- Postcode district
- ZE1
- Survey
- Free, area covered by arrangement
- Typical lead time
- Typically 3–5 weeks after survey sign-off, depending on the door leaf and finish
- Guide price
- From £895 inc VAT
- Building rules
- Scotland
Are internal pocket doors right for your Lerwick home?
Before you settle on a door type, it helps to know what internal pocket doors do well and what to check before you order.
If your Lerwick 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.
Renovating a period property in Lerwick? Pocket doors can take panelled leaves that echo the existing doors, so the change looks considered rather than out of place.
- Privacy hook locks made for sliding leaves give a bathroom or en suite a door that locks from inside and can still be released from outside in an emergency.
- 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.
- 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.
How much sun will a door in Lerwick get?
Light travels further than you might expect through internal glass. When the noon sun in Lerwick sits at only about 6° in December, a glazed internal door lets light from a south-facing room reach the back of the house.
Typical costs for internal pocket doors around Lerwick
Guide prices are the same across the Highlands and Islands. They cover the door supplied and fitted into a prepared opening, including VAT, with options itemised in your quote.
| 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 Lerwick
A surveyor checks the doorway, the wall and the floor in your Lerwick 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. Lerwick is in an area we cover by arrangement: the survey is still free, and survey dates, delivery and any travel cost for delivery and fitting are confirmed in your quote before you order.
Do you need approval in Lerwick?
Internal doors do not normally need a building warrant in Scotland. We only supply safety glass for glazed doors, and any change to a structural wall would need a warrant, so we check the wall at survey.
Specification choices for internal pocket doors in Lerwick
- Double pocket door. Two leaves sliding into opposite sides of the opening for a wider, centred doorway.
- Bathroom privacy lock. A hook lock with an emergency release, designed for doors that slide rather than swing.
- Soft-close dampers. Hidden dampers in the track that ease the door to a gentle stop at each end.
Questions about internal pocket doors in Lerwick
Is the price different in Lerwick?
The door price is the same as anywhere else. Because Lerwick is covered by arrangement, any travel cost for delivery and fitting is shown in your quote before you order; the survey itself is free.
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.
What is an internal pocket door?
An internal pocket door is an interior door that slides into a cavity built inside the wall instead of swinging on hinges. The leaf hangs from rollers on a concealed track at the top of a pocket frame, and the frame is boarded and plastered so the wall looks normal. When the door is open, only its edge and pull remain visible.
How much wall space does a pocket door need?
A pocket door needs a length of clear wall beside the opening that is roughly the width of the door, plus a little extra for the frame. A double pocket door needs that space on both sides. The pocket section must be free of radiators, sockets, switches, pipes and cables, which is often the deciding factor in whether a particular doorway works.