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Wicklow has more period housing per square mile than most of the country. Walk the Esplanade in Bray and the Edwardian terraces are still intact - four-panel timber front doors, fanlights with stained glass, original mouldings. The Victorian villas around Greystones harbour and Trafalgar Road. The Georgian and Victorian terraces around the harbour and Main Street in Wicklow Town. The mid-19th-century terraces of Lower Main Street in Arklow. The miners' cottages of Avoca. The estate stewards' houses of Rathdrum and Aughrim. Each of these street types has its own door tradition, and each one is what most homeowners get wrong when they specify a "modern" composite from a UK catalogue.
The composite doors we fit on Wicklow period homes come from the heritage range specifically - deeply moulded panel layouts (six-panel for late Georgian, four-panel for Victorian/Edwardian, two-panel-with-fanlight-style for cottage), stained-glass effect cassettes that read as authentic glasswork from the kerb, period-appropriate colours (Irish blue, chartwell green, oxblood, deep oak, anthracite-near-black), and traditional ironmongery (brass or chrome knockers, integrated letterplates, period-style handles). The slab itself is a modern composite - 48mm thick, GRP outer skin, polyurethane core, PAS24 multi-point locked - but the visual reads as a freshly-painted timber four-panel from ten metres.
For modern detached homes around Delgany, Newtownmountkennedy, Kilmacanogue and Blessington, the composite door brief flips. Smooth-finish slabs in anthracite grey, jet black or pure white. Long bar handles in matte black or brushed chrome. Vertical glass cassettes with frosted or sandblasted privacy patterns. Side panels and overhead transoms where the porch geometry allows. The same 48mm composite slab and the same PAS24 hardware - just an entirely different aesthetic.
We supply and fit primarily Palladio composite doors, manufactured at the company's plant in Cavan - the only Irish-made composite door of consequence and, after 10+ years on our books, the brand we have the strongest track record with. Domestic manufacture means lead times of 4-5 weeks rather than 8-12 weeks from UK competitors. We have been fitting doors and windows across Bray, Greystones, Wicklow Town, Arklow, Delgany, Blessington, Newtownmountkennedy, Rathnew, Kilmacanogue since 2003 - 23 years and 5,247 homes completed across Dublin, Kildare and Wicklow.
Specified to match the property era, not pulled from a UK catalogue.
Four-panel and six-panel layouts with deeply moulded raised panels. Stained-glass effect cassettes in classic Edwardian patterns. Heritage colours - Irish blue, chartwell green, oxblood, deep oak. Default for the Bray Esplanade, Wicklow Town centre and Arklow Lower Main Street terraces.
Two-panel layout with a stable-style upper glass cassette - the right answer for the rural cottages around Avoca, Rathdrum, Roundwood and the smaller Wicklow village cores. Available in country greens, sage, off-white and natural oak finishes.
Larger glass cassettes for entrance halls that are otherwise dark - particularly the deep north-facing hallways common in older Wicklow terraces. Glass options include leaded, stained-glass effect, frosted and clear; all internally beaded for security.
No glass, full solid panel layout in deep oak, walnut or near-black timber-grain GRP finish. The most secure spec available - no glass to defeat - and the option of choice for holiday homes around Brittas Bay where the property sits empty for stretches of the year.
Fixed glass side panels (one or both sides) bring light into the hallway and visually balance the entrance on detached homes around Delgany, Newtownmountkennedy and Blessington. Glass to match the door cassette pattern.
For 2000s-onwards detached homes - smooth GRP finish in anthracite grey, jet black or pure white. Long bar handles in matte black or brushed chrome. The single-biggest kerb appeal upgrade we deliver in modern Wicklow estates.
Composite doors meet the SEAI U-value threshold and qualify for grant funding up to €800 per home when bundled with windows, attic insulation or wall insulation in a Better Energy Homes application. The home must be pre-2011 build with a BER assessment before and after the works. We are SEAI registered and handle the post-works documentation.
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The questions Wicklow buyers ask most often when comparing composite door companies.
Yes, in the heritage range - and the difference matters. The cheaper composite doors imported from the UK in standard "modern" patterns can look out of place on a period seafront terrace. The doors we recommend for properties on the Bray Esplanade, Wicklow Town centre, Arklow Lower Main Street and the Avoca village core are heritage-pattern composites with deeply moulded panels, traditional six-panel or four-panel layouts, stained-glass effect cassettes, and period colours (Irish blue, chartwell green, oxblood, deep oak, near-black). From the kerb, ten metres back, the door reads as a freshly-painted timber four-panel original. Up close, the moulding and glasswork hold up to scrutiny too.
A modern timber door (Accoya, Iroko or sustainably-sourced oak) painted in a heritage colour will always be the most authentic option for a Wicklow period home - and the most expensive. Expect €3,500-€5,500 for a quality joinery-built timber door with installation, and you will need to repaint every 5-7 years. A heritage-pattern composite delivers 90% of the visual effect at €1,800-€2,800, requires no painting, and carries a 12-year guarantee against fading and warping. For a Protected Structure or a Bray seafront ACA address, timber may be required by your conservation officer; for everywhere else, composite is the practical answer.
Composite doors are the most weatherproof external door type available. The GRP (glass-reinforced plastic) outer skin is UV stable and salt-air resistant - it will not fade on a south-facing or west-facing seafront elevation in Bray, Greystones or Arklow over the 12-year guarantee period. The polyurethane and timber core does not absorb moisture the way a real timber door can, so the door does not swell, warp or stick in winter rain. The GRP is also impact-resistant - bag, schoolbag, scooter, supermarket trolley contact will not crack or chip the surface.
Every composite door we fit in Wicklow is built to PAS24:2022 - the British standard for enhanced security doors - and carries Secured by Design certification. The 48mm slab is structurally significant: composite doors cannot be split or kicked through the way some hollow uPVC sashes can. Locking is a five-point hookbolt system with an anti-snap TS007 3-star cylinder (the Garda specifically warn against older 1-star and 2-star cylinders). Hinges are anti-jemmy, glass cassettes are internally beaded so they cannot be removed from outside, and the threshold is reinforced.
We supply and fit Palladio composite doors as our primary range. Palladio is manufactured at the company's plant in Cavan - the only Irish-built composite door of consequence - and carries a 12-year guarantee on the slab. Domestic manufacture means shorter lead times (4-5 weeks rather than 8-12 from UK brands), warranty support handled in Dublin, and a colour palette tuned for the Irish housing stock. Other brands available in Ireland include Endurance, Comp Door and Solidor, all of which we have fitted; of those we have a 10+ year track record with Palladio specifically and that is what we recommend by default for Wicklow homes.
Free in-home survey across Bray, Greystones, Wicklow Town, Arklow, Blessington and the rest of the county, booked for the earliest available appointment. Palladio composite doors made in Ireland - 12-year guarantee, heritage and modern ranges, fitted in a single day.
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