Doors are obviously a large part of any joinery companies work , nowadays cheap imported doors are available from many outlets , however if a quality door is required , an usual size or perhaps one to match others in your property then we are able to fulfil that need. Over the years we have made a huge range of different styles , sizes and in different materials . A few are shown on these pages but it is only a very small part of the doors available, basically any type , shape . design and size is possible . Doors shown on this page tend to be internal or external doors but of course kitchen , wardrobe , bathroom or just cupboard doors are no different only the size and style varies. Sometime the construct details may vary slightly but only for aesthetics or structural reasons .
Oak doors are very popular , mainly because so many properties in the Mid Sussex area are built from Oak or the joinery was produced in Oak as it was a local timber , they can vary from simple ledge and braced doors to massive ornate entrance doors to doors with curved heads or Gothic style doors ,they could be solid boarded doors or panelled doors or even glazed doors over the years we have produced literally hundreds of different style doors.
Ironmongery is also a very important aspect of any door we able to supply any type of required from Porcelain to wrought iron . Some of the types available are wrought iron (hand made) or unique from Clayton Munroe or Jim Lawrence , Porcelain ,Lead Crystal , solid brass from Frank Allard or others, Stainless steel , chrome in various finishes and if required you could go for marble , leather or of course wooden in many finishes. Often we have hand handles turned specially for a client or even carved , recently we supplied some Maple handles which we inlaid with Black Walnut for a bathroom .
Garage doors are obviously no less important to the looks of a property , European Oak is again a very popular timber to use ,for both looks and durability, iroko is another timber widely used , however a much cheaper option is to use unsorted Redwood ( pine) which if treated correctly will last a substantial time . Oak can of course be stained to acquire the desired look as shown in examples below. Ironmongery can also be important of the appearance of the door , as seen on the right hand picture where lovely cast iron hinges have been used with wrought iron handles and escutcheon plates over the keyholes .
Door ironmongery come in a huge range for every situation from handles to knobs and for period properties espangolettes giving that very distinctive look to a door . Security is obviously of the highest priority and we can advise if required .
Glazing can of course be a major part of a door , and enhance the overall appearance . Period property with often have leaded lights or the bottle bottom shaped glass, often doors with have a small glazed panel with a bulls eye in . Glazing in doors have to comply with strict regulations and all new work has to have 24mm double glazed units and always with safety glass and 'K' (non reflective glass). Many styles of patterned glass are available nowadays , one increasingly popular type of glass is the sand blasted glass , very intricate patterns can be applied to the glass , one we recently supplied was the sound wave patterns of a Whales mating call for a front entrance frame . Bevelled glass is also a good way to add character to the glass, gives a door a very refined appearance , particularly good with Georgian and Victorian designed doors .
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Internal doors can be constructed from a much larger range of timbers as they do not have to be so durable . Timbers like Ash and Maple and increasingly popular as they are different and much lighter in colour . Cherry is another timber suitable for internal work although expensive for large doors. One timber which used to be popular in the mid twentieth century was Douglas Fir , for many years it went out of fashion but recently is becoming much more widely used. It is an excellent quality timber for doors very, stable and a pleasant colour , particularly if quarter sawn timber is selected. American Oak is often used for internal doors as it is much more consistent in colour than European Oak and slightly cheaper .
Doors can of course be constructed in many different types of timber , Oak is obviously a very common material to use , the Oak we use is normal imported from France , the Oak grown there is the same species as found in this country but as the Oak tends to be grown in large forests in France we usually get some excellent quality timber and in much longer and wider planks than found here. All the Oak we use is kiln dried up to 5cm thick and air dried from 5cm to 10cm, and subject to very strict controls but the timber importers. We can if required supply English Oak .
External doors can be also be produced in Sapele ( Mahogany) , Teak , Iroko or pine , teak is however extremely expensive so not generally used , Iroko is usually used instead as it is similar to Teak and much cheaper. Unsorted Redwood (pine ) is often used but it can be susceptible to movement and rotting if not maintained regularly .
Substantial Entrance doors , constructed in European Oak, large raised and fielded panels with Bolection moulding . Glazing is a spiders web sand blasted on the glass . Handles on doors are Lead crystal knobs .
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