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Hello, ultimatehandyman. I know this post isn’t really what this forum is for, and I apologise, but please bear with me.

We had to kick down a heavy fire door in our house as the handle latch had broken and it was locked. To be fair, it was a lot easier than expected, possibly because the nails were really short and the frame might’ve had damp.

Anyway, the frame is still in decent shape and the hinges are perfectly fine. I’m needing a quote based on these pictures for the Manchester area. All I’m after really is it to be hung up again and for it to stay there. It’s possible in the long term the frame might need replacing but that’s not a worry right now.

I’d ring up a local joiner but he’d probably charge for a call out.

Bottom hinge:


Top hinge:


Of course, ask if you need any more pics.

Thanks!

Can't really give a quote , not living in Manchester more than anything else but then there's the issue of just what you want. You say frame , hinges and door are still ok so I'll work on that basis. One very simple method is to drill straight through the frame using the hinge screw holes and then use larger ( I've used 4" using this method) screws through the hinges into the brickwork. In effect the door is hung on the wall as opposed to the frame which becomes in effect a glorified packer.
It's also possible to move the hinges although this will ideally involve patching up the frame and door unless you're content to live with it looking a bit rough until you replace it.
Sorry I can't give a better idea of cost ,without a closer look there might be something else to take into account , but a couple of hours as a rough ball park.

Looking at those hinge recesses, I'd say that door has been on and off a few times, the timber there is fairly knackered and won't take a screw well without some work.

It's a simple enough job for a chippie, but it's time consuming and not really doable in one visit.

I'd remove the architrave and glue and cramp the lining back together - leave to dry - then patch the hinge recesses - that's more glueing, so leave to dry.

Then re-cut the hinge recesses and rehang the door - it's a days work max. but spread over three visits. It's not something I'd want to quote for, (I'm retired and nowhere near Manchester anyway) but it's just the sort of thing that floats my boat if I'm already working there on other things.