The clever way to spend
Aluminium where it shows. uPVC where it doesn't.
The smartest hybrid spec is not 50/50 by accident — it's deliberate. Put the aluminium where the eye lands, the security matters, and the strength is needed. Put the uPVC where the budget is best served and nobody can tell.
What the door does, instead:
Closes fully on its own door-closer.
Engages all multi-point hooks & deadbolts.
Reports the closure to one’s phone (silent, no notification storm).
Logs the event in the audit trail.
Awaits one’s return — and recognises one in under a second.
What the door does, instead:
Closes fully on its own door-closer.
Engages all multi-point hooks & deadbolts.
Reports the closure to one’s phone (silent, no notification storm).
Logs the event in the audit trail.
Awaits one’s return — and recognises one in under a second.
Typical saving versus full aluminium: £2,500–£4,000 on a six-window plus rear-bifold project — without losing the look at the front of the house.
