When you are keen to improve the external appearance of your home and boost its curb appeal, an excellent way to do this is with the front door of your home. The front door is one of the main focuses of the front of your property and something that many people notice first when looking at a home. To help your Oxfordshire home stand out from those of your neighbours, you can have a custom-made front door created to help turn heads. Below are some tips to help you plan a customised door for your home and ensure your house is the best-looking one on the street.

The Perfect Material For Your Front Door

One of the first considerations you will have that will affect the cost of your bespoke door is the material you want to use. There are various options available with different pros and cons; ultimately, the best choice will depend on your budget and the aesthetic look you want for your front door. Some of the options for materials include:

Aluminium: Aluminium can be an expensive option, but it has a sleek and stylish finish, offers excellent thermal and acoustic insulation, is low maintenance, and can have a dramatic impact on the look of your home.

Wood: Wood can be another expensive option, and it also requires much more maintenance as you will need to paint or treat the wood every few years. However, wood has excellent thermal and acoustic insulation and looks fantastic when freshly painted or stained.

uPVC: A cheaper option for your home is a bespoke uPVC front door, which is also low maintenance. The one drawback with this material is the colour will fade after a couple of years, but you can have the uPVC sprayed to bring back its colour for an affordable price.

Look For Suitable Companies

When looking for bespoke doors, Oxfordshire has many companies that can create custom-made doors to match your specifications. You will want to ask any friends, family, or neighbours who have recently had their doors replaced if they can recommend a company that you can consider using. You can also look online to find many suitable companies and start compiling a list of potential ones to consider. You want to have a decent number of companies on your list, above eight, and then start whittling them down to two or three by looking at their online reputations.

Working Out Which Company Is Best

You can start using social media platforms to help you look at the companies’ online reputations that remain on your list and see which ones have the best reputations. You can look at customer reviews, comments, and ratings and see how each company interacts with their users and customers. Check if each company has a presence on Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn, and also see if they are on Trustpilot. The information you find online can help you get your list of companies down to two or three, and then you can have each give you a quote to help you decide which one to use for your bespoke front door.