- Postcode district
- LL13
- Survey
- Free for new and replacement doors
- Typical lead time
- Typically 3–5 weeks after survey sign-off, depending on the door leaf and finish
- Guide price
- From £895 inc VAT
- Nearby
- Rhosllannerchrugog, Buckley, Llangollen
- Building rules
- Wales
Are internal pocket doors right for your Wrexham home?
These are the points a surveyor will go through with you when you choose internal pocket doors for a home in Wrexham:
If your Wrexham home has a cramped en suite where the door clashes with the basin, a pocket door is worth measuring for before you consider moving the sanitaryware.
Where a Wrexham house has solid brick internal walls, a pocket door is still possible, but expect a new stud lining and more making good than in a timber partition.
- Top-hung rollers carry the weight of the leaf from above, so there is no floor track to trip over, clean around or catch the vacuum cleaner on.
- Soft-close dampers can slow the door in its final few centimetres in both directions, stopping it slamming shut or bouncing back out of the pocket.
- Flush pulls sit level with the face of the door so the leaf can slide fully into the pocket, with a small edge pull to draw it back out again.
Daylight in Wrexham and what it means for your glass
With roughly 7 h 33 min of daylight on the shortest day in Wrexham, rooms in the middle of a house can feel gloomy in winter. A glazed internal door shares light from the brightest room without losing the separation of a closed door.
Typical costs for internal pocket doors around Wrexham
The table shows guide prices for common sizes, supplied and fitted, including VAT. Your exact price is fixed in a written quote once the opening in your Wrexham home has been measured.
| Overall width | Typical panels | Guide price (fitted, inc VAT) |
|---|---|---|
| Single pocket door | 1 leaf | £895–£1,595 |
| Double pocket door | 2 leaves | £1,695–£2,795 |
See every size on the internal pocket doors page or try the guide price tool.
Survey, manufacture and fitting around Wrexham
A surveyor checks the doorway, the wall and the floor in your Wrexham home and talks through the glass or door finish. After you approve the written quote, the door is made typically 3–5 weeks after survey sign-off, depending on the door leaf and finish, and fitting usually takes 1–2 days, plus drying time before new plaster can be decorated.
Do you need approval in Wrexham?
Internal sliding and pocket doors are not usually notifiable building work in Wales. We only supply safety glass for glazed doors, and any alteration to a load-bearing wall needs structural advice and approval from Building Control.
Options to consider for your internal pocket door
- Glazed leaf. A door with safety glass panels that borrows daylight from one room for another.
- Bathroom privacy lock. A hook lock with an emergency release, designed for doors that slide rather than swing.
- Single pocket door. One leaf sliding into one side of the wall, the usual choice for en suites and cupboards.
Questions about internal pocket doors in Wrexham
Can you match other doors and windows in my Wrexham home?
Usually, yes. Most aluminium and uPVC systems come in standard RAL colours and finishes, and we can quote dual colour where the inside and outside need to differ. Bring photos of existing frames to the survey.
How much does an internal pocket door cost?
Our guide price for a fitted internal pocket door is £895–£1,595 for a single and £1,695–£2,795 for a double, inc VAT at standard height. Where your door falls in that range depends on the leaf, the hardware, the wall construction and how much making good is needed. The final figure is fixed in a written quote after we have surveyed the wall.
Are pocket doors suitable for bathrooms?
Pocket doors work well for bathrooms and en suites, particularly small ones where a swinging door clashes with a basin or toilet. A privacy hook lock with an emergency release gives you a lockable door. Bear in mind that a pocket door does not seal as tightly as a hinged door closing against stops on all sides, so a little more sound can pass through.
Can I put a light switch on the wall with the pocket?
Not on the pocket section itself, because the door slides through that cavity and there is nowhere to run a cable or fix a back box. Switches and sockets can usually move to the other side of the doorway or to an adjoining wall. We point out any that need moving at survey, and an electrician should relocate them before the pocket frame goes in.