| Timber doors are not as good as composite doors | | | | home. A composite door is a good way of making |
| when it comes to keeping the warmth in and the | | | | sure you and your family are going to be safe in |
| cold out. With the price of oil going up and up you | | | | your home. A good company that make composite |
| need to think about the cost of your energy bills. | | | | doors will supply their composite doors with a |
| Obviously if you have old windows or doors this will | | | | secured by design system as standard. These |
| play an important part in wasting fuel and in turn, | | | | systems which are also known as "SBD" but with |
| wasting your money. Composite doors would be a | | | | some companies this is still only an extra option or an |
| good choice when it comes to choosing a new front | | | | upgrade. Also with some other manufacturers, the |
| or back door, as they are a good insulator and this | | | | "SBD" secured by design is not available at all. |
| would help in stopping you wasting your money. | | | | It is strongly advisable to make sure that you will be |
| Most composite doors come pre-fitted in an Upvc | | | | buying a composite door with the ''SBD'' option on it. |
| frame which is available in a range of different | | | | Composite doors are made from a whole solid panel |
| finishes. The frame can be supplied in white inside and | | | | and then are cut down to size, they are made to |
| outside, also in cherry wood inside and outside, also in | | | | measure to suit and fit your home. This is different |
| light oak colour inside and also in golden oak on the | | | | to the older Upvc doors, which are made up from a |
| inside and outside, and finally in mahogany inside and | | | | frame and welded together, and then a different |
| outside. As well as these options composite doors | | | | panel is inserted to give the door a different look. In |
| can have the frame in a finish, but only with the finish | | | | my opinion the Upvc doors just look like a frame |
| on one side. | | | | inside a frame which is actually what they are. |
| If you wanted a composite door with the external | | | | On composite front doors you can have extras |
| colour of the frame just on one side, this is possible, | | | | added to customize it to suit it to your home. You |
| and the options are as follows: white on the inside | | | | can have different numerals fitted to you door. You |
| and golden oak on the outside, white on the inside | | | | can have these numbers or letters fitted onto your |
| and mahogany on the outside, and finally white on | | | | door by the installer in whatever position you choose. |
| the inside and cherry wood on the outside. | | | | There are a different number of places you could put |
| When you have a family its only natural to want to | | | | these numbers because composite doors come in all |
| protect them and keep them safe and sound in your | | | | different styles. |