Why would you have French doors?

Well, there are lots of reasons. One being that they are supremely elegant and sophisticated, adding a certain style to your home. People are often put off by having French doors installed because they fear too much cold coming in and that they’ll lose a lot of heat, while others are concerned about security and that they could make it easier to break into their homes.

However, this doesn’t have to happen at all, not if you think it through first.

You can easily have security locks on your French doors and there’s a variety of good quality security locks with adjustable systems that will give you ample security and peace of mind. 

Another advantage of French doors is light.

They’re not just doors but windows too, big windows! All that extra glass will bring much needed light into a room, especially if it’s a room that doesn’t attract much light or sun. When the weather is warm simply opening the doors will give you much needed fresh air and open up nicely on to the garden decking or patio, it will also circulate some fresh air within your home too.

Also, in winter you can simply keep them locked shut. If you make sure your home is well insulated and heated French doors won’t reduce the warmth in your home in the winter months, they’ll allow light in, making the space much more cheerful during the gloomy weather. If it snows, just think of the beautiful landscape your doors open up onto you, safe from your snug little vantage point. You can watch nature respond to the snow from the comfort of inside your home.

French doors give great functionality allowing you an extra form of access into your home.

Additional access can take away the stress of everyone using the same entry points, and at the same time giving you a great entry point for any entertainment you might put on such as BBQs, or full on dinner parties outside. 

French doors are easy to open and close quickly, and this means they’re great for keeping the heat in. Being able to close the door quickly you stop air from escaping, and this is a lot harder with sliding doors due to the time it takes to close them fully. 

French doors last a long time – so you get that all-important longevity.

You can choose a thicker grade of glass that offers higher level of protection, which doesn’t stop you from choosing ones that are high on style as well as security. Timber doors are great, but you can have uPVC which is a great alternative if you’re on a tight budget. They’ll match a more modern home perfectly and look very much like traditional timber doors, so you get authenticity at a more reasonable price.

You can go for stylish additions such as decorative glass, different colours and finishes that will give a truly gorgeous touch of uniqueness to your French doors. uPVC doors are great for noise reduction, and they’re very secure as well as being efficient when it comes to energy and insulation. On both timber and uPVC, you can have them open inwards or outwards, it’s entirely up to you which ones you want to go with. 

The Replacement Door Company – for a versatile range of high-quality French doors.

Take a look around our website and get in touch if you have any questions about what we’ve discussed today. If you have difficulty choosing one, we’d be more than happy to go through your choices and the type of room you’re thinking of fitting them in, so you make an educated choice. Pick up the phone today!