Are you looking for a new entrance door? There are probably lots of questions that you are asking yourself about the process and the best types of door to choose. Should you pick a different material? What kind of style should you go for? Is the security good? Should you pick a different colour? Will the door suit your home? There are lots of decisions to be made, and for most homeowners, buying a new front door isn’t a commonplace occurrence, so it’s not usually an area where you’ll have a great deal of experience.

One of the first things to consider is the door material you will go for. There are two main materials you should think about: aluminium and steel. Here is a brief overview of each type to help you make your decision.

Aluminium entrance doors

Aluminium is a popular material, offering excellent soundproofing and very good insulation. The doors themselves are also beautiful, offering a quality finish and the option to incorporate designer elements into the door. You can have triple glazing in the door as well if you would like, helping to maintain a consistent temperature and making it harder to break.

Steel entrance doors

These are usually not as expensive as aluminium entrance doors – they are a mid range product. They will offer you excellent strength and resistance to harsh weather conditions, plus they are highly resistant to break ins due to their strength and security levels. Steel entrance doors are good all rounders within the garage door market.

Choosing the appearance of your door

The appearance of your entrance door is very important and will make a big impression on you and others who are visiting your home. If you are putting in a new entrance door, but you’re not altering any other part of your home, you might be concerned about how well your new front door will blend in with the rest of your property. One way to combat this is to choose an entrance door that matches your garage door. If you aren’t sure that they will match completely, you could also choose to put in a new garage door for a uniform appearance. It will be worth it in terms of having the best aesthetic and making your home look even more beautiful.

You can customise your entrance door in many ways with the glazing and door furniture your choose. Go for one pane of glass, multiple panes of glass, or no glazing at all. The choice is entirely yours. You can select from different door handles in various finishes to complement the rest of your home as well.

If you want to make your home brighter, you can also choose doors with side lights. These are panes of glass that are fitted either side of your front door, letting more light into your hallway. There will be different glazing options available and you can choose the style and type of door/window that suits your own particular type of property.

As a housing agent or property manager, it can be easy to forget that the properties you manage are your tenants’ homes. For you, they are all about logistics and management, but for your tenants, they are their safe place to live, that they are making their own. You need to ensure you respect this and make sure their homes are as secure as they can possibly be.

In order to do this, you need to use high quality doors and windows that lock fully. You also need to carry out any maintenance straight away where security is concerned – some things can wait, but security cannot. Carry out regular inspections of your properties to make sure tenants are looking after them, but also to make sure everything is safe and secure. Make sure your tenants know to come to you if they experience any issues to do with the security of their homes.

Garage door are as important as entrance doors if your property has a garage or outbuilding. It’s another entrance into your property, so needs securing and looking after in just the same way as a front entrance. What’s more, your tenants will want to be given options in how to use their garage, so by installing a quality door, you are opening up the options for them. This is much more likely to create happy tenants – just the kind that you want in your property, who are much more likely to look after it and stay living there long term. As a landlord, this is exactly the kind of tenant you want, so anything you can do to attract them is going to be highly beneficial to you.

An insulated door could be everything you are looking for in terms of your rental property’s garage door. Offering superior performance, excellent aesthetics and a better all-round experience, insulated doors are a cut above your standard low-cost garage doors. They can benefit you (and your tenants) well into the future, offering value for money and innovation, all within one single garage door. If you choose something that is of a higher quality for your rental home, you won’t look back. It’s going to last you longer and will make life better for the people living in your homes.

The benefits of insulated garage doors – from a landlord’s perspective

These are some of the benefits you can expect when you install insulated garage doors:

1. Better heat retention. An insulated sectional door will be double skinned, and if steel, will usually have a foam filled central core as well. This will help to keep the property warmer, meaning there is less need for heating. It will generally be in better condition as well, because a warm property is a dry property – one that doesn’t suffer from issues with damp. This is a huge issue in the rental market, so if you make sure this isn’t a problem your tenants face, they will automatically be better off than many.
2. Cooler in summer. A well insulated door will generally keep a garage at a steadier temperature. This means it will also help keep heat out in summer, so your tenants can enjoy a more comfortable atmosphere all year round.
3. Gives your tenants a different way to use their garage space. More and more people are choosing to do something different with their garage space. If your tenants are lucky enough to have a garage space, they may choose to do something different with it entirely and see it as a valuable space that can do more than act as a parking space. Better insulation allows them to use it as something like a gym or office.
4. Long lasting. Sectional insulated doors are high quality, so will generally last longer. By investing in a high-quality sectional door, you won’t need to replace it all the time and won’t incur these costs. Keeping your costs down as a landlord is essential.

In general, most landlords will not allow tenants to have pets in their properties. However, there may be circumstances in which this can be considered, and you may want to allow it in some situations. As a landlord, your business will run much more smoothly if you have good tenants who remain in your property for many years. This might mean that you make some exceptions for particularly good tenants, like allowing them to have a pet if it will keep them in the property for longer.

It also depends on the type of pet and the ramifications for your property. For example, if a tenant wanted to have a small pet in a cage, this is unlikely to do any harm to your property. Something like a dog or a cat may be more detrimental. However, do bear in mind that if you have a disabled tenant, they may need to have an assistance dog.

A large part of having happy tenants is making sure they know exactly what to expect from the service they receive from you as a landlord. You should be careful to manage their expectations from the beginning of your landlord tenant relationship, so they know the important deadlines for anything that might be happening with their home, and they they feel comfortable and well informed.

Make sure your tenant has a copy of all terms and conditions in advance, and has a copy to keep. You should go through any points that are especially important to note, making sure they understand all their obligations. Check on your tenants every once in a while to make sure they are happy and have everything they need to be comfortable and happy. If they have any issues with the property, make sure they know who to tell so that it can be resolved for them.