External Doors By Type

External Doors by Type

Choosing an external door is easier when you start with the job it needs to do. A grand front entrance, a hard-working back door, a light-filled garden opening and a characterful stable door are all external doors, but each is built and styled for a different purpose. Browsing by type helps you narrow the range quickly to the doors that suit your opening, then choose the material, glazing and finish to match. Every type here is made from solid timber and built to handle British weather, with security and insulation as standard.

Front Doors

Your front door is the face of your home and its first line of security. Ours combine strong, solid timber construction with styles from classic panelled and cottage designs to cleaner contemporary looks, glazed or unglazed, so you can make the entrance welcoming without compromising on strength.

Back Doors

Back doors take more punishment than any other door in the house — opened constantly, exposed at the rear, and expected to keep things secure. The same quality timber doors work front or back; for a rear entrance, many people choose a half-glazed or unglazed style for privacy and a little extra daylight in the kitchen or utility.

French Doors

Our external french doors are timber doors made mostly of glass, opening a room to the garden and pulling daylight deep into the house. Toughened or double glazing keeps them strong and well insulated, while the solid timber frame handles the weather and takes an exterior finish beautifully.

Stable Doors

Stable doors split into two independently opening halves, so you can throw open the top for ventilation and a view while keeping the bottom closed against pets, children and draughts. A country classic, and as practical today as ever.

Contemporary and Traditional Styles

Whatever the type, styling matters. Our contemporary external doors suit modern and new-build homes with clean lines and simple glazing, while our traditional external doors bring panelled detail and period character to older properties.

Complete the Entrance

Whichever type you choose, hang it with a matching external door frame and protect the timber with the right exterior wood treatment before use.

Not Sure Which to Choose?

If you know the look but not the material, compare timber options on our external doors by material page, or head back to the full external doors range. Our team is always happy to talk through the right type for your entrance.