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UNION DOOR FURNITURE- Building Materials and Architectural Building Products

The UNION range of Door Furniture is ideal for the majority of applications and suitable for use in contract, public, commercial, institutional and residential buildings.

Door handles and accessories in a variety of styles and finishes allow the customer to tailor the look of any door.  Whether the look required is timeless traditional or super sleek contemporary, a wide selection is available to choose from.

Hinges offer a variety of security levels and fixings to suit any application. The finish of the hinge can also be chosen to match or complement the colour of the door and any other furniture fitted to the door.

UNION hinges are suitable for heavy duty applications and for use on doors which are subject to a high frequency of use by the public with little incentive to exercise care. Available in left or right hand.

Most home extensions requiring planning permission will probably benefit from using their products during the build.  Many Architects or House Extension Designers can incorporate their products within the scheme design drawings and specifications.

The following article may be of interest for homeowners researching this type of building product for inclusion within their own house extension scheme.

A Guide to Door Furniture and Handles

By Zahir Sha

Doors! Like we all know, be it a business place or a house, we all need doors for various reasons: Privacy, beauty, security, etc. And that is why people spend a bit more extra money on the doors and the quality of the wood. Wooden doors are to some extent better at making the premises look more beautiful. People usually tend to forget that its not just the door alone itself adding the beauty to the premises or even if we are talking about it from the security point of view, Door handles and door locks are very much Important too. Spending 80 percent of the money on the door and 20 Percent on the door furniture doesn't just make it right, eh?

There are various categories that we can classify door furniture in and that helps us in our daily lives making life easier for any human being. For example door closer. A door closer is a device that automatically closes the door without requiring any human effort to close it back. When it comes to security we install peepholes in the door that helps us look through the door to inquire who's on the other side ringing the bell. There are small noticeable items installed on the door that help us in our daily lives and at the very same time they also make our premises look elegant, so why not spend on quality items and make the most out of the hardware installed on the door.

I would like everyone to be well aware of the fact that doors are the first thing that any visitor comes in contact with and the first thing any visitor would notice. So if you have any ugly items installed on your door not matching with the door color or not working properly will leave a bad impression. Guys updating door furniture is not at all costly and by doing this you not only make your doors just look better your property's value is appreciating too. Being a customer I will keep everything in mind that I am buying, I won't buy a badly equipped house or a house having drainage problems or does not have proper door furniture. I will eventually end up paying less for that house or not buy it. There are small things that can do wonders when it comes to buy and selling of property, make you go a millionaire over night.

When ever one plans to change the door furniture, there are small things that needs to be kept in mind in order to avoid in risk of buying less efficient items for example when you are buying a door handle you definitely need to check the door handle by pulling it and moving it round because some times the door handle ends up breaking or loosen up when used to many times. The strength of the door furniture is very important because there are too many users using it and every user has their own style of using it, some use it vigorously while some use it gently.

Before visiting any retailer you should always search online for door furniture, in the e-world there are a lot of online retailers waiting for you to buy the right thing from them that too a discounted price.

 

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