Sliding door repair prices

Is a part of your sliding door broken or damaged? Get it repaired as soon as possible so that the damage does not worsen and the cost increases. There are several professionals who can repair your sliding doors. For example, did you know that a painter can put new glass in your sliding door? Renoca provides insight into the costs for different sliding door repairs.

What does a sliding door repair cost?

There are different types of repairs possible and therefore there is no fixed price to attach to the repairs. On average, most projects are between £100 and £500. The sliding door repair prices below are based on the hourly wages of specialists.

Price examples

Sliding door repairs are mostly carried out by painters, glaziers and locksmiths. In addition, your sliding door manufacturer often offers service when your sliding door is defective. See below how the 3 most common repairs break down in price.

Costliest repair

The cheapest sliding door repair is replacing the lock. This is a project that is often solved for you within half an hour. The average hourly rate of a locksmith is £60. Including call-out charges and costs for an excellent lock, you will pay an average of £170.

Medium repair

The most common repair is to repair the paint or varnish of your sliding door. Usually this is not a very big repair because the paint or varnish only needs to be touched up and not necessarily the entire sliding door redone. The painter spends an average of 1 to 2 hours doing this, so you will pay around £170 for this repair, including paint and call-out charges.

Expensive repair

The most expensive sliding door repair is replacing the glass in the sliding door. The cost of this repair depends on the size of the sliding door. New insulated glass costs on average £300 per section of the sliding door. This repair is carried out by a glazier or a painter. The specialist will come twice; once to measure the sliding door and once to put the glass. The price you pay for a glazier, including call-out charges and new insulation glass is on average £440 for 2 visits.

What does the price structure of a sliding door repair look like?

What choices determine the cost of a sliding door repair?

Several choices you make will determine whether the cost of a sliding door repair goes up or down. Check out what options you have below.

Choice 1: Is there minor or major damage?

If there is damage to your sliding door, make sure it is repaired as soon as possible so you avoid the possibility of major damage. Major damage to the sliding door means that the specialist will take longer to repair it and therefore the costs for a sliding door repair will be higher.

Choice 2: Which specialist will you engage?

Many specialists work as freelancers and determine their own hourly rate. Employed subject specialists also earn different labour wages. This is based on the profession and the number of years of work experience. So the cost of a sliding door repair varies depending on the company you hire, but on average a glazier charges £80 per hour and a painter £60 in labour per hour, including VAT and excluding materials. It is therefore always wise to compare multiple prices to receive the best quality for the right price. You can easily do this by requesting multiple sliding door quotes.

Choice 3: Repair material

Does a part of your sliding door need to be replaced? Then you have the choice of purchasing it yourself, or having the specialist take it away. See the price overview for the costs of different parts of a sliding door. Please note: when the glass in your sliding door needs to be replaced, the specialist will always take the glass with him after your sliding door has been measured. This will avoid mistakes and you can be sure that you will get the right glass.