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Composite door question

simonandmelissa
Posts: 3 Newbie

Hi all,
hoping someone with a bit of composite door knowledge can help..
I am in the process of having quotes for front and back composite doors.
The quotes are pretty straight forward however I am been asked on a few if I want Standard composite doors or Solid core composite doors..
their is about £300 difference between the 3 options.
My questions:
what’s the main difference? (Looked on google but nothing much said about it apart from manufacturers boasting about £5000 insurance guarentee if broken into)
is it worth the extra for ‘solid core’ or are standard composite doors durable and secure enough to last?
Thanks for your time.
hoping someone with a bit of composite door knowledge can help..
I am in the process of having quotes for front and back composite doors.
The quotes are pretty straight forward however I am been asked on a few if I want Standard composite doors or Solid core composite doors..
their is about £300 difference between the 3 options.
My questions:
what’s the main difference? (Looked on google but nothing much said about it apart from manufacturers boasting about £5000 insurance guarentee if broken into)
is it worth the extra for ‘solid core’ or are standard composite doors durable and secure enough to last?
Thanks for your time.
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@simonandmelissa Did you find something in the end?I have been quoted £1600 for a composite door - is that reasonable? Local company. I was expecting around £1000.They also quoted £1100 for a uPVC door. Again, this seems high to me? Their advert said doors fitted from £450 so I wonder what kinds of doors they are! Surely that isn't the cost of hanging internal doors?!0
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Company 1
- £1600 composite door
- £1100 uPVC door
Company 2- £1495 composite door
- £1325 uPVC door
Wish I could fit doors myself, hate being messed around.0 -
simonandmelissa said:
My questions:
what’s the main difference? (Looked on google but nothing much said about it apart from manufacturers boasting about £5000 insurance guarentee if broken into)
is it worth the extra for ‘solid core’ or are standard composite doors durable and secure enough to last?
Thanks for your time.
I also realized my back door didn't need to be composite so went upvc for that and used the money for the better front door.
On a side note looking at neighbours doors that are composite and south facing after a year or 2 the colours have faded, but I haven't had a closer inspection's to see which type of door they went for.
So if you're door faces the same way consider opting for a white door which doesn't fade.1 -
Wish I could fit doors myself, hate being messed around.
I saved around £400 iirc, however getting the old door frame out was a ball ache with the tools I had, once the frame was out the rest was easy.... About 4 hour's work for me including plastering inside around the door and other finishing touches.
Was it worth it? If I could have got the fitting down to £300 I would have got someone else to install looking back.1 -
I got a Solidor composite door put in last winter. It's my only composite door, so I can't do a proper comparative, but I do really like it. It looks super smart and the thermal and acoustic insulation is such a step up on what we had before (old solid wood). Cost wise, it was around £1400ish, including fitting. Trying to decide if I can spring for a composite back door or if woodgrain-effect PVC will do just as well. The rest of our windows are white PVC, including some brand new ones, so they're not being changed any time soon. Newer PVC is so much nicer than the old stuff, but the composite front door is a step above.
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Coffeekup said:
On a side note looking at neighbours doors that are composite and south facing after a year or 2 the colours have faded, but I haven't had a closer inspection's to see which type of door they went for.
So if you're door faces the same way consider opting for a white door which doesn't fade.0 -
Coffeekup said:I fitted mine a few years ago,Could you share a picture?Here is the seal between my front door and brick https://ibb.co/VWf1JS1I don't even know what the material is (I don't think it's silicone?) so how could I fit a door myself without knowing what all the bits are that I'd need, especially if I have to replace the frame rather than just take off at hinges and replace. Isn't it a 2-person job? Hanging internal doors and cupboard doors is also a pain without someone to hold whilst you attach.0
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gozaimasu said:Coffeekup said:I fitted mine a few years ago,Could you share a picture?Here is the seal between my front door and brick https://ibb.co/VWf1JS1I don't even know what the material is (I don't think it's silicone?) so how could I fit a door myself without knowing what all the bits are that I'd need, especially if I have to replace the frame rather than just take off at hinges and replace. Isn't it a 2-person job? Hanging internal doors and cupboard doors is also a pain without someone to hold whilst you attach.
Almost 4 years on I still need to paint the brickwork.... Don't judge me.
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Like everything else in the trade, the cost of doors has gone up silly-stratosphere this year.No man is worth crawling on this earth.
So much to read, so little time.0
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