How much did you pay for your composite door, the installation and would you recommend these doors?

[CrapBag]

We need a new front door and I was just going to get another upvc one. However I love the red composite doors and have been looking online.

On the Yale website you can design the exact door, they will come and do a survey and measure it for you (this is the part I do NOT want to do myself) then order and install it. The door itself with nice glass (but not coloured), letter box, chain and 3 numbers is just under £650 and the installation is £299. I have looked at similar doors on other sites that have the prices and under £650 seems a really good price.

We don't have a big budget and this is pushing it a bit but I love the look of these doors although I am not averse to the upvc ones.

Are they good doors? I don't actually know anyone with one, accept our neighbours and their house has very good kerb appeal.

[wowfudge]

Sounds about right price wise - depends what door furniture, type of threshold, etc you have. We have one in a design that fits with our 30s house, glass to go with the original glass in the windows, two locks. I don't like a whacking great handle on the outside so we have something less obtrusive.

It is solid feeling, good for sound proofing and draught proofing. I like it. All it needs is the occasional wipe down with soapy water.

[mustgetabackbone]

We looked at the yale door websit but decided not to go with them as they are not actually Yale. They have been featured on watchdog and a thread on money saving expert warning others about them. We have paid 1800 to a local company for door and fitting but are having rosewood inside and out with a glass side panel, and chrome door knocker and letterbox, with lead detailing in glass. Be wary and do some research.

[awishes]

Definitely maintenance free and more attractive than uvpc. Mine was much more expensive a few years back so good price, go for it!

[babyiwantabump]

Have heard good reviews about valuedoors.co.uk as have been looking into a door for myself - they have prices on the website with fitting costs and seem very reasonable

[SpaghettiMeatballs]

We have a Rock Door. I absolutely love it. It would be hard not to given I had a 70's style aluminium, single glazed door when I first moved in!

I paid £1,450 but that included fitting, replacing two windows to either side of the door and the door is wider than a standard door.

The hall is a zillion times warmer with the new door.

[NoArmaniNoPunani]

Our composite front door is from Yale and is great. We had no trouble with them and paid it off with interest free credit over a year. Just finished paying and have ordered a back door from them too. I didn't realise they'd been featured on watchdog.

[ChippingInLovesChristmasLights]

There are a couple of different types of composite doors. I looked into it about a year ago and unfortunately I have the memory of a sieve these days, so I can't remember the exact details, but...

One is much more safe than the other. It's much more 'solid' inside with something like a 5 way locking mechanism which goes up & down the door and across it.

The other us a very lightweight door with a single locking mechanism.

There is a reasonably significant price difference, but it's worth the difference in my opinion.

I still haven't organised ours, but I need to as the old one is very draughty! I got cross because I liked the colour if the not so good door, typically!

I would also make sure it comes with a long guarantee on the colouring too. A local 'new build' estate near us all has composite doors, 2 years on they all look dreadful.

Composite is much nicer than UPVC and definitely worth the difference.