Composite Doors Built for Poolstock Weather

Almost certainly moisture. Timber doors absorb water in the wet months and physically grow, tightening against the frame until spring dries them out. Planing it down helps for a season, then the cycle repeats with a new draught gap in summer. Composite doors do not absorb moisture, so the sticking ends for good.

Usually, yes. Modern composite door sets include weathered thresholds and drainage designed to shed water away from the opening. At the survey we check the step and levels outside your door so the new threshold is specified for how the water actually behaves at your house.

No. There is no exposed timber in the construction to rot, the skin is GRP and the core is moisture-proof. That is why composite doors took over from timber as the default choice for exposed and weather-beaten openings.

The hardware we fit is made for exterior use with corrosion-resistant finishes, and a drop of oil once a year keeps everything sweet. Unlike an old door, the slab will not move with the seasons, so locks stay aligned instead of grinding against shifted keeps.

Well. The slab is rigid, the locking points hold the door to the frame at several heights, and the compression seals keep gusts from driving air and water through the edges. On exposed Poolstock frontages the difference on a stormy night is obvious, both in draughts and in noise.

Colour in a composite door is part of the GRP skin, not a layer of paint, so it weathers slowly and evenly rather than peeling. Even dark colours on south-facing doors hold up well, and the door remains covered by our 10-year guarantee throughout.

It depends on the style, glazing and hardware you choose, so we survey first and then give you one fixed written price for the complete job, door, frame, fitting and disposal. No deposit is taken, you pay when it is done.

Yes, Poolstock and the neighbouring parts of south and west Wigan, Worsley Mesnes, Goose Green and Hawkley included, are all inside our patch. We are based in Atherton, so surveys and aftercare visits are easy to arrange.

Yes, low-profile and accessible threshold options are available and still weathered properly. Tell us what you need at the survey and we will specify a door set that balances easy access with keeping the rain out.

The 10-year guarantee covers the door and our installation, and weather is precisely what these doors are built to withstand, so normal British weather will not trouble it. If anything about the door or fitting ever lets water or draughts in, we come back and put it right.