Both front doors and back doors are important components of our home. While they provide the same function, they serve different roles in home security, insulation and aesthetics.
Typically, a home’s front door faces far greater public exposure, sitting at the forefront of your home’s façade. They face greater pressure to look the part and increase the curb appeal of their property. They’re also usually the home’s primary defence point.
On the other hand, back doors are usually much less visible. They can prove vulnerable to break-ins due to the privacy of a back garden and fewer passersby on hand to interrupt.
If you’re looking to invest in a new door for either the front or back of your home, there are aspects you should consider before making any final decisions.
Features of Composite Front vs Back Doors
Front doors are typically built to combine strength with aesthetics, as they contribute greatly to first impressions. They usually have more design flexibility, with more glazing, hardware and colour options available.
They also typically include extra reinforcement, with a thicker core and tougher outer skin to ensure they’re fully equipped to act as the home’s primary line of defence.
Back doors tend to prioritise practical features like security, accessibility and durability, given their placement on the property. They might also be much simpler in design than front doors, focusing on functionality over decoration.
Energy Efficiency & Security Comparison
Both front and back doors tend to offer excellent insulation, owing to their thick cores and multi-layer builds. You might find that your front door faces tougher weather conditions due to its location and requires stronger seals and thermal barriers.
They must also be designed to withstand the highest levels of attempted forced entry, to deal with any opportunistic intruders. Back doors, however, are statistically the most common entry route for intruders due to their seclusion and being out of view, so they must also be manufactured to deal with any attempted intrusions.
The Endurance Solution
No matter what you want to get out of a door, Endurance has you covered. All our doors could easily serve on either side of your home’s façade,
All our doors are built with both visual appeal, security and functionality in mind, meaning you don’t have to compromise in any way when investing in your new entrance.
Our design flexibility allows you to shape your door to suit your property however you seek fit – with over 85 door designs and 20+ colours for you to choose from.
They each achieve a u-value of 1.4 or lower, so you can rest assured knowing your home is working hard to keep you comfortable and keep the costs of your heating bills down.
Our doors are also built to be safe and secure, featuring advanced multi-point locks and impressive ABS Master Cylinders to deter any potential intruders and defend against any disturbance.
If you’re feeling inspired to upgrade either your front or back door, our Virtual Door Designer is a great place to start! You can experiment with all our door styles, colours and hardware to design the door that is perfect for you.
Using our innovative HomeView tool, you can even see how your new door would look on your home!
Invest in Endurance today and discover the difference one of our composites could make in place of your old front or back door.
