Your front door is the most-touched item on your house. It is the face of the building, the first line of defence against weather and burglars, and one of the biggest visual upgrades you can make. The guide below covers the main things to think about before you pick one.

The cost of a composite door runs around £900 to £1,600 fitted. A premium aluminium door like ours runs from around £1,800 to £3,500 fitted depending on size, glass, panel design and extras. Yes, it costs more. But the life is double, the security tested higher, and the look is in a different league. Think about it as a 20-year cost - the aluminium door wins on every measure.

PAS 24 is the British break-in test standard. A PAS 24 certified door has to survive a full set of tool attacks without letting the tester in. Every GWS aluminium front door is PAS 24 certified. Look for the hallmarks - 3-star anti-snap cylinder, 6-point hook locking, internal glazing beads, anti-lift rollers. All of these are standard on ours.

ekey is an Austrian biometric system that reads your fingerprint and unlocks the door. It is built into the frame so it looks like part of the door, not a bolt-on. You can register up to 99 fingerprints. It works in the rain, the snow, and with wet or dirty hands. If you are sick of losing keys, of the kids forgetting theirs, of fumbling in the dark with shopping, ekey solves it. Read more at the ekey dline site.

We offer 120+ panel designs. Flush panels for a clean, contemporary look. Grooved panels for a subtle texture. Traditional panels with mouldings for period homes. Art-Deco style with horizontal ribs. Glass side lights and top lights in any configuration. Dual-colour means you pick one colour outside (bold anthracite, jet black, moss green) and a different colour inside (clean white is popular for hallways). No surcharge on dual colour.

Part L Building Regulations require 1.4 W/m²K or better on replacement doors in England and Wales. Our aluminium front doors come in at 1.2 W/m²K as standard, and 0.8 W/m²K with a triple-glazed side light. That saves you money on heating in winter and keeps the hallway warmer. Building control signs off without question.

Standard lead time from order is 4 to 6 weeks for manufacture. Install day is usually a single day - our team arrives, takes out the old door, fits the new one, tests it, cleans up and leaves. We can priority-fast-track production for an additional fee if you have a tight deadline.

If you are a builder or installer, ask about our supply-only pricing. You get the door pre-assembled, glazed, with matching hardware, and a fitting pack. Homeowners usually want supply-and-fit - our team handles everything, removes the old door, disposes of it, and leaves the hallway spotless. Both routes get the same 10-year warranty.

Our aluminium front doors are maintenance-free. Wipe them down with warm soapy water twice a year. Lubricate the multi-point lock strip with a drop of light oil once a year. That is it. No painting, no sanding, no re-staining. That is the beauty of aluminium.

Use the quote form at the top of this page. Tell us your postcode and the first line of your address and we will arrange a free site survey. We will show you physical panel samples, talk through the colour options, demo an ekey system on our tablet, and give you a written quote on the day.

Single and double door configurations. System depth 58 mm or 70 mm. U-values from 1.2 W/m²K double glazed (configuration dependent) and from 0.8 W/m²K with a triple-glazed side light.. Air permeability Class 4 to 600 Pa. Water tightness up to Class 9a (600 Pa) on open-out doubles. Security PAS 24 and Secured By Design certified. Durability 50,000 cycles to EN1191. Q-Mark third-party certified. Building Regulations Part L and Part M compliant. Maximum single door size 1200 mm wide x 2400 mm tall. Maximum double door size 2400 mm wide x 2400 mm tall. Three hinges rated 67.5 kg each. Glazing thickness 24 mm to 40 mm. Low threshold option. Cloaking feature on the slave door conceals the lock and prevents access to the locking points. Eurogroove hardware fitting. Anti-lift feature built into each hinge. Available in single colour, dual colour and anodised finishes. Ask for the full datasheet with your quote.

We offer the full ekey dline fingerprint system as a factory-fit option on every aluminium front door. ekey is an Austrian biometric specialist and the dline is their flagship in-wall reader - a discreet brushed-metal strip that fits flush with the frame and reads your fingerprint in under a second. Up to 99 users can be enrolled, each fingerprint can be time-restricted, and a full audit log is available on the app. The reader is weather-sealed to IP64, works in rain, snow and freezing conditions, and accepts wet, dirty or partially injured fingers. Power is 12 V hardwired during the fit-out - no batteries to replace. You can still use a key, or add a smartphone key, or enrol a tradesperson's fingerprint for a single day. It is as convenient as it sounds and it is built to last. Ask us for the ekey demo on your site visit.

Every aluminium front door is powder-coated to marine grade as standard. Choose from over 200 RAL colours — 31 stocked matt and textured finishes, and any other RAL or BS shade made to order. Dual-colour is free on every range. - from pastel greens through to deep blacks, anthracite greys, period reds and warm whites. Dual-colour is included at no surcharge, so the outside of the door can read as a rich anthracite 7016M or a satin 9005M jet black while the inside matches your hallway in a clean 9910HG white. Textured finishes give a slightly coarser tactile surface that hides fingerprints and looks beautiful on country properties. All finishes carry our 25-year service life expectation and ten-year guarantee.