Winter Reminders

The severity of the recent cold spell has made us all remember the jobs that we should have done in preparation for the winter. Getting the boiler checked, ensuring the house is insulated properly and checking the windows and doors for drafts or rot.

Replacing your front or back door with a upvc door or one of the new look composite doors helps improve your home by giving it a new look, but also can help by providing better insulation, reducing drafts and reducing the heating bills.

The doors are designed with security and thermal efficiency in mind and with lots of styles to choose from there is something for every home. The doors are made to measure and supplied in their frame ready to fit, ensuring there are no drafts.

Extended range of pet flaps for UPVC Doors

Having received a number of customer requests we have extended the range of Staywell dog and cat flaps that are available with our upvc doors.

The range now includes the 4 way locking Staywell 270 large cat/small dog flap and a range of aluminium flaps in a variety of sizes. The aluminium range have tinted flexible flaps, a heavy duty aluminium frame and a steel locking security barrier. These are great for the more boisterous pet!

If you do not see the dog or cat flap you require then please contact us.

When ordering your upvc door just select the required pet flap, it will be pre-installed in your upvc back door.

Click here to view the range of pet flaps.

New UPVC Doors with Side Panels

All our upvc doors are available with side panels in a variety of designs, from a side panel with clear or obscure glass to a one which matches the design of your door.

Below are some of the new designs that have just been added to the website.

Grant Two Rennie UPVC door with side panel



Grant Two Bell UPVC door with side panel




Truman One Brooklyn Clear with side panels

New UPVC Door styles Autumn 2010

Fabulous new UPVC front door styles available for Autumn 2010. The new designs are stunning!

Just a few of the new upvc door designs : -

Carter One Lines UPVC Door

Carter Three UPVC Door

Clinton Two Bevel UPVC Door

Grant Black Fusion UPVC Door

Truman UPVC Door

New UPVC Doors with Side Panels

All our upvc door styles are available with side panels, but we know it can be hard to imagine what these will look like, so we have been busy updating the site with some new images and options. We are continuing to work on creating more, so if you can't the upvc door with side panel option that you are looking for please contact us!

What are Composite Door U Value Ratings?

So what are U Values? Why should we be interested?

The U Value measures how well an item keeps heat inside a building. The higher the U Value, the more heat will flow through, so a good U Value is a low one, keeping the heat in and the bills down!

In October 2010 the government introduced new U value regulations, stating that all doors sold and fitted in England and Wales must have a U Value of 1.8w/m2k or less. It is 1.6w/m2k in Scotland. The lower the U Value the more energy efficient your door will be.

At Abacas we are proud of the quality of our composite doors and supply a U Value certificate with every composite door. Each door has the U value calculated for that particular composite door combination giving you an exact value. Each certificate also carries independent verification from BRE (Building Research Establishment).