Front, back and garden doors
Composite and uPVC front doors, bifolds, French doors and sliding patio doors: what each looks like, what it costs fitted, and who fits them near you.
Front and back doors
- Composite front doorA composite door has a solid core inside a tough glass-reinforced skin moulded to look like painted timber.from £900typically £1,400one composite front door and frame
- uPVC doorA uPVC door is the most affordable way to replace an old front or back door with something warm and secure.from £420typically £840one uPVC front or back door and frame
Garden doors
- Bifold doorsBifold doors fold back in panels to open almost the whole width of a wall to the garden.from £2,500typically £3,900a three-panel aluminium set, about 3 m wide
- French doorsFrench doors are a pair of glazed doors that open outwards, or inwards, from the middle.from £740typically £1,200a pair of uPVC French doors and frame
- Sliding patio doorsSliding patio doors have large glazed panels that slide past each other on tracks.from £840typically £1,500a two-panel uPVC sliding patio door
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How to choose
For a front door, a composite door is the most popular choice for its strength and timber look; uPVC costs less and suits back and side doors. For the garden, French doors fit a standard opening, sliding doors give the most glass, and bifolds open the whole wall.
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