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PVC Doors

PVC Doors have been around and used regularly for over thirty years. They're tried and tested and offer you an affordable new front door or new back door. It's quite common to see PVC front doors on existing properties but it is not that common to find them on new build estates, other than as back doors.

UPVC Doors are quite simple and are made up of three elements: a PVC frame that fixes into the structural opening, a PVC moving door sash that is connected to the frame with the hinges and finally the PVC infil door panel or glass unit. There are currently around 20 colour options in our range of PVC doors but generally PVC doors offer a reduced range of panel and glass designs than available in Composite Doors.

PVC Doors are typically cheaper than Composite Doors and some people make the argument that PVC doors are also better at coping with windy or rainy weather as they are 'double rebated' which is fancy talk for double sealed. The door sash has a seal that compresses against the PVC frame and vice versa. Some people refer to this as a storm seal door.

Composite Doors

Slightly over fifteen years ago the first generation of Composite Doors hit the market place. A Composite Door is actually a generic term for two materials used together to form a 'door slab'. There are timber and aluminium, timber and glass reinforced polyester (GRP) or fibreglass versions and even steel and timber options. The most common Composite Door used these days are highly condensed polyurethane in the core and GRP outer skins with a laminate outer skin for a low maintenance finish.

Composite doors are different to PVC Doors in that they only have two main components: the pvc frame that fixes into the structural opening and the composite door slab that is attached to the frame with hinges. Aesthetically, Composite Doors look different because the slab and frame finish flush on the inside. This is sometimes a criticism of the doors as they are generally one 'single rebated' and that's a concern to some. You can now get a double rebated door but it will cost slightly more.

Composite Doors can be finished in ANY RAL colour and have a much wider range of door styles and accompanying glass designs ultimately offering a higher degree of flexibility to the homeowner. It's increasinlgy common to see Composite Doors used on new build housing estates due to their traditional timber-esque finish, or their modern and stylish finish. They'll cost you a bit more than PVC Doors will but they offer something completely different.