Morning All
As its raining hard outside and I cant get on with the decking, in a bid to remian constructive my thoughts have turned to a new front door.
Our current door is wood with a 9 panel glass grid for the top half and a sunlight above the door. The frame could probably do with replacing as well as the door was kicked in several times with the previous occupants. I would like to keep the sunlight above the door and the glass panel as otherwise it will make the front room quiet dark. Its a 1900 victorian terrace fwiw
I guess the guess the choice comes down to either wooden or upvc, wooden seems cheaper however is upvc a better bet in terms of longevity/maintenance?Is there any significant differance in security or insulation, would upvc be warmer?
Thoughts appreciated 🙂
wooden seems cheaper however is upvc a better bet in terms of longevity/maintenance?
you are joking, right?
yes, there is a maintenance side to it, but wood will last forever. You'd be lucky to get 15 years out of uPVC.
Dave
1900 victorian terrace - timber door.
2012 tasteless Barratts - uPVC door.
Its a 1900 victorian terrace fwiw
As ernie says, it's got to be a wooden door, fitted by someone who knows what he/she is doing.
Go for an engineered one instead of solid - should work fine as long as it's well fitted and draughtproofed.
Engineered instead of solid, as in done from a single piece like something machined from a lump of billet? You may need to explain that further for me please 🙂
So with wood in mind, something like [url= http://www.wickes.co.uk/georgia-oak-veneer-exterior-door-762mm/invt/221854/ ]THIS[/url]? I'm guessing that when it says its oak venner it uses a different wood for the bulk of it with an oak finish?
Sorry for the obvious-to-those-in-the-know questions but I'm clearly not lol.
Sorry for the hijack but we have also thinking of sorting a new front door. The current one is just a bit industrial. The house is a 70s bungalow. Any suggestions where would be a sensible place to have a look? We live close to Falkirk in case anybody is thinking of recommending somebody local. Thanks.
I had a new door & frame custom made to replace the rotting Victorian one. It's 60mm thick pine (for strength) with double glazed panels behind the ornamental glass, for warmth.
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If you're bothered about not getting it kicked in again then take a look at Secured by Design/PAS 24 doors. They'll cost a bit more though.
Having worked for a composite/upvc door manufacturer. These are my observations. I should say that any comments i make about my ex employer can not be published because i would receive a ban for abusive language.
There are alot of cowboys out there and that includes the manufacturers.
Do not pick a dark colour door if it is facing the sun, it may well fail.
Some of the designs do look crap, as in tasteless and fake looking.
The quality of components really is shocking, be aware how crap chrome furniture can look after a very short period of time.
[b]footflaps[/b] your door is pretty much the same as ours which is the style we would like to keep it in. Is the whole door pine or does it have a veener?
I'm not worried so much of it being kicked in again, that was all down to the previous occupants and their less then legitimate activities.
You need to be careful with your selection. How much hammer is your door going to get? Here's a picture of Horas back doors
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Just look at the damage. They've been kicked in a good few times. Maybe he'd have been better with something more durable
I was a bit nervous about looking at hora's smashed in back door 😯 lol