Luxury Front Door Review S500 Spitfire Doors
In this video, Richard reviews the S500 range of spitfire doors - often regarded as works of art within the luxury door industry.
Specifications:
Maximum width of 1250 millimetres
Maximum height of 2700 millimetres
Thickness 95 millimetres
Overall U-value of 0.6
Properties:
This true aluminium door consists of a two-piece aluminium system, the door frame and the door slab.
Available in over 400 door designs along with textured finishes.
LED and Crystal Customisations.
Option for an upgrade to fingerprint locking.
Fingerprint locking comes with an app which allows you to manage your door lock.
Built-in doorbell.
Triple-glazed lamination helps reduce noise transfer and improves energy efficiency - helping reduce energy consumption.
PAS 24 ensures the prevention of unauthorised access to your home.
Environmentally friendly.
The fingerprint option still comes with mechanical locking.
You can change the internal handle.
Negatives:
10-14 week wait time, due to travel from Europe.
Occasionally temperamental fingerprint scanners (Due to conditions such as wet fingers)
Only a two-year guarantee on the fingerprint locking.
Often not suitable for houses close to the coast.
Additional costs due to the use of electricity with fingerprint locking
No battery pack so relies on the house as a source of electricity - will not work in a power cut.
Not all of the designs available for this system will fit into a standard 900-millimetre opening; the traditional size of a new build.
Requires specialists for installation.
Can be high priced - as additional accessories mean additional costs.