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Choosing the right set of doors for your house and workplace

Written By Glenn Prescot

Renovating your house, workplace, or even  garage happens to be a daunting task. There is a lot of effort that goes into deciding what to choose and what not to choose. Right from the brand and colour of the emulsion paint you want to use to the size and shape of the entrance door, a lot has to be chosen.

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As far as the doors are concerned, choosing a door appears quite straightforward  on the outset, but choosing the ideal door is a job easier said than done.

With a wide variety of choices at your disposal, selecting the right set of doors for your home or workplace becomes a major challenge.  A multitude of factors need to be taken into consideration while choosing the ideal set of doors for your house or workplace.

Also, quite a few questions might come to your mind while choosing the right door. Even if you don’t care much about the colour and the design of your door, there are quite a few other questions that might fly through your mind.  Let us take a look at all of them one at a time.

Table of Contents

  • What kind of a front door do I need?
  • What’s the budget?
  • Is the door durable?
  • The material used in constructing the door
  • Choosing the right door for your garage
  • What else?
    • Don’t always go for the cheaper option
    • Nothing can beat durability and sturdiness
    • Doors should be backed by a comprehensive warranty
  • To draw the curtains
    • Related Posts

What kind of a front door do I need?

 First and foremost, you need to decide on what kind of a door is required. Workplaces generally go for automatic doors controlled by motion sensors. On the other hand, households generally go for general mechanical doors.

Some even choose to go for hydraulic doors. The kind of door you’d be choosing depends entirely on the purpose you want the door to fulfill. If you’re buying a door for your house’s main entrance, you’d deliberately go for a fancier option. You can find a host of innovative doors ( both automatic as well as semi-automatic) at Attenborough Doors.

What’s the budget?

 Now comes the budget. The choices you make would be directly related to the budget you have. The deeper your pockets are, the more feature-rich your door is bound to be.

It goes without saying that you wouldn’t go for an expensive premium-quality door if your budget is limited. Each and every choice made by you revolves around the budget you have. The price of the door would also depend on the material used to construct the door.

Is the door durable?

This one is equally important as the previous one. Chasing your dealer after buying a faulty door is perhaps the last thing you want.

Doors are rightly considered a long-term investment. You don’t buy a door every six months, do you? Therefore, it is very important that the doors you choose are tough enough to withstand the trials and tests of time.

The material used in constructing the door

 Generally, wooden doors cost more than those made using fiberglass and metal. Also, wooden doors are prone to weathering if they aren’t maintained properly. Many choose fiberglass over wood for the sake of durability.

Those looking for cheaper options usually go for metallic doors. They are economical, sturdy, and tough enough to go the distance. Metal doors are also installed quite frequently in production units, factories, etc. Design does get sidelined a bit if you’re planning to go for a metal door.

And then, there are those who choose to install wooden doors at the main entrance. This is done in order to make the entrance look presentable. Simply put, different construction materials have their own set of pros and cons. At the end of the day, the choice is influence by the consumer’s personal preferences.

Choosing the right door for your garage

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Mansions often have personalized garages.  People often choose automatic doors for their garages simply because they are reliable. Whenever the idea of a garage door flies through your mind, the first thing you think of is security. You don’t want intruders and burglars to steal your favourite bike that you bought from your first paycheck.

Secondly, you need to an have an automatic garage door  to protect your car or bike from thick piles of snow. When it grows cold outside, you want your vehicles to remain safe.

Additionally, you also want rain water to stay away from your vehicles. If a garage with a manual door is left open while it is raining, the water might lead to corrosion. Automatic doors are your best bet  to keep such circumstances at bay.

What else?

Additionally, here are a few other factors you need to keep in mind before buying yourself the ideal door. These are:

Don’t always go for the cheaper option

 According to an age-old saying goes, cheap is not always better. As stated earlier, doors are a long-term investment. Therefore, it is advisable to spend a considerable amount of money in order to acquire a durable set of doors. Going for a cheaper option might sound awesome at first, but cheap doesn’t always mean economical.

Nothing can beat durability and sturdiness

 It goes pretty much without saying that the doors you choose should be durable. It is advisable to go for doors made of durable materials such as fiberglass. Not only are these visually appealing but durable and sturdy as well. 

Doors should be backed by a comprehensive warranty

You need to have some sort of a cushion just in case the door you have bought starts malfunctioning. You don’t want yourself to be caught off-guard just in case some sort of a repair or maintenance is required. You want the door to stay with you for years to come, don’t you? In order to ensure that the door you have chosen stays with you, choose the one backed by a warranty period.

To draw the curtains

 Choosing a door isn’t as simple as it might appear. As stated above, a lot of variable factors need to be taken into account while choosing a door. An avalanche of available options is bound to make the choosing process difficult. You need to keep your eyes and ears open in order to get your hands on the best available deals and options.


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I'm Glenn Prescot, an Interior Designer originally from Kansas USA and now living in Europe. I am a fan of DIY, home design, gardening and anything related to home interiors and exteriors. I'm also interested in crafts and Home Improvement projects.

I have been in the home design industry for more than 17 years. I love decorating and transforming spaces so that people living in them are happy and pleased with their space.

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