Front Door Spraying in Horsforth: The Short Answer
We respray front doors in Horsforth on site from £200 for a standard uPVC or composite door, usually in one day; Horsforth is 6 miles by road (about 15 minutes) from our workshop in Sheepscar, Leeds.
Horsforth has a mixed housing stock, 20.4% of its 7,450 properties pre-1919, 9.0% from 1973 to 1999 and 14.0% since 2000, so timber, uPVC and composite doors are all common and we bring the primer for each; see the full front door spraying service or our notes on spraying uPVC front doors.
At a glance
| uPVC or composite door | from £200 |
|---|---|
| Timber door | from £250 |
| Frame and surround | £80 to £120 |
| uPVC guarantee | 10 years with Kolorbond-certified coatings |
| Time on site | usually one day |
| Back in use | within 24 hours |
| From our workshop | 6 miles, about 15 minutes |
| Timber, composite, GRP, steel | 5-year written guarantee |
Front Doors We Spray
Going by the age of the 7,450 properties around Horsforth centre, these are the doors we would expect to meet in Horsforth, uPVC first; GRP and steel doors, frames and side panels get their own primers, and handles and letterboxes come off rather than being masked.
- uPVC doors: sprayed with Kolorbond-certified coatings made to bond to uPVC and guaranteed for 10 years; found on houses of every age, even where only 9.0% of properties date from 1973 to 1999, because so many original doors were replaced with uPVC.
- Composite doors: a specialist adhesion primer and two spray topcoats that stand up to daily use; builder-fitted composites are common on the 14.0% of Horsforth properties built since 2000, about 1,000 homes.
- Timber and hardwood doors: grain filling, primer and topcoats for a smooth, brush-free face, from £250; original timber doors are most often found on pre-1919 houses, 20.4% of properties here or roughly 1,500.
Horsforth Homes in Numbers
What the official figures say about the homes around Horsforth centre, and what that means for a front door respray.
Horsforth at a glance
| Council | Leeds City Council |
|---|---|
| County | West Yorkshire |
| From our Leeds workshop | about 15 minutes by road (6 miles), to the north-west |
| Households counted | 7,138 in the 10 neighbourhoods nearest the centre |
| Owner-occupied | 76% (average across the towns we cover: 63%) |
| Privately rented | 14% (average 19%) |
Type of home
When the homes were built
What the age of Horsforth homes means for your front door
20.4% of the 7,450 properties around Horsforth centre pre-date 1919 (close to the 21% average) and 20.1% were built between the wars. On those roughly 3,000 older homes, expect a timber door, a uPVC replacement, or a timber door in a uPVC frame.
36.4% of local properties date from 1945 to 1972 and 9.0% from 1973 to 1999, 45.4% together, close to the 45% average. Doors on those roughly 3,400 homes were very often replaced with white uPVC in the 1980s and 1990s, and white uPVC of that age tends to yellow, chalk or dull.
14.0% of properties, about 1,000, are post-2000, below the 17% average; on those a builder-fitted composite or GRP door is likely, and composite doors respray from £200.
For comparison, 23.0% of properties in Rawdon (2 miles away) and 17.6% in Yeadon (3 miles) pre-date 1919, so Horsforth has a similar share of period housing. Since 2000 the figure is 14.0% here, 19.4% in Rawdon and 9.1% in Yeadon. For the uPVC-era decades from 1945 to 1999 the shares are 45.4% here, 39.7% in Rawdon and 55.2% in Yeadon.
Who lives in Horsforth, and what that changes
67.1% of the 7,138 households in Horsforth live in detached or semi-detached houses, against 58% across all our towns. Where one of these roughly 4,800 homes has a garage, the front door is often seen next to the garage door, so it is worth choosing both colours together; we can do the garage door in Horsforth on the same visit.
75.9% of Horsforth households own their home, above the 63% average, so if you are one of the roughly 5,400 owner-occupiers planning to stay, it pays to spray the frame at the same time (from £80 to £120) so the whole entrance ages evenly.
Choosing a door colour for Horsforth
Because Horsforth mixes 20.4% pre-1919 homes with 59.4% built after 1945, there is no single local colour, so hold our sample cards against your own brick or stone in daylight, or use our colour matching service to copy a shade from a photo or a neighbour's door.
Sources: ONS Census 2021, tables TS044 (accommodation type) and TS054 (tenure), via Nomis, aggregated over the LSOAs nearest each town centre; Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties 2025 (CTSOP4.1, build period, 31 March 2025); OS Open Names and ONS Postcode Directory via postcodes.io; OSRM routing on OpenStreetMap data, from LS7 1AH. "Average" is the household-weighted average across the 203 towns and villages on our areas page. Figures compiled 2026-10-19.
Front Door Spraying Prices and Process
Spraying versus a new door
Our service page puts a new composite door at £800 to £2,500 supplied and fitted, and a new uPVC door at £600 to £1,500, against from £200 to respray, though replacement still makes sense when a door is warped, draughty or its locks are failing (our article on front door replacement versus spraying goes through the trade-offs).
How the day runs
- Free consultation, colour samples and a fixed written price within 48 hours
- Clean, key and fill; remove ironmongery; mask glass, frame and step
- Primer matched to the material: Kolorbond-certified on uPVC
- Two HVLP topcoats, then ironmongery refitted
- Written guarantee issued on completion
For Horsforth, that one day on site means 6 miles and about 15 minutes on the road each way from Leeds, which we plan into the booking; see our guarantee terms and how long front door spraying lasts for what happens afterwards.
Booking Front Door Spraying in Horsforth
Getting to Horsforth
Horsforth is 6 miles and about 15 minutes by road from our workshop in Sheepscar, Leeds, so getting to you is straightforward: we can usually fit a free consultation in at short notice and give you a firm date for the work.
Front Door Spraying near Horsforth
- Front Door Spraying Rawdon 2 mi
- Front Door Spraying Yeadon 3 mi
- Front Door Spraying Pudsey 3 mi
- Front Door Spraying Bramhope 4 mi
- Front Door Spraying Idle 4 mi
- Front Door Spraying Guiseley 4 mi
Distances are straight-line from Horsforth centre. See every area we cover.
Get a Free Front Door Spraying Quote in Horsforth
Tell us a little about the job. We reply within 2 working hours and send a fixed-price written quote within 48 hours of the consultation.
What Customers Say About Our Front Door Spraying Work
“Excellent service. I had two outside uPVC doors and a garage door sprayed - about 20 years old and tatty, they now look amazing. Very helpful, friendly and knowledgeable.”
“Brilliant communication and service from Matt. Excellent work spraying my garage door Basalt Grey from white to match the new front door. Highly recommended.”
These are genuine Google reviews of our front door respray work from customers across Yorkshire, not only Horsforth. Read all our reviews.
Front Door Spraying in Horsforth: Questions
How much does front door spraying cost in Horsforth?
From £200 for a standard uPVC or composite door and from £250 for timber, plus £80 to £120 if you want the frame done too, as a fixed written price after a free consultation.
What guarantee do you give on a sprayed front door?
uPVC doors sprayed with Kolorbond-certified coatings carry a 10-year guarantee. Composite, timber, GRP and steel doors carry our 5-year written guarantee, covering adhesion and colour stability.
Is my Horsforth front door likely to be uPVC, composite or timber?
No public record of door types exists, but in Horsforth 20.4% of properties were built before 1919, 9.0% between 1973 and 1999 and 14.0% since 2000 (Valuation Office Agency), so uPVC is the most likely starting point; we confirm the material at the free consultation.
Can I change the colour of a rented or leasehold front door in Horsforth?
Only with permission. 13.7% of Horsforth households rent privately and 9.7% from a council or housing association (Census 2021), and in those homes the door belongs to the landlord. In a block of flats, 13.1% of homes here, the freeholder or managing agent usually has to agree as well, and a flat entrance door may be a fire door.
How far is Horsforth from ColourHaus?
Our workshop is at Unit 9 Taverners Walk, Sheepscar, Leeds LS7 1AH. Horsforth is about 6 miles by road, roughly 15 minutes away, to the north-west. We confirm visit dates and anything distance-related in your fixed-price quote before you commit.
Do I need permission to change exterior colours in Horsforth?
Usually not for an ordinary house, but listed buildings, conservation areas and Article 4 areas can need consent from Leeds City Council. If your home is in one, check with the council first; we can give you the exact RAL or BS colour reference for the application.