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Keeping your doors well maintained
As winners of the Consumer Protection Association’s Customer Care Award, we manufacture our doors to a high standard, which means that they don’t take too much looking after. Here are some simple tips that will help you keep your doors looking good without upsetting your lifestyle.
uPVC and aluminium doors
Doors naturally get dirty as they’re exposed to rain, pollution and wind. Dirt on its own shouldn’t damage your doors, but you can keep them looking good by following our guidelines.
Depending on where you live, you may need to clean your doors more often. In towns and cities such as Nottingham they may need cleaning every three months or so, but in more rural areas every six months will be enough, so cleaning won’t interfere with your lifestyle.
Get A QuoteEveryday cleaning
Tougher stains
Don’t use
Some methods and products can damage your doors and should always be avoided:
Timber doors
We use carefully chosen seasoned wood for our timber frames. Though this has natural properties to help it stand up to the elements, in our factory it gets a colour harmonising preservative finish followed by a protective paint or stain with a micro-porous finish.
Get A QuoteNormal cleaning – to be done twice a year
Recoating
We do recommend that the surface coating gets an annual inspection and if necessary the wood should be re-coated using a micro-porous stain or paint.
How to do it:
Dealing with chips and scratches:
Movement, grain and knots
Because wood is a natural product, you’re bound to get knots and differences in the appearance of the grain. These are part of the natural beauty of a timber product rather than faults. Since it’s a natural product, a certain degree of movement in terms of expansion or contraction of the wood can be expected too.
Maintaining hardwood entrance doors
A hardwood entrance door with a stain finish has to be correctly looked after. Each year the stain finish on the door needs to be inspected, and if the finish appears to be worn or damaged, then apply a further coat of stain. More frequent inspections may be needed in certain locations or conditions – for example, in coastal areas or for south-facing doors. Call our customer services team for advice if you’re in doubt.
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Everyday cleaning
For day-to-day cleaning, use water with soap or washing-up liquid added and a soft cloth
Removing tough stains
What not to do
Caring for leaded glass
After a while, the lead part of this glass naturally becomes weathered, but any oxidisation will be of a uniform colour. The time this takes to happen will vary between installations and even between doors; it depends on how much exposure it gets to the elements and whether the installation is located in an urban or rural area. You need to be patient and let the natural weathering process run its course
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Everyday cleaning
Don’t use
These methods and products can lead to damage or corrosion to your products:
Oiling
Keys
Door Hinges
Oiling
If you’d like to find out more about Lifestyle Windows, come along to our Ilkeston showroom and conservatory village. We provide on-site parking and are open six days a week during normal working hours. You can even book an appointment with one of our friendly advisors for an evening or Sunday visit to our stylish showroom. Browse our extensive range of high quality products and speak to our knowledgeable team about the best solutions for your home improvements.
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