Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Black Main Entrance Door in North East-Facing House 3Sep 07, 2023 11:34 am Architectural Homes & Duplexes - specialising in custom designing homes to your budget Get a Free Onsite Consultation Today or send a PM for information, questions or advice. Re: Black Main Entrance Door in North East-Facing House 4Sep 07, 2023 11:47 am Accessible Carpentry & Cabinets accessiblecarpentry@gmail.com accessiblecarpentry.com.au https://www.facebook.com/pages/Accessible-Carpentry-Cabinets/583314911709039 Re: Black Main Entrance Door in North East-Facing House 5Sep 07, 2023 11:58 am chippy I have seen black entrance doors bow badly, I'm talking 20mm like a banana. The door company wouldn't warrant the door even though it had been fitted their specifications. Basically they will not warrant a door that is painted in a colour with less than 50% light reflective value. Basically you take on all the risk. The door may be fine but it might also turn into a banana. Unfortunately it's a risk you will have to take if you want a dark door that is going to take full sun. Personally I'd recommend aluminium if you want a dark door. It will stay straight forever. One of our main chippies did a door recently for a client, it was painted black. It warped within the first week, door companies advised there was no warranty. He explained this to the client, replaced the door at his cost ( as they were jumping up and down) and they insisted on the second one being painted black as well. Off course it warped as well. The mistake he made was not explaining that black wasn't covered by warranty for the first door. Architectural Homes & Duplexes - specialising in custom designing homes to your budget Get a Free Onsite Consultation Today or send a PM for information, questions or advice. Re: Black Main Entrance Door in North East-Facing House 6Sep 07, 2023 1:57 pm Ashington Homes chippy I have seen black entrance doors bow badly, I'm talking 20mm like a banana. The door company wouldn't warrant the door even though it had been fitted their specifications. Basically they will not warrant a door that is painted in a colour with less than 50% light reflective value. Basically you take on all the risk. The door may be fine but it might also turn into a banana. Unfortunately it's a risk you will have to take if you want a dark door that is going to take full sun. Personally I'd recommend aluminium if you want a dark door. It will stay straight forever. One of our main chippies did a door recently for a client, it was painted black. It warped within the first week, door companies advised there was no warranty. He explained this to the client, replaced the door at his cost ( as they were jumping up and down) and they insisted on the second one being painted black as well. Off course it warped as well. The mistake he made was not explaining that black wasn't covered by warranty for the first door. Plenty of chippies would just walk away, however If you're a responsible tradie and decent person you'll only get caught like that once. After that you will be sure to tell clients that any dark colours will void warranty. I got lucky because I was the guy a client called out to replace the original door after the previous guy refused to do anything. That's when I discovered the little disclaimer in the door suppliers warranty regarding colours. If the door is going to bow it's amazing just how bad they can get. Funny thing is they can bow then straighten out at night only to bow again the next day. Accessible Carpentry & Cabinets accessiblecarpentry@gmail.com accessiblecarpentry.com.au https://www.facebook.com/pages/Accessible-Carpentry-Cabinets/583314911709039 Hi, can anyone recommend a custom home builder who can build in north east area? Looking to build a custom 4-br energy-efficient home with a max budget of 750k. If they… 0 23649 May I ask why you chose not to use GJ Gardiner? I'm actually meeting with one of the sales guys tomorrow for an appointment. Definitely not signing anything yet… 3 14036 2 6499 |