subject: Choose Composite Doors And Say Goodbye To Time-consuming Maintenance [print this page] A door is a symbol of security, safety, and of protection from all the elements. It signifies the access to everything and everyone that we love the most in the world, and demonstrates that we intend to do all we can to protect them. But that doesnt mean that it cant also look good.
For many years now, uPVC doors have been the main choice for many builders and DIYers alike who wanted the most modern-looking, low-maintenance option for their external doors. Wood, meanwhile, remained the number one choice for interior doors, because it could be painted, stained, or just left with a natural look, to create a wide variety of appearances which complimented the dcor of the rest of a room.
But then someone came upon the bright idea of achieving the best of both worlds. By combining a tough and hard-wearing outer skin, made from tough glass-reinforced and a solid wooden infill, it proved possible to produce a door which had the sophisticated, grained appearance of wood, which could also be finished in a massive variety of colours, yet which had the advantage of being just as easy to maintain and even tougher than uPVC.
The availability of composite front doors in UK in a range of colours, and natural-looking grained finishes revolutionised the magnitude of the choice available. It meant that, thanks to composite front doors, no two houses need ever look the same from the pavement again. Composite front doors can also be given a distinctive finishing touch through the choice of either a black or white woodgrain effect PVCu frame. This means they can either be selected to match the door colour, or to give a contrast which makes for a pleasing visual effect.
As the structure of composite doors is also solid, it means that they are far more hard-wearing and resistant to minor bumps, scuffs and scratches than their counterparts made from PVCu. So they stay looking just as good as when they were first fitted for much longer.
Rigorous real-life testing of composite doors has also found that they can resist a heavy impact far better than their PVCu equivalents. And when a composite door is fitted with the latest multi-point locking mechanism, it will make sure that anyone needing to be kept out of the house stays out. And with such good looks, its good to know that a composite door will also stay that way for many years, especially if it is given a regular clean.
