all affect cost. Send design references and any planning or landlord documents with the site photographs so the quotation responds to the real frontage.

Discuss a timber shopfront