Entrance doors, French doors and garden doors in aluminium, timber and PVC, all specified to PAS 24. We match them to your windows and sliders, so the whole house uses one finish, one handle family and one team for the guarantee.
Panelled timber doors for period fronts, flush aluminium doors with long bar handles for new builds, and good-value PVC doors for side entrances. All have multi-point locks, anti-snap cylinders and, if you want them, keyless or app-controlled locks.
Two leaves that open fully to the garden or a Juliet balcony. They suit openings up to about 1.8 m wide, where a slider would leave half the width blocked. Add fixed or opening side panels for wider openings.
The door you use every day to take the bins out or let the dog in. Same security as the front door, with glazing to suit the room and a finish that matches the windows next to it.
Opening wider than about 1.8 m? A sliding or folding door will usually work better. See lift & slide, slim sliding and bi-fold doors.
Typical figures for a single entrance door. Your quotation gives the certified values for your door. Indicative
| Aluminium | Timber | PVC | |
|---|---|---|---|
| U-value | c. 1.0–1.4 W/m²K | c. 1.1–1.4 W/m²K | c. 1.0–1.4 W/m²K |
| Security | PAS 24 | PAS 24 | PAS 24 |
| Look | Flush, modern, any RAL colour | Panelled or flush, painted or stained | Foiled or plain colours |
| Upkeep | Wash twice a year | Recoat every 5–8 years | Wash twice a year |
| Relative cost | ££–£££ | ££–£££ | £ |
| Best for | New builds and modern fronts | Period houses and conservation areas | Side and back doors, rentals |
We check these at drawing review and confirm them in writing for building control.
Entrance doors and other easily reached doors in new dwellings must be tested to PAS 24. We specify every door to it, new build or not.
New homes need an accessible principal entrance with a level threshold: no more than 15 mm of total upstand, and a clear opening width that suits a wheelchair.
Replacement doors in existing homes need a U-value of 1.4 W/m²K or better. Fully glazed doors are assessed like windows.
Glass in and beside doors, up to 1,500 mm above the floor, must be toughened or laminated. We use laminated glass for security as well.