Which PVC doors should you choose and why?

| Voytech Stanowski V. Stanowski | 10.07.2019

When PVC panel door is the best choice for your company? Which panel of entrance door should you choose: attachment or infill, to make your client fully satisfied? See the comparison of attachment and infill panel doors, which will help you decide.

PVC entrance door is a very popular product, particularly in Germany, but also in other countries. The framework is made of plastic sections, and the panel is filled with polyurethane, which provides heat and good acoustic.

When and why should you recommend PVC entrance doors?

When your client wants to have a non-standard size doors
When he is looking for premium entrance doors in a good price.
If you want to ensure that your customer can purchase entrance doors that match the color of their windows.
When your client is looking for some classic models of entrance doors with a simple design.

How to convince your client that PVC panel doors are a great alternative for standard doors?

He will be able to order his doors in any size.
If he chooses a steel door instead, he will have to choose the size of the door that fits the opening
He has a guarantee that he can buy his doors that will match the color of his windows.
He will pay less than for aluminium door, however he will be satisfied with very similar design with prestige appearance.
Chic and smart design and what is more, invisible hinges.

Comparison of PVC front doors

Here are some arguments, which you can use to help your client with choosing the best option for him.

What are the differences between attachment and infill panels?

thanks to the cover, the door has better thermal insulation
overlay panels look much more aesthetic
there are single-sided and double-sided overlay panels
higher price of a door with an overlay panel: a two-sided door is about 700 PLN more expensive, thus the price is about 16% higher than the input panel

Doors with attachment panel
Thermal isulation	Ud = 0.91
Appearance	High, flushed panel
PRICE	from 1272 EUR
Doors with infill panel
Thermal isulation	Ud = 1.03
Appearance	Low, visible input
PRICE	from 1103 EUR

Contrary to the mistaken impression, the overlay panel, thanks to its frameless construction, does not increase safety at all. Both the hatch and overlay doors are just as safe. If the client wants to protect himself against the consequences of a burglary, a much better solution will be to invest in a professional alarm and insure his property.

Jakub Głowacki, debesto.com advisor

Attachment panel – is it worth to pay extra?

Despite the higher price, in our opinion, the overlay panel is above all more practical and aesthetic. First of all, it eliminates the disadvantages of doors made of insert panels.

Here are some reasons, why it is worth to pay more:

attachment panel, provides higher comfort of usage
cleaning of attachment doors is easier, the surface of the doors is almost flat
attachment panel looks like a standard front door in premium class

Which PVC doors should you choose – summary

The biggest advantage of plastic doors is the ability to choose any dimension in which the doors are custom made. It is up to the customer which type of panel to choose. The main differences are a matter of appearance and ease of cleaning, as well as price.

A double-sided attachment panel is about 16% (double-sided) and about 8% (single-sided) more expensive than an infill panel, but offers better comfort of use and looks better. The client can choose his door’s colour that is similar to a window woodwork that he has in his house. He has the option to select a door color that matches the color of the window frames. PVC doors have lower price than aluminium ones, and your investor will be satisfied with doors of similar or even of the same prestige.

about author

Voytech Stanowski

Founder and owner of debesto.com, company from Poland that specializes in the export of windows and doors in the B2B segment.
As a joinery distributor, debesto.com supplies windows to Germany, the Benelux countries, France, England and the British Isles, among others, but also to the USA or the Seychelles.

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2. How does the payment look like? Do I have to pay the whole amount immediately?

We suggest two forms of payment: 1. 50% of advance for production of the product and 50% shall be paid before picking up/ sending the goods. 2. 100% payment in advance. This form is much more favorable because we give you an additional 5% discount depending on the group of products.

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4. If the windows would be installed by a different company, do the products keep the warranty?

Yes, the only condition is installing the product in accordance with the art of assembly and applicable standards in the country of the installation in terms of the warranty.

5. Do the products that I buy have a foreign warranty?

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