Door composition
Single doors, paired doors and wider entrance arrangements can be developed around the opening.
Timber doors
Entrance doors designed as part of the architecture.
Purpose-made timber entrance doors combining proportion, panel design, glazing, ironmongery and finish into one coherent first impression.
Made to order
More than a door leaf
Frame, panels, glazing, sidelights, fanlights and hardware should be designed together.
Bespoke entrance design
Purpose-made for each project
Accoya specialists
Material selected for external joinery
50-year timber warranty
From Accsys, against rot and decay
The entrance should belong to the whole elevation.
A front door is visually prominent, but it should still feel connected to the proportions, materials and period of the building.
Farrar can develop the door leaf, frame, sidelights, fanlight, glazing, thresholds and hardware around the opening. That allows the entrance to be treated as an architectural composition rather than a standard product inserted into the wall.
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Design principle
Panel layout and surrounding glazing should be reviewed as a single composition.
A beautiful entrance still has practical work to do.
Weathering, daily use, access, glazing, locking and thresholds must be resolved without losing the visual clarity of the design.
Panel proportions developed around the elevation.
The door, frame and any surrounding glazing are designed together so the entrance feels appropriately scaled to the property.
Bespoke panel layouts
Sidelights and fanlights
Traditional or contemporary detailing
See the details in context.
Door, sidelights and fanlight designed as one composition
Entrance-door specification at a glance.
Door size, exposure, access, threshold, glazing and locking requirements should be confirmed together.
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Purpose-made timber door leaf and frame designed around opening dimensions, panel layout and surrounding glazing.
Opening and operation
Opening direction, access, hinges, thresholds and everyday use are reviewed during design development.
Glazing
Glass selected around safety, privacy, thermal, decorative and architectural requirements.
Finishes and hardware
Factory-applied finishes and coordinated locks, handles and other visible ironmongery.
Warranty and maintenance
The Accoya timber carries a 50-year manufacturer's warranty against rot and decay. Factory-applied finishes need a maintenance coat after around eight years on average, and at least every five years in exposed locations.
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Accoya is the timber behind the 50-year warranty. These cover how it performs and why it is specified for external joinery.
Project case study
French doors around salvaged stained glass
Doors built around the customer's salvaged stained glass, chemically cleaned and encapsulated within the double-glazed units.
Read the full projectQuestions about entrance doors.
Initial guidance for homeowners, builders and project specifiers.
No. We make external doors only: front and entrance doors, French doors, stable doors and bi-folding doors. We do not make internal, cupboard or wardrobe doors.
Yes. Panel layouts, glazing, frame arrangement and surrounding sidelights or fanlights can be developed around the project.
Factory-applied finishes and compatible ironmongery can be selected as part of the final specification.
These can be incorporated where the opening, structure and project design allow.
The locking, glazing and hardware specification should be confirmed around the project's security and access requirements.
Thinking about a new entrance door?
Send a photograph of the elevation, opening dimensions and examples of the architectural direction you prefer.
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