Composite Door Shop Blog

Composite doors set the standard for the rest of the door industry, so it is worth learning a few facts about composite doors.

As a relatively new product, there are a couple of misconceptions around composite front doors, the first one being the name. The word ‘composite’ refers to the varied materials that make up the front door and many people still spell this word incorrectly.

Common misspellings of the ‘composite’ keywords when searching for composite front doors include:

• compasit doors
• compasite doors
• composit doors
• compersit doors
• compersite doors
• compisit doors

Incorrectly spelling the keywords when searching for a new front door can cause many problems; the search results will be filled with websites with spelling errors, which can be a strong indicator of an unprofessional supplier.

The second common composite door misconception is that all composite doors are made from the same materials. There are actually a few different materials that can make up a composite door, all of which result in a strong, secure door that is more resistant to weather and constant use than wooden or uPVC doors, whilst maintaining the attractive appearance of a wooden door. However, as with any product, there are varying degrees of quality and price.

The Composite Door Shop supply only the highest quality composite doors. These are made using a fibre glass skin that is incredibly strong and long-lasting. Cheap composite doors tend to be made using a uPVC skin. These uPVC composite doors can still be better than non-composite doors, but they are not quite as attractive, strong or long-lasting as fibreglass doors.
The Composite Door Shop fibre glass doors are filled with a special thermally insulating polyurthane foam, which is injected into the core of the door. This ensures there are no draughty spots and that the composite door offers the very best in thermal insulation. Cheaper composite doors are filled with polystyrene, which works well, but can have its disadvantages. Good thermal insulation of your front door saves you money on heating bills and makes your house more eco friendly.

If you are looking to buy a composite front door, The Composite Door Shop supply and fit composite front doors all over mainland UK.

Fibre glass doors are external doors for houses and businesses – front doors or back doors – that are made from the composite material fibre glass. Fibre glass may not sound like the most attractive material to use to create a door, not when there are rich wooden doors on the market, but it is surprisingly difficult to tell the difference between a fibre glass door and a wooden door just by looking. This is because they have been created to mimic the appearance of wood front doors. Using moulds, the fibre glass is given an authentic-looking grained surface, far superior to the uPVC doors that are often just coloured to look like wood grain.

So if they look the same, why choose a fibre glass door over a wood door?

There are many reasons for choosing one over the other. Fibre glass is a modern creation rather than a natural material, meaning it is more stable due to it having been designed for its purpose. Wood is far less durable – it reacts to its environment, absorbing water, warping in heat, buckling in cold. Every change wears on it, reducing its lifespan and often its performance too.

Another appealing factor is that fibre glass doors are cheaper than wooden front doors. It is not just the initial cost that is cheaper, either. Composite doors are good value because they last much longer and function to a much higher standard. Even if fibreglass doors and wooden doors were the same price, the fibre glass doors would still be better value when this is taken into consideration.

The Composite Door Shop is one of the UK’s top suppliers of fibre glass doors for the trade industry.