Your entrance door is a visitor’s first impression, but it is also the divider between the outside world and your private space and reflects your personality and your individual style. An entrance door furthermore has a job to do and that includes providing security, sound protection and energy efficiency.

Here are eight points to help you make the right choice:

Style

Your new entrance door should suit the aesthetic of the building, in style and colour. While there are countless design possibilities and material choices, but generally the first decision is between a modern, country, traditional or heritage look, with glass inserts, and with or without sidelights or highlights.

Materials

Timber is still the most used door material, but there are also aluminium doors, or timber doors which are clad with aluminium on the outside, or uPVC doors available. Longevity, energy efficiency, noise cancellation, maintenance and security are technical reasons to use particular materials’ timber and composite wood-alu have all of these if manufactured correctly, with or without glass inserts.

Energy efficiency

Entrance doors play a huge part in the energy efficiency of your home, especially in open plan builds, as they keep the cold (or heat) outside. Energy efficient doors, correctly installed, help to create a comfortable living environment without drafts, and save energy used for heating (or cooling).

Longevity

It is worthwhile to invest into a robust entrance door or entrance combination as such a door will last a very long time. It is important to choose a manufacturer whose products can offer the best option in aesthetic, functionality, security and insulation, as well as longevity.

Sound protection

Effective protection from outside noise equals increased comfort. Your home can be your private sanctuary where you can recuperate from a noisy world, relax and rejuvenate. Proven high sound protection of your entrance door is imperative for high quality of living.

Security

Many burglaries still happen via the entrance door. Your home is your castle, and your entrance door must have security features like multi-point locking with hooks so it cannot be taken off the hinges. Feel save in your home and protect what’s dear to you.

Hardware

There is a large variety of handles or pulls available, depending on your style of door. Entrance doors can be key-locked, have individual automation or be integrated into your home automation system.

Installation

Your entrance door should be installed by a professional to ensure that all its features work without fail. To optimise highest energy efficiency and air tightness, Paarhammer entrance doors are supplied as a full package with door jamb, threshold, multi-point locking system and door furniture.

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Architecture & Design Team

Paarhammer Windows and Doors

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