Composite or Timber: Choosing a New Front Door in Chichester
Most people looking for a new front door in Chichester start with the same question: composite or timber? Both give a solid, traditional-looking entrance. They differ in how they are built, how much care they ask for and the kind of house they sit best on.
Composite front doors
A composite door is built in layers, with a moulded outer skin over a solid core. The skin carries a timber grain, so from the path it reads as a painted wooden door. The colour is part of the door, so there is no repainting: an occasional wipe down is all it asks for.
That makes composite the usual choice for a busy household that wants the look of timber without the upkeep. There is a wide choice of styles, from cottage and Georgian designs to plain contemporary slabs, and a long list of colours. Our composite doors in Chichester are supplied by Endurance and fitted by our own team.
Timber front doors
A timber door is the real thing: solid wood, with the depth and character that comes with it. On a period property or a house in one of the older streets and villages around Chichester, it is often the door that looks most at home.
Timber does need looking after. The finish should be checked and renewed from time to time, more often on a door that faces the weather. In return it can be refinished or repainted in a new colour years later. See ourtimber doors for the styles we fit.
Which suits your home?
For low upkeep, a wide colour range and a timber look, composite is hard to fault. For a period home, or where nothing but real wood will do, choose timber. If you want a timber appearance with very little maintenance, the timber-look doors we fit from The Residence Collection are worth seeing alongside both.
Modern houses and extensions often suit a third option, an aluminium door, with its slim, clean lines.
Colour, glass and furniture
Whichever material you choose, the details decide how the door looks from the road. Browse the door colours, then try a style, glass and handle together when you design your door. When you are ready, we visit, measure the opening and talk the choice through with you at home.