New back door fitted in May 2026 to replace the old wooden one in our Victorian terrace. We spoke to a couple of companies, exploring the possibility of a wooden door... read more but rejected that because we didn’t have an overhang and it would have needed repainting every few years. Excellent advice from Louise, who single handedly seems to run the place at Academy in Caversham and is so cheerful - not an ounce of hard sales pressure, just down to earth good common sense. Deposit paid then a site visit for measurement, followed by the full balance and a date about 6 weeks later for fitting. Leigh arrived promptly, was thoroughly professional, making short work of taking out the old door. Quite a shock seeing that gaping hole and exposed brickwork! New door fitted and everything tidied away, no mess left anywhere. We were expecting the kitchen paintwork and frame to need remedial work afterwards, but were delighted how seamless it looked. Leigh explained the security and how to best maintain the mechanisms and was done in about 4 hours. Couldn’t have wished for more or better service from beginning to end. Highly recommend Academy.

Sam helped us initially showing us a good choice of styles and colours for our new door. We purchased a door and side window panel. Fitters Steve and Carl arrived... read more as scheduled and did a very neat job, leaving the area tidy. We are very happy with our purchase and would definitely buy from Academy Windows and Conservatories again.