Where is the next step in the evolution of entrance doors? The composite door has been the biggest innovation in the entrance door market over the past two decades. It has transformed the door market from something pretty pedestrian into something that is now seen as a sexy purchase by homeowners. But the composite [...]
So, this was a disturbing tweet the other day: Last week was the one year anniversary since the Grenfell fire tragedy that took the lives of 72 people. I am sure we can all remember how we felt when we watched those horrendous scenes play out live on TV. I remember well the [...]
When it comes to luxury in the UK fenestration market, the entrance door sector has that absolutely on lock. In a few short years we have seen the range, quality and designs of high-end entrance doors skyrocket. There are some seriously sexy doors out there on the market right now, and Spitfire, part of [...]
After years and years of selling quality solid hardwood composite doors, Solidor, who manufactures over 60,000 doors per year, announced a GRP foam composite door slab at this year's FIT Show. So, why, after all this time touting the benefits of timber, have they gone down the foam route as well? I'm going to take [...]
This year's FIT Show had lots to offer visitors this time round, including a buffet of the most advanced and innovative window and door products that UK fenestration has ever seen. It meant that as an exhibiting company, it was a tall order to stand out from the crowd. Some did however, and one of [...]
When it comes to entrance doors, we seem to have come full circle haven't we? First came timber doors, in all the various traditional styles. People painted them different colours, reds, blacks, blues, greens and so on. Then PVCu came about... A white invasion In a similar way to the White Walkers from Games of [...]
The race to get one over the competition in the window and door industry at the moment is probably the most energetic as it's ever been. Almost every month there seems to be a new product or range of products announced by a supplier, designed to take a step further than the product just announced [...]
When it comes to door colours, white is certainly on the fall. White windows and doors have been the staple for most homes in the UK for the past three or four decades. But we have come a long way since then, and the colour of windows, and especially doors, has been an area that [...]
The world is desperately trying to produce a smart door lock that works, is easy to install, even easier to use and that looks good too. I have written in the past about smart locks from companies called Kevo and August. Both were early attempts at the technology and were on the fairly expensive side. [...]
The industry really has run away with bi-folding doors over the past few years hasn't it. They have become a must have product for hundreds of thousands of homeowners across the UK, in the attempt to open up a room fully or really make the most of the gardens. In the PVC, aluminium and timber [...]
Ever wondered where doors could go next? We've moved on far from the days of white molded panels. We've had composite doors, PVC doors constructed with midrails and mullions, designer aluminium doors from the continent, some impressive steel doors are showing up now too. Entrance doors have really advanced in the last few [...]
I don't care what the doubters say, doors can be sexy! Since my last post showing some of the bespoke doors we have done, we have sold and fitted a bunch more. So, not much reading to do with this one! Sprayed burnt orange door in traditional door style. Part of a brand new [...]
The image above ladies and gents is a 44mm low aluminium threshold supplied by John Fredericks. This is a type of threshold we have been fitting on our doors day in and day out, month after month, year on year. Yet when I posted this image on Twitter to contribute to a larger conversation about thresholds, [...]
Remember a little while ago when I wrote about a door order I won mainly because my competitors thought the client was joking about the spec he wanted for the door? No? Didn't think so! Click this link the refresh your memory: https://www.doubleglazingblogger.com/2013/10/i-thought-you-were-joking/ Anyway, we have since fitted the product and this is the final [...]
I best explain the title to this one... I sold a door on Monday to a gentlemen that had come home to find his door broken down by the police. Apparently concern was raised by his neighbours because he had not been seen for a few days, so they called the police. He did say [...]
Remember that light blue door sash I showed you the other day? Well what you see above is the finished article, and to be fair, it has turned out quite a bit better than I thought it would! Though I am not keen on that star burst top light design myself, the colour [...]
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