Follow our expert step-by-step guide to restore old wooden doors to greatness. Reproduction & bespoke windows, custom range of heritage & contemporary windows & conservatories. While hollow core doors are sometimes maligned, they do have their place in the home for being vastly cheaper than either solid wood or solid core doors.
Our doors are constructed from Sapele hardwood with engineered stiles for increased strength and durability, and are more robust at 55mm thick. We can also provide traditional stained and leaded glass for your new front door, or can reuse existing glass panels. From our site in Wales we are able to produce superior windows and doors at a price point that makes them very attractive. Our production process has been built around our clients with updates every time your windows and doors progress through our factory. All this is backed up with our warranty that ensures peace of mind for years to come.
In Italy, celebrated doors include those of the Battistero di San Giovanni , which are all in bronze—including the door frames. The modeling of the figures, birds and foliage of the south doorway, by Andrea Pisano , and of the east doorway by Ghiberti (1425–1452), are of great beauty. These may the gates of Paradise of which Michelangelo speaks. A door is a hinged or otherwise movable barrier that allows ingress into and egress from an enclosure. A door’s essential and primary purpose is to provide security by controlling access to the doorway .
Moreover, this accreditation has been approved by the Police Force. Which means that the door is to be as secure as possible in accordance with Police guidelines. Mostly used for commercial use, such as shop and residential entrances aluminium entrance doors provide the perfect balance between form and function. With solutions built to last these doors will serve as a long term investment whilst offering a sleek and contemporary look. A standard US residential door size is 36″ × 80″ (91 × 2032 mm).
Suitable for fitting to new or existing; timber, solid core composite or PVCu doors. Available in the patented Fab&Fix Hardex Gold, Hardex Chrome and Hardex Bronze; perfectly matching to the rest of the Fab&Fix hardware range. Bespoke made to measure UPVC and aluminium windows in a wide range of colours and materials. All windows are energy efficient, double glazed and complete with argon gas filled K glass. Options such as bay windows, sash windows and tilt & turn windows available. Discover the finest in riser doors, access panels, pocket doors, and concealed doors that open either inwards or outwards.
Designed to accept a range of tiles, decorative plaster or paneling finishes creating a flush, sleek finish, concealing the doors into the wall. Selo’s modern internal doors give you the power to achieve the interior design and the space function that before now, you could only wish for. We believe that high-performance windows crafted from long-lasting sustainable materials should be the focal point of modern home design. But there are very few door models with an R-value close to 10 (the R-value measures how well a barrier resists the conductive flow of heat). This is far less than the R-40 walls or the R-50 ceilings of super-insulated buildings – Passive Solar and Zero Energy Buildings. Typical doors are not thick enough to provide very high levels of energy efficiency.
For veneered door leaves Shadbolt will generally select a species of compatible appearance for the frame. Glazed bifolding doors can be provided whilst retaining good acoustic performance. Matching or complementing acoustic wall and ceiling panelling, see Acoustic wall panels. Our elegant windows are the perfect replacement for your original ones.
Timber pivoting doors from Radii are available in either aluminium or timber frames, with numerous finishes available to work within a specific design. Glazed doors from Radii perfectly complement our range of glazed partitioning systems and are available in single and double glazed configurations. Covering your timber window frames with a waterproof tarp can help to keep out moisture and protect them from the elements.
Another great benefit of glass is that it allows natural sunlight through into areas of the house where a solid door would block it. Not only is natural sunlight a great source of Vitamin D and is seen to improve happiness but it can be just as beneficial for the property. Natural sunlight opens up spaces and makes them appear larger which in turn can increase the value of the home.
The other doors, probably about forty to fifty years later, are enriched with bas-reliefs, landscapes, figures and elaborate interlaced borders. We have had the pleasure of successfully collaborating with the Consort team on various project sizes and types for almost a decade now. They are simply ‘a safe pair of hands’ always delivering on time, with the highest level of professionalism and accuracy. What sets Consort apart form the other suppliers is always positive attitude and taking advisory roles to junior team members. When it comes to meeting design briefs and criteria, the ranges Consort carries paired with their team experience and knowledge never fail to deliver outstanding support.