People rip out old timber front doors.
Those old doors had massive glass panels in them. They get replaced with solid aluminium. It is a big, heavy slab of dark metal.
It looks highly secure from the street. But the inside of the house suffers.
The Pitch Black Hallway
The hallway goes completely dark.
The natural light vanishes. The hall lights have to stay on all day long just to find a coat. You fix the security, but you accidentally build a cave.
The Glass Surround
You do not have to put glass back into the actual door leaf.
The glass goes around the frame instead. Sidelights sit on the left or right of the door. Toplights sit right above the frame head.
You get the solid metal finish on the door, but the light still gets into the house.
The Privacy Problem
Clear glass next to a front door ruins the privacy. People on the street look straight in.
Sandblasted glass fixes it.
It is totally frosted. The sun pours straight through the sidelights. The hallway stays completely bright. But nobody can see inside the house.
The Ultimate Setup
This is the standard for high-end modern houses.
You keep the heavy-duty metal security on the door itself. You keep the privacy. But you don’t ruin the light inside the property.
Come down to 78 Alma Road. We have solid aluminium doors built into frames with sandblasted sidelights. Stand behind them and see how much light actually gets through or give us a call on 01202 533126.
