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Hardwood Shopfronts in Tyne and Wear
Traditional timber shopfronts built to the elevation, not to a standard module.
- Free measured survey
- Fixed written quote
- Workshop-made, site-fitted
- 10-year workmanship guarantee
- Fully insured
Tyne and Wear is a county of tyneside flats, Victorian terraces and extensive post-war estate housing. That is exactly the kind of building stock a hardwood shopfront has to be drawn around, so we allow for it at survey stage rather than on fitting day — walls get checked for wind and plumb, floors for level, and the setting-out is taken from the worst reading, not the best.
How we approach it
The difference between a fitted job and a fitted-looking job is the setting out. For hardwood shopfronts in Tyne and Wear we rod the job first, so what arrives on site already accounts for the bows, the skirting and the ceiling line.
How we build it
Hardware is specified to the weight it is carrying, not to a price point. Soft-close runners are rated for the drawer load, hinges are adjustable in three planes, and sliding gear is sized so a full-height door still moves with one finger a decade later.
Finish and materials
You can have it primed for your own decorator, sprayed in any RAL or heritage colour, or left in oiled timber. Oiled finishes can be refreshed at home; sprayed finishes are harder wearing and are what we recommend for kitchens and anything at knee height.
| Guide price | from £2,400 per linear metre, fitted |
|---|---|
| Lead time | 8-12 weeks from signed drawings |
| Construction | Accoya or iroko, factory finished |
| Survey area | All of Tyne and Wear, including Newcastle upon Tyne, Sunderland, Gateshead, South Shields |
Want a number now? The indicative price tool gives a range in about a minute. A free survey in Tyne and Wear turns it into a fixed written quote.
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What happens next
Four steps, no surprises
Survey
A joiner visits, measures the opening, checks for level and plumb, and talks through how you want to use the space.
Drawings & quote
You get a setting-out drawing and a fixed written price. Nothing is ordered until you have approved both.
Workshop
Parts are machined, assembled and finished under cover while the site carries on with other trades.
Fit & handover
We fit, scribe, adjust and touch in, then walk you through care and adjustment before we leave.
Straight answers
Hardwood Shopfronts in Tyne and Wear — common questions
Can you match an existing frontage next door?
Yes. We take the profiles off the original with a moulding gauge, so the ovolo, the cornice and the pilaster proportions come back the same rather than approximately. That is normally what a conservation officer is checking.
What about level access?
Part M expects a level or gently ramped threshold on a commercial entrance. We detail a low-profile weathered cill with a drainage channel so you get accessibility without a puddle inside the door.
How is a shopfront finished?
Factory finished before it reaches site — primer plus two coats, on all faces including the ones you will never see again once it is fitted. Sealing the back and the ends is what stops moisture getting into the joints.
Which hardwood is best for a shopfront?
Accoya and iroko for anything facing weather. Accoya is dimensionally very stable and holds paint for years longer than softwood; iroko is naturally durable and suits a stained or oiled finish. European oak looks right on a period frontage but moves more and stains around ferrous fixings, so it needs stainless throughout.
Can you match existing joinery in the house?
Yes. We take a profile of the existing skirting, architrave or door and either match it from stock cutters or have a cutter ground so the new work runs identically. Matching an old paint colour is straightforward; matching aged oak takes a sample panel and a couple of attempts, which we build into the programme.
Start with a measurement
Tell us the space in Tyne and Wear — we’ll tell you what it costs
Every quote starts with a free measured survey, so the price you get is the price you pay. No deposit is taken until you have drawings you are happy with.