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What Is the Best Material for Front Doors?

Your front door plays a pivotal role in your home. It contributes to the first impression visitors have, provides essential security, and impacts your home’s overall energy efficiency. While several materials like wood, uPVC, aluminum, and fiberglass are popular for front doors, composite doors stand out as a superior choice for many homeowners.

What Are Composite Doors?

Composite doors are engineered with a strong core material, often high-density foam or wood, and then clad in an exceptionally durable outer skin. This skin is usually made of Glass Reinforced Plastic (GRP), offering fantastic resilience. Composite doors are celebrated for their versatility – they can be made to resemble traditional wooden doors yet come in a vast array of colors and design options.

Advantages of Composite Doors

  • Durability: Composite doors are incredibly tough, weathering the elements without warping, cracking, or fading. They resist everyday wear and tear like scratches and dents, making them a low-maintenance option.
  • Security: Their solid core and potential for advanced locking mechanisms offer exceptional protection against forced entry, giving you peace of mind.
  • Energy Efficiency: The insulating properties of composite doors help maintain a comfortable indoor temperature.
  • Aesthetics: Composite doors beautifully mimic the warmth and charm of wood while offering greater customization potential and less upkeep.
  • Longevity: When well-made, composite doors can provide decades of reliable service, outlasting many other popular door materials.

Comparisons to Other Materials

  • Composite vs. Wood: Composite takes the lead in practicality. They don’t require regular refinishing and are far less susceptible to issues caused by the weather. Traditional wood still holds a certain aesthetic charm, however.
  • Composite vs. uPVC: Composite doors boast greater strength, enhanced security features, and superior thermal insulation compared to uPVC. Plus their are a lot of style options.
  • Composite vs. Aluminum: Composite doors offer a more traditional front door design compared to Aluminium. The price is also about 50% less.

Considerations When Choosing a Composite Door

  • Quality Matters: It’s vital to invest in a high-quality composite door from a reputable manufacturer to ensure you reap all of its benefits.
  • Professional Installation: Proper installation is crucial for maximizing the security, longevity, and energy-saving features of your composite door.

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We manufacture a range of Composite Doors in a variety of styles, colours, hardware, glass options and more. All of our doors are high-security and energy-efficient as standard, and our prices are typically 50% cheaper than national retailers.

Conclusion

Composite doors emerge as a clear winner for homeowners seeking the ideal blend of strength, security, energy efficiency, visual appeal, and enduring value. If you desire a front door that delivers on all fronts, giving you both beauty and peace of mind, a composite door is an excellent investment for your home.

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Astraframe don’t require lengthy sales visits to provide a quote.

Instead by providing approximate sizes, colours and openers for the windows and doors you require, we can price everything up and send you a quote within 24-hours.

Simply email your requirements to [email protected], fill out the “Get a Quote” form, or use our composite door designer.

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    Take approximate sizes of the windows & Doors (Internal brick-to-brick measurements are fine).

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    Once you have sent all the details required, we will price everything up and send you the quote within 24-hours.

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