Composites still compromised

With summer just around the corner, the performance of composite doors will again come under the spotlight, according to Endurance Doors.

The company adds that rising temperatures will lead to a notable rise in heat on the surface of composite doors, with the risk of delamination, bowing, cracking and splitting when inferior door skins are utilised.

Stephen Nadin, managing director of Endurance Doors, commented: “Heat can affect composite door performance over the long-term and that’s why we specify CoolSkin door skins and a proven construction grade Kerto LVL solid timber core. We believe we’re also the only company in the sector to implement a three step wet glazing process too, while our Moisture Barrier System is a proven addition to the Endurance proposition.

“Sun and water can have an effect on overall composite door performance over the years as our tests have shown,” he continued. “But our installer partners specify Endurance for a promise of worry-free long-term performance and a 3mm bowing guarantee further backs this up. The trade demand better and we’ve also got a duty to consumers to offer a product fit for the long-term.”

Endurance is now in the process of implementing a new, streamlined credit return process reducing the evidence required from installers for any product or warranty queries. It adds that numbers are ‘remarkably low’, increasing the speed that each replacement will take and therefore improving end user satisfaction.

Endurance’s team of service engineers also fit any replacement parts or doors, so the installer can concentrate on their own business requirements.