Composite and uPVC doors are the two most popular front door choices in the UK, and knowing the difference will help you pick the right one for your home.
For a long time, uPVC doors were the default. They remain a strong choice: secure, thermally efficient, virtually maintenance-free and the most affordable route to a quality front door. For many homes, a modern uPVC door is all the door you need.
Composite doors have steadily become the market leader, though, and it's down to how they're built. Rather than one material, a composite door combines several, typically a solid timber core, insulating layers and a tough GRP skin. The result is a door that's stronger, better insulated and more convincingly timber-like than uPVC, resisting fading, cracking and warping for decades.
The trade-off is price: composite doors cost more. What you get for the difference is extra strength, superior insulation, a more premium feel and a wider choice of authentic finishes.
If budget leads, choose uPVC with confidence. If you want the strongest, best-looking door your money can buy, composite is worth the step up.
Compare both in person at our showroom, or request a free quote.