If you are considering changing your front door, the good news is there is plenty of choice available, particularly online. From modern and contemporary to traditional designs, you can readily find something to suit your tastes and have it made to measure and installed in next to no time.
The front door is a focal point which we often take for granted. It’s one part of the home most of us use every day at least once or twice. In this article we review the fantastic front doors available and key areas to consider before you buy.
Modern Contemporary vs Traditional Designs
The first thing to focus on is the style and how this fits in with the rest of your home. For example, if you have a modern new build and you want to change the door, you have a wide range of options you can consider. For an older, Victorian building you might like to focus on a traditional style but modern can also work rather well. Please bear in mind if your home is a listed building there may be restrictions on what external features of your home you can change.
Choosing Door Materials
There are a range of different door materials from traditional wood to more durable aluminium and uPVC or Composite doors. Each has their own pros and cons.
Timber and solid wood, for example, look fantastic but may require higher levels of maintenance. Colours and finishes can also be tailored to match your home, uPVC doors tend to come in white or faux wood colours with a far greater colour range available with Composite doors.
Other factors to consider when choosing a new door is the thermal efficiency of your door as well as the level of security it provides.
Buying Front Doors Online
A word of warning when buying doors online, as with all purchases, you need to appreciate that colours shown may differ in real life than those you see on your screen, this is because different devices (laptops, mobiles, tablets etc) have differing screen resolutions. If you are looking to match a colour it is worthwhile requesting a colour sample before you buy.
Online stores include Solidor.com offer a wide range of traditional and contemporary doors in a broad array of colours. They also have a luxury Italia collection, doors that come with a solid timber core and a selection of pastel shades that will certainly stand out.
Distinction Doors specialises in high-quality composite doors and boasts a higher thermal efficiency than many others on the market. Combine this with an exceptional level of security and the option to tailor your door, including the glass and the colour, makes this a good option if you want quality as well as design flexibility.
Crafted precision is the selling point for Virtuoso Doors and they take great pride in their handcrafted products, using advanced machinery to produce tailored doors. Whether you are searching for a traditional or a more modern design, the company gives you a great deal of flexibility to create the door of your dreams using their clever online virtual tool.
There’s a lot more variety when choosing a new door for your home today than there was perhaps ten years ago. Search online and you’ll find a whole host of manufacturers and installers who bring something new and exciting to the table.
