Windows, doors & extensions across Essex · Brightlingsea showroom
Windows, doors & extensions across Essex · Brightlingsea showroom
Explore 1950s composite door ideas for your Essex home. Compare genuine Comp Door designs and bring your favourites to our Brightlingsea showroom.
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1950s homes vary from modest terraces to generous detached houses. A straightforward panelled or vertically detailed door can suit the uncluttered brickwork. Somerset is worth comparing with the simpler Aston Solid or a lightly glazed Whitmore.
Try a muted blue or green with restrained furniture, or a darker door to define a pale façade. Think about the amount of daylight reaching the hall. If you retain original surrounding glass, choose a door pattern that complements rather than overwhelms it.
Bring a photograph of your home and any details you would like to retain. We can help you compare designs, discuss privacy and check the opening at survey. Our Brightlingsea team works with homeowners in Colchester, Clacton and surrounding Essex villages.
Vertical boarding and a neat rectangular window work with cottage settings and simple modern façades.
£1,900–2,650 inc. VAT*
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A long central glazed aperture makes the glass the focus, with a vertical shape suited to a clean entrance scheme.
£1,950–2,700 inc. VAT*
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Two tall glazed panels over traditional moulded detailing. A versatile starting point for a balanced, welcoming entrance.
£1,800–2,500 inc. VAT*
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An unglazed panelled door for privacy. Add light through a separate sidelight if your entrance allows.
£1,750–2,400 inc. VAT*
Design details ↗*Illustrative fitted budgets, including VAT, for planning only — not confirmed Spectrum prices or a quotation. Final cost depends on survey, size, frame, glass, hardware, finish and installation work. Sidelights, toplights and structural alterations are extra unless stated in your quote.
These are modern composite doors chosen as styling suggestions. They are not certified replicas of historic joinery.
Compare physical samples outdoors beside your brick or render. Consider your window frames and porch as well as the door itself.
Decorative appearance and locking specification are separate choices. We will confirm compatible glazing and hardware for the design you select.
Choose a door style, colours, glazing and furniture in Spectrum Glazing’s Comp Door designer. Explore frame options and see how your choices work together.
Design your own Comp DoorOpens Spectrum Glazing’s own Comp Door designer in a new tab. Create your door and send your design enquiry to our team for a fitted quotation.
Ask us about finance for your Comp Door installation through Ideal4Finance. We’ll confirm the available plans with your written quotation.
Spectrum’s current finance page outlines 0% over 12 months with a minimum 20% deposit on qualifying orders. This offer is marked as awaiting lender confirmation. Longer terms carry a higher APR.
Explore finance optionsSubject to status, eligibility and lender approval. Terms apply. Check the confirmed deposit, APR, monthly payments and total payable before applying. Spectrum Glazing Ltd is an introducer appointed representative of Ideal Sales Solutions Ltd, trading as Ideal4Finance, a credit broker, not a lender (FRN 703401).
Visit Spectrum Glazing in Brightlingsea, near Colchester. Bring a photo of your entrance and we’ll help you narrow down the details.
