Patio doors for ex-council semis across Barry

A ex-council semi in Barry isn't the same brief as a standard modern estate home — even when both need patio doors. Cavity brick or block construction with a rendered upper storey and generous garden front and back — often the largest plots on the street between them decide what the frame can be, before service selection even starts. We work these across CF62 and CF63 on a regular A4226 route out of the Barry yard. Concrete cills on post-war stock are cast into the wall; the frame sits on them without needing timber packers. Foil colour choice on a semi is a shared question with the neighbour; matched pairs read cleaner than solo swaps. Party wall proximity means the crew works from inside the room, not off a scaffold, whenever the front elevation allows. Roof canopies are usually mono-pitch and shallow — scaffold clearance rarely exceeds 2.1m above the frame head. New-build reveals are square to within 3mm — packing is minimal and the frame lands true first time. Stained-glass fanlights above the door can be re-set into a modern composite slab if intact, giving continuity across the swap. Stone walls hold thermal mass but radiate cold at the reveal edge; deep frames pull the cold plane further from the room. Original oak lintels can be scored and treated, not replaced, when they sit sound above a new frame. Hardware fails on schedule at year 8–10; upgrading hinges alone during a full re-glaze extends the frame life a decade.