Which PVC doors should you choose and why?

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 in your sale.

PVC entrance door it’s a very popular product, particularly in Germany, but more often even in other countries. Framework is made of plastic sections, and panel is filled with polyurethane, what povides heat and good acoustic.

When and why should you advise PVC entrance doors ? 

  • When your client wants to have his doors of non-standard sizes.
  • When he is looking for premium entrance doors in a good price.
  • If you want to be sure that your client would be able to buy entrance doors in the same colour as his 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 is a great alternative for standard doors?

  • He will be able to order his doors in any size.
  • If he chooses a steel door, 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 matches to his window’s colour.
  • He will pay less than for aluminium door, however he will be satisfied with very similar doors with prestige appearance. 
  • Chic and smart design and what is more, invisible hinges would be interesting for his wife too.

 

Filling- attachment or infill?

Remember that choosing the proper panel for your’s client requirements and wishes is very important. It will reduce a risk of his dissatisfaction and affect on a final succes of investment.

Example of PVC panel door model from debesto.com offer.

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, i.e. the price is about 16% higher than the input panel

 

Doors with attachment panel
Thermal isulationUd = 0.91
AppearanceHigh, flushed panel
PRICEfrom 1272 EUR
Doors with infill panel
Thermal isulationUd = 1.03
AppearanceLow, visible input
PRICEfrom 1103 EUR

PVC infill doors.

PVC attachment doors.

Comparison of Infill and attachment PVC doors.

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, surface of the doors is almost flat.
  • Attachment panel looks like a standard front doors in premium class.

If your client wants to save...

Yo can offer PVC doors with single-sided attachment panel. From the outside, doors will have a one aesthetic overlay, and inside an infill panel.

Which PVC doors should you choose- summary

The most important advantage of doors made of plastic is the possibility to choose any size, in which doors are prepared on order. It depends on client’s decision, what type of panel should be chosen. Main differences- it’s a matter of appearance, ease of cleaning and 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. Client can choose his door’s colour that is similar to a window woodwork that he has in his house. PVC doors has lower price than aluminium ones, and client 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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faq

Debesto.com – who are we and what do we do?

1.What will I gain from working with you?

First of all, you’ll save your TIME. We will do the whole work with ordering doors, windows, gates, and blinds for you. Why should you outsource it to us? 
  • You will get products in a quality which was checked by us.
  • You don’t have to worry about meeting the deadline or financial condition of the supplier - we order the production only to verified companies.
  • We’ll find products that suit your needs - it doesn’t matter if that are windows, wooden or aluminum doors, PCV, blinds, or garage doors.
  • One complete transport at a lower price instead of a few different ones will come to the place of investment.
  • You’ll comfortably get everything done with one adviser, one invoice, one transfer, and only one place where you can (if necessary) make a complaint.
 

2. Does your company produce windows?

We aren’t just a traditional producer. We order the production of doors, windows, gates, and blinds inside of a network of selected and verified suppliers in terms of production punctuality, their financial condition, and the quality of products. We call ourselves the broker on a polish joinery market. We’ll do all of the arduous work with ordering the joinery from Poland for you. We’ll choose relevant products at an affordable price, organise safe transport and we’ll deliver the product to any address in the world. 

3. Do you have any stationary representatives in other countries?

We do not have any branches in other countries. Our office and a magazine are in Poland in Oleśnica (30 km from Wrocław).We overcome thousands of kilometers separating us from our clients owing to modern technologies. Thanks to that you’ll save your money and time because we don’t have to add any extra costs to the services or products to maintain expensive offices all over the world.

Transport and delivery

1. Do you have a transport in your offer?

Yes, collaborating with debesto.com you get a complex service of joinery order including transport.Transport is priced individually for every project. The distance and package dimensions or its elements have an impact on the price. The presence of e.g. a huge HS window may raise the price compared to the delivery of standard windows.We always look for the best transport option, which besides the competitive price guarantees safety and punctuality of the delivery. The more you order the more you save - we send goods from different places in one transport. The location ensures favorable delivery prices to many different places. If the transport offer won’t be satisfying enough you can send your own shipping or pick up the package in person.

2. what is an estimated time of the transport?

The transport time depends on the month in which the package is to arrive. To most of the countries, it is something about 3 days after packing the goods. The delivery time depends on that if the transport is dedicated (The driver is going to only one client) or in the partial load (delivery to a few clients). To countries aside from UE the time is much longer. To USA it is about 30-35 days, the delivery to Africa is very similar.

3. If I order the joinery from debesto.com will I get transport for free?

It is possible - the final offer is determined with the client’s keeper. It depends on the size of the order and the place of delivery. At the same time, we always look for the best transport offer, which after summarizing with the prices of products allows the customer to save money on the import from Poland.

4. Will I definitely get the goods on time?

Don’t worry, we know how important punctuality is in our business. That is why we deliver the goods only by using certified transport companies and we order production to the verified factories. We also track the order fulfillment all the time, to react in case of delay. We always assume a margin of error and we do not promise the client unfeasible deadline. We prefer to say honestly, that the delivery will take longer than giving empty promises.

5. Are my goods insured during transport?

Yes, the package is fully insured. We deliver the goods only by using certified transport companies which have OC insurance for transported goods. If the commodity got damaged we deal with fixing the damage, so the new product can come to you as fast as possible. After that, we clarify this situation with the transport company.

6. Is it possible to get a forklift unloading at the price of the transport?

Yes, it is possible but remember that we always explore the client’s possibilities in terms of unloading goods individually. Our experienced logistic section takes care of the transport organisation. It is also looking for the best solution for you in terms of value for money for transport to offered options such as the elevator or a forklift. In some countries, it happens that for example, it is much more profitable to rent a forklift at the location, than paying extra for it at the transport company.

Delivery time, payment, installation, warranty

1. What is the delivery time on debesto.com?

The time of order processing is highly dependent on its specification. For example, white PCV windows, standard colors (anthracite on one side) can be ready for pick up or a shipment from 7 working days. The waiting time for nonstandard PCV colors is about 4 weeks depending on the color. The production time of PCV doors is also about 4 weeks. Aluminium doors and windows - from 3 weeks, wooden windows from 6 weeks. Furthermore, the blinds about 2 weeks, garage doors - about 3 weeks, metallic doors from 4 weeks. You’ll find estimated production time next to every product on its subpage.

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.

3. Will I buy the joinery with an installation on debesto.com?

No, on debesto.com we sell only windows, doors, blinds, and gates, which we deliver to every place in the world. The installation of the windows depends on the client. We do not offer installation service because our offer is not directed to the building companies, installers, developers, and realtors that can install the joinery by themselves.

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?

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.

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