How much does a composite front door cost installed in Essex?

Premium composite doors run higher than standard specs and custom RAL colours add a small upcharge. Pricing includes survey, manufacture, install, Certass notification and removal of the old door — request a written, itemised quote.

Can I get a composite door in any colour?

The standard range covers 27 colours, all colour-warranted for 12 years. Custom RAL colours are available for a small surcharge with a 1–2 week longer lead time. Dual colour (one shade inside, another outside) is available.

Do composite doors warp or fade?

True 48mm composite doors don't warp because the laminated timber core is dimensionally stable. The GRP skin doesn't fade, peel or chalk because the colour is through-coloured rather than painted on. Cheap thin-skin imitation composites can warp and fade — we only fit the genuine systems (composite door, premium composite).

Can I see the door before I buy?

composite door's online configurator lets us mock up your exact door — colour, glass pattern, hardware, side panels, numerals — at survey. We can also arrange showroom visits for clients who want to see and touch the door physically before ordering.

What's the difference between composite door and premium composite?

Both are true solid composite doors. premium composite has a thicker timber core (54mm vs 48mm), slightly thicker GRP skin and an additional mechanical interlock in the lock keep. premium composite feels heavier and is the premium choice; composite door is the value-for-money default choice for most Essex homes.

Will the new door fit my existing frame?

We always replace the frame as well as the door. Fitting a new composite door slab into an existing PVC or timber frame compromises the security and weather sealing — the lock keeps must align perfectly with the bolt geometry of the new door. The cost saving isn't worth the security and warranty implications.

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Black composite front door with sidelights installed on an Essex home

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Composite Doors
in Essex
PAS24-secure, colour-stable, 48mm solid.

composite door and premium composite composite doors fitted across Essex — 48mm solid timber cores, multi-point shoot bolts, anti-snap cylinders, and a colour-stable GRP skin warranted for 12 years.

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Overview

Composite Doors done properly across Essex

A composite door combines a solid timber inner core with a moulded glass-reinforced plastic (GRP) outer skin. The result is a door with the structural feel and security of a traditional timber door, the weather resistance and zero-maintenance of PVC, and a colour-stable finish that doesn't fade like painted timber.

We fit composite door (48mm timber core, our default recommendation) and premium composite (54mm timber core, premium) composite doors across Essex. Most installs are replacements of tired 1990s/2000s PVC front and back doors that have warped, gone yellow, or whose locks have worn out.

Composite front door in deep blue with chrome hardware fitted to a UK suburban home porch in Essex, neat tiled step

What goes wrong

Why most cheap composite doors aren't really composite

The trade has a problem with composite door specification. Many doors sold as 'composite' are actually PVC doors with a thin GRP skin on the front — typically 28mm to 36mm core, mostly hollow, with foam fill rather than solid timber. They look identical to a true composite door or premium composite from outside on day one. They warp, sag and burgle within five years.

True composite doors are 48mm (composite door) or 54mm (premium composite) of solid laminated timber core, with full-thickness GRP skins front and back. The difference in feel is immediate — close one and it sounds like a proper timber door, not a hollow PVC slab. The difference in security is measurable — the BSI-tested forced-entry resistance of a 48mm timber core is in a different category from a foam-filled 28mm slab.

Process

How we deliver your composite doors

01

Survey & spec

Measure of frame opening, discussion of style, colour, glazing pattern, hardware finish and side-panel/over-panel options.
02

Design online + in person

We use composite door's online configurator with you to visualise the exact door — colour, glass, hardware, letterbox, knocker and numerals — before ordering.
03

Manufacture

composite door lead time is 2–3 weeks, premium composite 3–4 weeks. Doors are made to order with your exact spec.
04

Install

Removal of existing door and frame, fit of new frame to plumb and square, hanging of new door slab, full PAS24 lock setup and weather sealing.
05

Sign-off

Three-key handover, lock operation demo, Certass notification within 30 days.

Benefits

What you get from a composite doors job done right

PAS24 multi-point locking

Anti-snap, anti-pick, anti-bump cylinder (TS007 3-star kitemark), 8-point hooks and bolts engaging into the frame keep.

12-year colour-stable warranty

GRP skin won't fade, peel or chalk over 12 years — composite door's warranty is one of the strongest in the trade.

U-value 1.0 W/m²K

Solid timber core plus thermal-broken composite frame delivers excellent thermal performance — better than most uPVC doors.

Heavy & quiet

A 48mm solid door slab feels and sounds heavy. Closes with a satisfying thud, not a hollow rattle.

27 colour options

composite door's range covers 27 standard colours and any RAL on request — including dual colour (different inside vs outside).

Secured by Design

Police-preferred specification status. Many home insurers offer reduced premiums for Secured by Design doors.

In Detail

Composite door construction, lock spec, and the differences that matter

composite door (our default): 48mm laminated timber core (engineered hardwood, not softwood pine), 2mm GRP skins front and back, polyurethane edge banding, multi-point Yale lock with TS007 3-star anti-snap cylinder. 12-year colour warranty, 10-year frame warranty.

premium composite: 54mm solid timber core (premium specification), thicker GRP skin, slightly heavier feel, additional mechanical interlock in the lock keep. 12-year warranty across the board.

Lock specification: we fit only TS007 3-star kitemarked anti-snap cylinders as standard — these resist the lock-snapping technique that accounts for around 25% of all forced-entry burglaries on residential front doors. Below 3-star you're vulnerable; cylinder upgrade alone is one of the most effective security improvements possible.

Glass options: double-glazed obscure glazing in dozens of patterns (Stippolyte, Cotswold, Charcoal Sticks, Murano), or full glass options where you want the door to read as more open. Toughened or laminated to PAS24 standard.

Side panels and over-panels: matched composite panels can extend the door to fill wider openings up to ~2.4m, with options for glazed, half-glazed or fully solid panels.

Hardware: chrome, brushed steel, satin gold, matt black handle, knocker, letterbox and numerals. We size letterboxes to current Royal Mail spec (250mm × 38mm minimum aperture)..

Close-up of multi-point door locking mechanism on a composite door showing hooks, bolts and TS007 anti-snap cylinder

Coverage

Areas we cover for composite doors

Composite door installs span all Essex residential areas. Most-requested colours: Anthracite Grey, Chartwell Green, Duck Egg Blue, French Navy and Black Ash.

Related services in this category

Front doors — broader category covering composite, timber and PVC front entrances.
Bi-fold doors — rear door upgrade often paired with new front door for whole-house refresh.
Window installation — many homeowners replace front door and front windows together for a coordinated look.
Back to the doors category hub — see the full range under this category.

Who Delivers This

Billy Hutcherson

Director, Bi Folds & Windows Direct of Essex Ltd

Billy is the director of Bi Folds & Windows Direct of Essex Ltd — a family-run business incorporated on 20 June 2020 (Companies House No. 12684765) that supplies and installs aluminium bi-fold doors, uPVC and aluminium windows, composite front doors and roof lanterns directly to homeowners across Essex, Kent and Hertfordshire.

Recent Work

Recent composite doors jobs

Navy composite double front doors with chrome handles on a red-brick Essex home — Brentwood — composite double doors in French Navy with chrome bar handles

Navy composite front door with glazed side panel — Chelmsford — navy composite door with side panel, full PAS24 spec

Black gloss composite front door fitted to a brick Essex home — Hertford — gloss black composite door with chrome hardware

FAQs

Common questions about composite doors

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Free survey, online design configurator session, written quote with hardware itemised. 12-year colour warranty plus our 10-year workmanship guarantee.