The work we do in Wigston
Two distinct halves: the older village core of Wigston Magna with character cottages, and South Wigston's grid of late-Victorian railway-worker terraces.
South Wigston's railway-era terraces often have narrow 30-inch openings. We make doors to measure, not force a stock size that leaves packers and weak seals. Along Saffron Road the common job is a white bay refresh on 1960s to 1980s semis, while Wigston Magna has cottages that need a gentler look.
The spec we fit most often in Wigston: Made-to-measure 30-inch composite + white bay refresh on Saffron Road semis.
Wigston Magna cottages and detached homes, dense red-brick terraces through South Wigston, plus 1960s–80s semis along Saffron Road.
South Wigston terrace doors are often non-standard widths (older 30-inch openings); we make to measure rather than forcing a stock size that creates packers and weak weatherseals.
Before your Wigston survey
The LE18 district covers Wigston Magna, South Wigston and the semis along Saffron Road, and Oadby and Wigston Borough Council handles planning. Being only eight minutes from the workshop, Wigston is one of the quickest places for us to reach. If your door opening is narrow, bring it up when you call so we allow for it at survey. Many Wigston Magna cottages have low door heads and uneven brick reveals, so the survey is where we find out whether a stock frame can work or a made-to-measure one is needed.