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A solid slab is the simplest. Glazed, decorative, and designer panel styles add glass and detailing.
Doors
Composite Doors
Composite front doors supplied and fitted in Romford and Essex for entrances where security, insulation, colour, and kerb appeal matter.
Guide price
From £999per door, or a front & back door package from £1,899
Guide price only. Your final cost is confirmed after a free survey and full specification: style, colour, glass, and hardware.
- Energy-efficient glazing and frames
- Multi-point security locking
- Wide colour and finish range
- Surveyed, supplied, and fitted by Cii
Composite doors explained
What is a composite door?
Composite doors are a strong front-door route for Romford and Essex homes where the entrance needs better security, insulation, colour choice, and kerb appeal than an older uPVC or timber door. Unlike a hollow uPVC door, a composite door has a high-density insulating core wrapped in a tough glass-reinforced plastic (GRP) skin, making it more rigid, thermally efficient, and resistant to warping or fading. A premium GRiPCORE core upgrade adds horizontal timber plinths and aluminium reinforcement for extra rigidity. At Cii Double Glazing, we narrow the door style, glass, colour, frame, threshold, handle, letterplate, knocker, and number around the house before confirming a survey-led written quote.
Composite vs uPVC vs aluminium doors
| Composite | uPVC | Aluminium | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Insulation | Excellent, high-density insulating foam core | Good | Good, thermally broken frame |
| Security | Excellent, rigid GRP skin and multi-point locking | Good | Excellent, very rigid |
| Strength | Very high, resists warping and fading | Moderate, can flex over time | Very high |
| Style range | Widest, traditional through modern and glazed | Moderate | Modern, slim sightlines |
| Maintenance | Wipe clean, never needs repainting | Wipe clean | Wipe clean |
| Typical lifespan | 25 to 35 years | 20 to 25 years | 30+ years |
| Guide price, fitted | From £999 | Lower entry cost | Premium |
| Best for | Front doors where security, warmth and kerb appeal matter | Cost-effective replacements and rear or side doors | Large glazed openings and contemporary homes |
Guide comparison for front entrance doors. Your final specification and price are confirmed at a free survey.
Composite door specification
| Construction | Glass-reinforced plastic (GRP) skin over a high-density insulating foam core. An optional GRiPCORE core upgrade adds timber plinths and aluminium reinforcement for extra rigidity. |
|---|---|
| Security | Multi-point locking as standard, engaging at three or more points. Police Secured by Design accredited locking with anti-snap cylinders. TS007 3-star Kitemark cylinders and a full Secured by Design specification are available as upgrades. |
| Thermal | The insulating foam core comfortably meets current Building Regulations thermal requirements for doors. Final performance is confirmed against the glazing and frame agreed at survey. |
| Glazing | Clear, obscure, decorative, bevelled and leaded glass cassettes, supplied as safety glass within the sealed unit. |
| Colours | Nine standard colours plus over sixty premium colours, with RAL and Farrow & Ball optional and dual colour inside and out. |
| Hardware | Lever handles, letterplates, knockers, spyholes and numerals in polished and brushed stainless, polished gold, white, black and heritage black. |
| Guarantee | Cii 10-year installation guarantee plus manufacturer door warranties, with Assure certification on completion. |
| Lifespan | Typically 25 to 35 years. The GRP skin does not rot, rust, warp or need repainting. |
Choose Your Door Style
Door Styles
Each style is available in all colours and hardware finishes shown below. Select a style to see it in different colours.
Birkdale
Traditional raised panel with decorative moulding
All 14 styles available in any frame colour. Glazing patterns and panel layouts vary by style.
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Colours & Finishes
Door colour: White
Standard colours
Extended lead time colours
The exact colour and finish is confirmed against current samples at your survey before anything is ordered.
Handle and detail finish
Composite doors can bring together lever handles, letterplates, numbers, knockers, and spyholes. The right finish depends on the door colour, glass pattern, frame, and front-of-house style.
Made to measure. We show the relevant colour and hardware options during your survey before anything is finalised.
Handle and detail finish
Composite doors can bring together lever handles, letterplates, numbers, knockers, and spyholes. The right finish depends on the door colour, glass pattern, frame, and front-of-house style.
Made to measure. We show the relevant colour and hardware options during your survey before anything is finalised.
Glass & lead
Leaded glass and decorative options
The leaded-light look you see on traditional windows, such as diamond lead, square lead, and Georgian bar, can be carried into your door’s glazed panel and matched across the rest of the house. We show the full range of obscure and decorative glass at survey.
Guide pricing
What affects the price of a composite door
Composite doors are quoted from a survey rather than one fixed price, because the cost follows the choices you make. These are the main things we price around.
From £999 per door
Glass and lead
Clear glass is standard. Obscure, decorative, bevelled, and leaded designs change the glazed cassette price.
Colour
Nine standard colours are included. Premium colours, RAL, Farrow & Ball, and dual colour inside and out cost more.
Sidelights and toplights
Glazed side panels or a toplight above the door widen the frame and add extra glazed units.
Frame and threshold
Frame colour and a low or level-access threshold instead of a standard one affect the price.
Hardware and security
Handle, letterplate, knocker, spyhole, and number finish, plus any TS007 or Secured by Design cylinder upgrade.
Removal and making good
Taking out the old frame and tidying the brick or plaster reveal where the opening needs it.
One door or two
A single door starts from £999. A front-and-back package is usually better value than two doors bought separately.
Because these choices vary house to house, the final price is confirmed at a free survey with a fixed written quote, not a fixed online price. A front-and-back door package is usually better value than two doors bought separately.
Product fit
A fitted front door choice built around the whole house
A fitted composite front door should look like it belongs to the house, not like it was picked in isolation. For Romford and Essex homes we start with the brickwork, windows, porch, threshold, and frame colour, then narrow the door style, glass, hardware, and colour around that.
Best fit for
- Front entrances where colour, glass, and hardware should lift the whole elevation
- Homes replacing an older uPVC or timber front door with something more substantial
- Buyers who want a wider choice of traditional, modern, and glazed panel styles
Consider another option when
- Lowest replacement cost matters more than finish choice
- The opening is a simple rear or side entrance with limited visibility
- You want a large glazed garden opening rather than an entrance door
What we check on survey
- We compare door colour against brickwork, render, windows, porch, and roofline.
- We check frame colour, threshold, hinges, letterplate, handle, knocker, and glass together.
- We confirm opening size, hinge side, access, and whether sidelights or toplights should stay or change.
Useful comparisons
uPVC doorsCompare the practical route for rear, side, utility, and porch entrances.
Stable doorsCompare a split-opening door for ventilation, pets, children, and garden access.
French doorsCompare a simple hinged garden-door pair for smaller rear openings.
Aluminium bi-foldsCompare a folding door set when the widest clear opening is the priority.
Sliding patio doorsCompare large glass sliders when the closed-door garden view matters most.
Heritage aluminium doorsCompare steel-look proportions for divided glass and period-industrial styling.
Optional Upgrade
Integral blinds for glazed side panels and door glass
Composite doors are usually led by style, colour, and security, but some entrances include large glazed side panels or door glass. Integral blinds can add privacy without hiding the door design behind curtains or loose blinds.
Privacy around entrance glazing
Most relevant where the front or side entrance includes larger glazed sections.
Useful on composite door projects when
- The design includes sidelights or larger glazed panels
- The hallway is overlooked from the street
- You want privacy without covering the chosen door style
Blind types we can discuss
Magnetic integral blinds
A slim magnetic slider raises, lowers, and tilts the blind inside the sealed glass unit.
Electric integral blinds
Remote operation suits larger panes, harder-to-reach glass, and cleaner contemporary rooms.
What we check
- Panel size, glass weight, and unit depth
- Traffic-door position, handles, and threshold detail
- Whether the blind layout should cover every pane or only selected panels
We only recommend this where the glazing size and door design make the upgrade useful; many composite doors are better handled with decorative or obscure glass.
Ask about entrance blind upgradesHow It Works
From Survey to Sign-off
Step 1
Survey & door check
We measure the existing frame and opening, check the threshold, reveal, and how the door is hung, then talk through the style, colour, glazing, and hardware that suit the front of your home.
Step 2
Made to measure
Your composite door is built to the measured size: the chosen slab and colour, the decorative or obscure glass, the frame, and the letterplate, handle, knocker, and spyhole finishes are all locked together before manufacture.
Step 3
Install & sign-off
Our Cii team fits the door and frame, adjusts the slab so it closes and locks cleanly, seals and weatherproofs the opening, and checks the multi-point locking at handover. Assure certification and the Cii 10-year guarantee follow on completion.
Free Survey
Ready to price up your composite doors?
Tell us the opening and the finish you want, and we will survey it, confirm the composite doors specification, and give you a fixed written quote with no obligation rather than a generic estimate.
Free surveyFixed quoteDirect Cii installation team
Checkatrade
“Had a new composite front door fitted. Looks absolutely stunning and has made such a difference to the kerb appeal. Great communication throughout and competitively priced.”
Checkatrade
“Thoroughly recommend this company. From the first call I was given really helpful advice and fitters came out the next day. The fitter was very knowledgeable and helpful, completed the job, and gave good advice on other areas we needed looking at. Will definitely use again and have no hesitation recommending them to friends and family.”
Checkatrade
“Good price and hassle free. The doors look brilliant, exactly what we wanted. The fitters were friendly and left everything spotless.”
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