Front Door choices - recommendations for good quality "Eco" doors?

[Keeko]

Hello all,

 

I've been searching for a good front door manufacturer. I'm looking for:

 

• A door with good eco-credentials if possible - this seems to suggest a sustainably sourced wooden door
• A door with a good U value - around 1 W/m2k if possible - so a composite timber door
• Good seal/locking mechanisms to prevent drafts
• Budget around £1,800

 

I'm aware of all the obvious choices, Rockdoor, Solidor, Endurance etc - which tend to have mixed TrustPilot reviews and often don't seem so strong on their environmental credentials (according to their websites)

 

Companies like Internorm, Hormann etc. seem to specialise in more modern looking doors, which wouldn't match our 1960s semi, and tend to be a bit more expensive.

Closest I've come so far is Russell Timber Technology, https://www.russelltimbertech.co.uk/ particularly this range: https://www.russelltimbertech.co.uk/doors/external-insulated-door-sets/insulated-timber-composite-door-sets

 

My questions:

 

• Does anyone have any alternative ideas for a door supplier - especially regarding the eco-considerations?  Green-builders out there - are there any obvious suppliers I've missed?
• Any experience with any of the companies I've mentioned?

 

Thank you in advance.

[Dave Jones]

https://domadeco.co.uk/realizations/aluminium-doors

[Keeko]

Thanks for this - the doors there look great, though I'm afraid rather too modern for our house.

 

Happy to hear of other options, otherwise we're thinking an Endurance door might be our best option at this point.

[deancatherine09]

We've got a Velfac door which is beautiful, good U value (and was a reasonable price too!) but maybe too modern for you?

 

This is ours, but they do other styles

 

 

[Keeko]

Thanks DeanCatherine, that looks great, but yes may be a little modern for us.

 

We think we have found the answer! Palladio doors, an Irish company, stocked by our local door trader. They have U values of around 1.0, a double rebate for draught elimination, and not too much more expensive than Endurance.