Business Details
46 Years
experience
Antique Door, Fireplace & Furniture Restoration Experts
Established in 1980, Herts Doorstripping is a family-run business specialising in the restoration of antique doors, fireplaces, and furniture. Our expertise lies in reviving neglected pine and oak items using traditional techniques, combining decades of hands-on experience with modern craftsmanship. We serve London, Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, and Guildford, offering a same-day external door service and a comprehensive finishing process that includes waxing, lacquering, and black leading.Our showroom near the M25 and M40 provides easy access to our extensive stock of Victorian, Edwardian, and Art Nouveau pieces, alongside custom restoration solutions tailored to client needs. With professional craftsmen handling every project, we ensure meticulous attention to detail while maintaining competitive pricing for both residential and trade customers.
Services
Door stripping
Fireplace restoration
Furniture restoration
Painted furniture service
Garden furniture stripping
Antique sales
Wood finishing
Spare parts supply
Details
- Year established: 1980
Highlights and features
- Family-run business with 44 years of specialist restoration experience
- Professional craftsmen using traditional techniques for authentic results
- Same-day external door stripping and nationwide delivery options
- Extensive stock of Victorian, Edwardian and Art Nouveau period pieces
- Comprehensive service covering doors, fireplaces, furniture and garden items
Services
Door stripping
Specialist stripping of internal and external antique doors using caustic solutions followed by pressure washing. Our process preserves wood integrity through natural drying and dehumidified storage. Repairs include matching wood replacements and finishing options like wax or lacquer, with same-day external door service available.
Fireplace restoration
Comprehensive restoration of antique fireplaces and surrounds, including black leading and tile replacement. We supply spare parts like bars and back mantles while maintaining original architectural details. Our techniques revive Georgian to Edwardian period features to their former elegance.
Furniture restoration
Full restoration of antique wooden furniture using hand-stripping methods for oak and pine items. Services include structural repairs, surface preparation, and finishing with modern protective coatings. We handle complete furniture pieces and individual components for both domestic and commercial clients.
Painted furniture
Custom repainting service transforming old wooden and cast iron furniture with contemporary finishes. Options include shabby chic, country cottage colours, and plain white schemes. We prepare surfaces through stripping before applying durable, high-quality paint finishes for indoor and outdoor use.
Garden furniture stripping
Specialist stripping of garden furniture to remove weather damage and old coatings. We treat teak, oak, and softwood items to restore structural integrity and appearance. Protective finishes applied after stripping ensure longevity while maintaining natural wood characteristics.
Questions
What areas do you cover for restoration services?
We cover London, Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, and Guildford in Surrey for all our restoration services.
Do you offer same-day door restoration?
Yes, we provide same-day external door stripping and restoration services with optional collection and delivery.
Can you restore fireplaces with original features?
We specialise in preserving original features during fireplace restoration, including supplying period-appropriate spare parts and tiles.
What finishing options are available for stripped furniture?
We offer waxing, lacquering, and black leading finishes, with painted options available in various contemporary colour schemes.
Do you sell antique doors and fireplaces?
Our showroom stocks over 200 Victorian pine doors and a wide selection of original fireplaces from Georgian to Art Nouveau periods.
How should I prepare doors for stripping?
All hardware must be removed prior to stripping. Doors with remaining fittings incur a £5 per door removal charge.
Reviews (4)
Diane D.
Nov 15, 2021
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A five star service... John was fantastic, stripping the paint off 8 old doors beautifully for me within a week and at a fair price, thoroughly recommended!
(And definitely use this company over any others as I had a terrible experience with another company I was first trying, who took 3 weeks to give one door back and it was totally ruined..)
(And definitely use this company over any others as I had a terrible experience with another company I was first trying, who took 3 weeks to give one door back and it was totally ruined..)
Mark Dixon
Feb 22, 2021
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Positive:Professionalism,Punctuality,Quality,Responsiveness,Value
Ben at Herts Doorstripping has done a few doors for me over past 6 months. Absolutely brilliant service. Well priced and friendly staff. Highly recommend.
Ben at Herts Doorstripping has done a few doors for me over past 6 months. Absolutely brilliant service. Well priced and friendly staff. Highly recommend.
Karen Bishop
Feb 11, 2021
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Positive:Quality
Just had our old dark oak table returned. Excellent job. We had the table and chairs stripped and repainted. The table top was matt varnished, legs painted to match chairs. Excellent job. So happy with the up to date look and the fact we've used our old table.
Just had our old dark oak table returned. Excellent job. We had the table and chairs stripped and repainted. The table top was matt varnished, legs painted to match chairs. Excellent job. So happy with the up to date look and the fact we've used our old table.
Carol Brannigan
Oct 16, 2020
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Rarely do I ever do business with a company who truly deserve 5 stars across all dimensions. Outstanding. Additionally, John's attitude was so positive and friendly, it was so easy and lovely to do business with this company. My fireplace is restored, exactly as they promised to showroom condition. On time. To budget. And always that lovely friendly manner. Thank you John Sheward.
