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The front door of your house is more often than not the first impression anyone has of your house. Friends, family, strangers, potential attackers.. They will all have judgements based on that first impression. So what does your front door say about you?

Does your door suit your property? Sometimes, especially when there is an accident or an old front door suddenly ceases function completely, front doors are replaced in a hurry. If there isn’t money set aside for the purpose, often the replacement front door is the cheapest available, regardless of whether it suits the building or not.

What is your current front door made of? Wood is ultimately the most attractive of front doors, but it is not used as often as uPVC due to the cost and high level of maintenance required. Most properties, especially new builds, have uPVC front doors. Many uPVC doors are poorly designed, cheap and flimsy looking.

How old is your front door? If your door is only a few years old, you may be lucky enough that it still looks new. However, many front doors age quickly, especially when not maintained. Formerly white uPVC doors discolour to a cigarette-stained yellow colour, while wooden doors slowly lose their shine and paint begins to chip off.

Most importantly – what does your front door say about the security of your house?

Professional criminals will know even the most subtle details to look for – the right kind of lock, the right kind of door, the right kind of glazing that makes breaking in easier. However, you don’t need to be a professional to spot an easy target. uPVC front doors have flimsy panels that can be kicked out easily. Old wooden doors with rot showing can easily be split with force in the right place.
It is important to have a high security front door if your house is vulnerable – either from containing valuable assets, or from being in an area of high threat.

If your front door isn’t up to scratch, buy a replacement front door and transform the look of your home. Composite doors offer the best of everything – long-lasting, attractive, high security, very functional and affordable.

If your house has been on the market for a while and isn’t selling, it is time to rethink your selling tactics. Try to see your property as a potential buyer would. In the current economic climate, house buyers are not looking for properties that require a lot of work, as the cost of buying a house is so high that they do not want to shell out for additional costly improvements. These improvements could be a new kitchen or bathroom, new windows or a new front door. With this in mind, you should look at the things that are not up to scratch and can be replaced. Spending hundreds of pounds on a quality front door is not a poor investment when it could save you knocking thousands of pounds off the asking price of the house.

Buying a quality front door

It is important when making home improvements, such as replacing the front door, that you do not cut corners just to save money. A brand new but cheap, ugly-looking uPVC door can put off potential buyers as much as a rotten old wooden door. Nowadays, you can buy smart, attractive composite front doors that have a price range between expensive wooden doors and cheap uPVC doors. Not only do composite doors look good, but they offer many benefits such as excellent thermal ratings, a long lifespan, low maintenance and high security. Another advantage of buying a new composite door for the property you are trying to sell is that it gives you a long list of bonuses you can recite to viewers. As composite doors are quite modern, many people do not know what they are, so the information is bound to make a good impression.

High quality, composite front doors, with free UK delivery or nationwide installation are available from the Composite Door Shop. Free quotes and online ordering is available through the unique online door designer – allowing you to design and price your new front door without having to sign up.

• Does your front door stick or have a ‘knack’ to opening it?
• Does your front door make your hallway or front room feel dingy or cramped?
• Does your home have a bad first impression because of an old or poorly made front door?
• Have you been meaning to upgrade your front door locks to improve the security of your home?

These are just some of the many reasons why you may consider buying a new front door.

Buying a new front door
An old front door can look dated and give a negative impression of your home simply by deteriorating with age. A new front door can completely renew the look of a property and revive your house – that’s why it’s often a good move to buy a new front door to improve the all important ‘kerb appeal’ of your house, before putting your property on the market. Buying a new front door is also something to consider if you have just bought a new house. Often, older front doors no longer provide the security and function of modern or composite front doors, so it’s worth going the extra for a high quality new front door.

Front Door Security
A new front door is integral to updating the security of your property so you will not want to compromise on a well designed, secure front door. The front door is often the first target for criminals looking for weakness so to make sure your home is well guarded, opt for a modern front door with the latest security features.

Buying a new front door may seem like a daunting task, however here at The Composite Door Shop we have made buying a new front door easy, helping you to choose the right new front door for you.

By using our unique online front door designer, you can build a front door that meets all your individual requirements today. Whether you are looking to buy a new front door to increase security of your home, or are looking for a new front door to improve the look of your house, visit the composite door today to buy a new front door.

Replacing a front door yourself is not as hard or as complicated as you may think. As long as you know what you are doing, have made the right preparations and have thoroughly checked each stage of the process, it can be a very simple task.

It is best to choose your new front door first, but do not buy it straight away. This is because front door companies do tend to operate in slightly different ways – if you know who you are buying the door from, you can read and follow their guidelines and save yourself from potentially having to gather different measurements than those you originally had.

Once you have found a replacement front door that you like, shop around to make sure the company is reputable and that you are getting a good quality product, at a good price. Once you’ve found the best deal, take the measurements for your new front door, as advised by the chosen supplier. Most of the time, this involves measuring at 3 points of the outer frame for each the length and the width of the doorway, as well as taking measurements diagonally across the front door, to make sure it is square. The supplier may also ask you at this point to check other details of your existing front door – such as information about the threshold, or about the brick wall the frame will be fitted to. In some cases, especially in houses with cavity walls, the plaster line and the brickwork are not equal. If this is the case, you will need to order add-ons for your door frame, which will help prevent the front door from fouling.