How to Decide Which Type of Door You Need

What Style of Door Do I Need?

With so much choice out there, choosing the correct doors for your property can be tricky. We’ve put together this simple guide to help you choose.

Entrance Doors

An entrance door is often the focal point of a building and creates the first impression. When choosing an entrance door, firstly consider the material. Nowadays, the choice is often between engineered timber, solid oak or composite.

Left: sage green front door with Pewter ironmongery against a brick wall and timber frame. Right: dark blue door with Pewter Lever Espag Lock Set and two shrubs.

Above Left: Pewter ironmongery including our Large Letter Plate and Cottage Slimline Lever Espag. Lock Set, Above Right: Pewter Avon Slimline Lever Espag. Lock Set.

Engineered timber doors are available in a wide range of designs and colours depending on the manufacturer or joiner. You might prefer a fully boarded door with side lights or opt for one with a glazed panel, there are numerous glazing styles to choose from. Engineered timber doors offer more ironmongery options. They can be fitted with an espagnolette handle that operates a multi-point lock, a standard lever handle or knob set or a yale lock and centre door knob.

Two separate wooden entrance doors against stone walls, both with a black wall light on the left, and a Pewter Patina Avon Lever Handle.

Above: solid oak entrance doors fitted with Pewter Patina Avon door handles.

Solid oak doors are a great option if an authentic reproduction is required. Again, depending on the joiner or manufacturer oak doors are available in a wide range of styles and can be fitted with a choice of ironmongery. There are also many different stains and wood finishes to choose from.

A modern, white house with four windows, a sage green door with Black ironmongery & a canopy, with a road outside and lavender in the foreground.

Above: Black Espag. Lever Handle.

Composite doors are rapidly becoming more popular. Also available in many different designs and colours they are engineered from a variety of materials. All composite doors come fitted with a multi-point locking system in place. They are most commonly fitted with an espagnolette door handle, but a pull handle and euro door pull can also be used.

French, Patio & Bi-folding Doors

A sociable kitchen space with access directly to the garden is becoming a much desired feature in many homes. There are three main types of door that can serve this purpose.

Double, dark grey bifolding doors with Pewter Avon handles, leading onto a stone patio with a large spherical shrub in a terracotta pot.

Above: Pewter Avon Lever Lock Set and Pewter Avon Lever Latch Set.

A pair of wooden French doors leading onto a patio, fitted with a Pewter Patina Lever Lock Set.

Above: Pewter Patina Avon Lever Lock Set.

Classic French doors are often made from timber. Usually made up of two doors, with one overlapping the other, they offer several different glazing options. French doors are often hung with parliament hinges and can be fitted with an espagnolette lever or standard lever lock handle and accompanying door bolts. For a period look, a cremone bolt can also be used.

Rustic kitchen interior with wooden table and chairs, wide patio doors with a Pewter Lever Espag. Lock Set

Above: bi-folding doors fitted with a Pewter Patina Slimline Avon lever espag. lock set.

Patio or sliding doors slide neatly behind each other and take up little room when open. Popular in aluminium, bi-folding doors open completely, creating a large aperture and changing the feel of a room entirely.

Interior Doors

The main choice of door for your interior is between panelled or plank (Ledge and brace).

Left: open white door with Aged Brass Prestbury Knob. Right: White panel & glass door with Pewter Avon Lever handle.

Above: panelled doors fitted with Aged Brass Prestbury Mortice/Rim Knob Set and Pewter Patina Avon Lever Latch Set.

Panelled doors are made up of panels either horizontally or vertically stacked. They can be glazed or unglazed and have a thickness of around 30 – 44mm. They are thicker than ledge and brace doors as they need to incorporate a lock or latch that is recessed into the door. Typically, panelled doors are fitted with butt hinges and either a mortice knob or lever handle.

Above: ledge and brace doors fitted with Pewter ironmongery, including our Medium Bean thumblatches, Penny End T hinges, Bean D Handles, and Gothic coat hook.

A ledge and brace door gives a more rustic appearance and is always accompanied with T hinges and a thumb latch or privacy latch.

Left: white bedroom door on sliding door track with bed in background. Right: wooden sliding door with footstool and sofa in front.

Above: sliding doors hung with our Black Sliding Door Kit, also featuring out Black Bean D Handle on the right.

Sliding doors are very popular right now and are a great way of adding character to a space. We offer a sliding door kit in our popular Black finish.

Left: green & glass doors with Beeswax push plates. Right: white & glass double doors with Black flush handles.

Above Left: Beeswax fingerplates, Above Right: Black flush handles.

Lastly, double doors work brilliantly in commercial interiors such as pubs and restaurants, separating eating, drinking or meeting areas without blocking out light or atmosphere. Double doors can be fitted with push plates or pull handles.

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