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How to Choose Your New External Doors

Choosing a new external door can appear complicated at first. With so many options and materials to choose from, how do you know which is the right one for you? To make matters easier, we’ll break down the different options available with Anglian to help put you on the right path to choosing a new door. 

Our Door Materials

At Anglian, our doors are made from the following materials:

  • Composite – Choose from either an insulated foam core or a solid timber core door, both options protected with a thermoplastic skin, for a sturdy, energy efficient choice.
  • uPVC – This is a popular choice as the style allows you to pick the exact shade you’d like. As with all our doors, they’re secure and require very little maintenance.
  • Wooden – These doors are traditional and sustainably sourced, and are ideal if you’d like your home’s entryway to fit in with a characterful property.
  • Aluminium – Strong and modern-looking, aluminium doors are easy to operate and are particularly secure. 

uPVC Door Styles

If you’re looking for a type of door that gives you the flexibility to be as stylish as you like, a uPVC door lets you take the reins of your door’s appearance. There’s a vast choice of colours to choose from, and you can rest assured that they won’t fade or rot as time goes on.

Composite Door Styles

Composite doors are ideal for those looking for a specific style with unique window and furniture features, or who want the appearance of wood without the extra maintenance. Our composite doors come in three different style categories: traditional, contemporary and cottage, and from there, the options only multiply.

Wooden Door Styles

For those that live in an area where their door must fit with its surroundings – in a conservation area, for example – our sustainably-sourced wooden range is a top place to start. They’re traditional in appearance, so are a sought-out choice for period properties, and can be produced in hardwood or softwood.

Aluminium Door Styles

For something simple, functional and secure, but with a touch of style, our sleek aluminium range is a great option. They’re fitted with Yale 3-star cylinder locks for peace of mind, and can even be customised with dual colours to better suit your property. 

Choosing the Right Doors!

For those that live in an area where their door must fit with its surroundings – in a conservation area, for example – our sustainably-sourced wooden range is a top place to start. They’re traditional in appearance, so are a sought-out choice for period properties, and can be produced in hardwood or softwood.

French Doors

French doors date back to the 17th century, but unbeknown to us started life as a window and not a door. Over time the glass was placed through the length of the window to the floor, allowing extra light to rooms, when candle light was the only thing available to light dark rooms. French doors were originally put on the first floor of homes and opened up on to small balconies. During the late 17th century, French doors were introduced into English architecture and have evolved to what we know today.

French doors are a very classical style door, but can also have a modern twist as you can see above. They are installed more often than not on the ground floor, leading onto a paved patio area before reaching our gardens.  Their overall design has changed little over the years.

Patio Doors

The Patio sliding door has been around since the mid 60s and is a door that we have all grown to love. It may have been the first mass-market, affordable door that opened up our sitting rooms or lounges. This type of door is great for letting light into darker rooms and giving us access to our gardens without having to use the front or back doors to our homes.

Patio doors look sleek. One of the doors slides from one side to the other, giving access through a larger than average doorway (space dependant). This sliding door offers space inside and outside of the doors. Patio doors offer a great alternative if you are limited by the space inside your room or outside.

Bi-fold Doors

Bi-fold doors are perhaps the most modern of today’s door styles, being introduced in the late 90s. There are many advantages thanks to their unique design – Bi-fold doors can offer us the benefits of having part or the entire window open.

The modern bi-fold door can change the room into a cool, fresh and tranquil indoor/outdoor space by opening up the garden to the room, perfect for those scorching hot days we have in the summer (occasionally we do have them right?).

On the contrary, when it’s cold and rainy (so a lot of the time), we want to make sure we get our Vitamin D intake, the doors allow you to have a great view of your garden from the comfort of the room they’re attached to. You may not be able to get outside to enjoy it, but at least you’ll have the view…

Whether it be for entertaining with our family and friends or just having some time to ourselves for quiet contemplation, what better way to do it than with the Bi-fold doors wide open, utilising the whole space and giving a unique view on our own little bit of paradise. With such a large area of wall open, it is comforting to know that when the Bi-fold door is closed the multi-point locking system secures your home safely and gives us piece of mind.

Whatever style you decide to choose, give it some thought how you want to access your home and what style of door fits in with your home’s aesthetics. Sometimes, what you would like and what looks right might not always be achieved and compromises may need to be made. The technology used in their manufacture has come on leaps-and-bounds to offer us greater security and better insulation with energy efficient glass.

Take a look at the different door options we have available, or visit our guide homepage. And, of course, don’t hesitate to contact us with more questions or to discuss your requirements.

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