Why do so many people in Barnsley choose composite doors?
Because a composite door looks like painted timber without behaving like it. It is built in layers: an insulating core, a reinforced frame around it, and a hard outer skin of glass reinforced plastic pressed with a wood grain. It is heavy, it closes with a solid sound, and it never needs sanding or repainting.
Most of the houses Luke and Dale work on are brick semis, terraces and bungalows, and plenty still have a tired white plastic door. Changing it for a composite door alters the look of the house more than any other single job. That is why doors are the biggest set in their photographs: more than thirty finished front doors, every one on a local house.
Doing the windows at the same time? Have a look at replacement windows too.
L&D fit composite and uPVC doors. If the house really calls for timber, they would rather tell you than sell you the wrong thing.
Which colour suits a red brick, stone or rendered house?
Picking the colour is where most of the thinking goes, and the answer is in the wall around the door, not in a brochure. A few rules of thumb hold up on the houses in this area:
- Red brick takes almost any dark colour. Anthracite grey and black look sharp against it. Deep green and navy look warmer and more traditional.
- Sandstone and pale stone suit rosewood, black and anthracite, which stand out against it. A cream door on pale stone tends to disappear.
- Render and cladding are where grey and blue grey come into their own. The wall is plain, so the door becomes the feature.
- White frames around a dark door soften it. Frames in the same colour as the door make it look more modern.
Every door below is one Luke and Dale fitted, so you can see how each colour actually sits on a real house.
What glass can you have in a composite door?
The glass matters as much as the colour. It decides how much light reaches the hall and how much of the hall anyone on the path can see. From the doors Luke and Dale have fitted:
- Leaded and stained panels for a traditional door, as one large panel or two smaller ones.
- Small square panels, in a line or staggered, for a modern door that lets light in without giving a view in.
- Tall slim panels, frosted or patterned, for more light in a narrow hall.
- Arched glass, which suits a house with an arched porch or a brick arch over the door.
- Glazed side panels beside the door, the biggest single change you can make to a dark hallway.
Handles, letterbox and knocker are picked separately, in chrome, gold, black or brushed metal. A long bar handle on a flat contemporary door is a different look altogether. If you want a frame of glass around the door or a porch over the step, see porches and glass surrounds.
What did customers say about their new doors?
They turned up on time to quote for our new windows and doors and explained all the options we needed for safety, security and being energy efficient.
Mark Plunkett
High standard of work carried out, very professional and clean and tidy throughout the whole fitting of our new door and windows.
Natalie Plant
Excellent service..love my new door..thank you
Dawn Allan
L&D hold 5.0 from 19 Google reviews, and every one of them is five stars. Luke and Dale have fifteen years in the trade and have run their own firm since April 2026.
To talk about a new front door, ring 07487 719666 or send a message. You can see more of their finished doors on the Our work page.
