Aluminium Doors Buying Guide

If you’re considering buying heritage aluminium doors for your home there are a number of key considerations to make.

Whether you’re looking for entrance, patio or bi-fold doors, they need to meet your needs to create a warm and safe environment for you and your family.

Here the Heritage Window Company will guide you through those all important steps to help you find the best solution for you and your home.

What Makes A Quality Aluminium Door?

It’s important to consider the following to ensure that you’re choosing the best quality doors possible:

• Easy maintenance
• Matches the properties aesthetics
• Improves security
• Supported by a secure frame
• Reduces draughts
• Thermal efficiency
• Environmentally friendly
• Made to measure
• Industry tested performance and weather resistance
• Noise reduction Firm frame and design
• Long lasting guarantees
• Adds value to the property

Important Decisions

Opting for new doors in your property is a big decision, and investment. With that in mind it’s important to have the below purchasing questions in mind.

Aesthetics

The aesthetics of new doors offer the biggest benefit, get it right and your home is instantly transformed.

UPVC is often used for thicker frame profiles. While it is generally the lower cost solution you may also find that you are limited to a small amount of colour choices and bespoke application.

Aluminium is commonly used for thin frame profiles. They are designed to be thermally broken to stop condensation. In addition to being aesthetically pleasing you will find a much wider architectural application with the widest range of colours and styles.

Steel again is used for thin profile frames, although these don’t tend to be thermally broken and can be very high cost.

Timber is the traditional material used for windows. However, this comes at a high cost.

Thermal Efficiency

Modern double glazing is highly energy efficient and helps reduce energy costs.

The Window Energy Rating (WER) tells you how energy-efficient your windows are.

Window manufacturers will display how energy efficiency their products are using an energy-rating scale from A+ to E.

The whole window, including frame and glass are assessed to allow for heat loss, draughts and solar gain, to then give an overall rating that shows the impact of fitting the window in your property.

Security

A sign of a good door is one which will not only keep you and your family warm and comfortable, but also increases security in your home. It is always advisable to check what level of security your doors are tested too.

PAS 24 is a set of tests designed to assess the security of doors and windows against opportunistic burglars. The tests consider the size of tool used and the time it would take to be noticed.

Choosing The Right Company

Which company will best satisfy your design needs?

Research companies for all of the above buying queries, ensuring that you are not compromising on your requirements

Request to see installations , insist on samples and visit a showroom.

Ultimately need to feel comfortable that the company’s values , service and product meets your needs.

Use review sites to gauge customer service.

Try not to be too price led , the cheapest is not always the best option , it’s about value against the product and services being offered.

Key Areas Of Considerations

While every home and specification is unique you want a company that provides a wide range of reliable, stylish aluminium doors designed to meet your unique requirements.

The key areas to consider are:

• Materials
• Glass
• Design
• Frames
• Property Type
• Sector
• Security
• Energy Efficiency
• Cost

Keen to find out more about our wide range of stylish aluminium windows and doors? Get in touch with the team today for your free quotation.