The key benefit to a door set is they arrive on time at the site together with the hinges and locks / latches factory fitted. On site you will simply need to add a few more components to have a fully operable and swinging door with the correct associated ironmongery. Each room can be marked … Continue reading Door Guide: What Ironmongery do I Need for a Pre-Hung Door Set?...

We often get asked the pros and cons between Solid Wood and Engineered internal doors. Although we can manufacture Solid Wood doors we tend to steer away from Solid Wood for several reasons, mainly instability, costs, fire ratings and limitations to finishes. As a result 99% of the internal doors we sell are Engineered construction. … Continue reading Internal Doors: An Insight into Quality...

Do we supply primed doors? Yes, in fact we do this very often. It is then down to the client to finish the leaf themselves. What is a primed door? When the door leaf is constructed (or ‘engineered’ as we like to say, since a high density timber fibre is used to prevent issues such … Continue reading Primed Doors...

We’ve been busy finding out some more trends on finishes and colour schemes again! The dark stained doors on this property are brought to life by the detailed white architrave and plinth blocks that altogether create a stunning interior piece. This effect is great if the look is designed to exude a very high quality … Continue reading September Door Gallery: More Architrave Ideas and Trends...

It’s possible to purchase your door as a complete pre-hung door-set, at SWD all of ours come like this too. The great advantage is that it’s a ‘no fuss’ solution – an end user doesnt need to go out and buy separele (and often difficult to obtian accessories and fixtures) and it’s a far faster … Continue reading Advantages of Buying a Pre-Hung Door Set...