Forty installed works. Five colour families. One manufacturing principle.
A note on how to read this book
Not a catalogue. SteelR does not sell a standard range. Every door on these pages was specified by a homeowner, architect or developer for a particular property, and hand-finished in our workshop. The intent is to show the breadth of what has been commissioned, organised by the four decisions every client makes with us: style, colour, hardware, detail.
Six installations that capture the breadth of the work. Heritage, contemporary, bespoke colour, biometric access, and two distinct door types.
Hand-detailed central medallion in raised relief, flanked by twin obscure glass sidelights. A formal composition for period townhouses where the entrance carries the weight of the facade.
SR3 · PAS 24 · Secured by Design · FD30S · Black RAL 9005
A traditional panelled face in a hand-mixed olive, finished with solid brass furniture and a period brass pendant above the threshold. A country-house specification that reads confidently rather than loudly.
SR3 · PAS 24 · Bespoke olive RAL · Solid brass furniture
A vertically-ribbed door finished in a warm walnut, set between classical stone columns on a private driveway. The ribbed rhythm draws the eye upward and adds structural rigidity to a slim profile.
SR3 · Vertical rib profile · Walnut finish · Architect specification
A five-panel traditional specification with a forged doctor knocker set above the letterplate. Photographed under its tiled canopy. Designed to sit invisibly within conservation-area streetscapes.
SR3 · FD30S · Conservation-appropriate · Forged brass doctor knocker
A panelled steel specification finished in a soft sage, set into an arched brick surround. The arched head is formed in steel and welded to the frame, not an applied trim.
SR3 · Bespoke RAL · Arched structural frame · Panelled face
A panelled double entrance with integrated ekey fingerprint access. Mechanical override retained. SR3 certified as standard; SR4 (LPS 1175) upgrade available for the highest-risk addresses.
SR3 · SR4 upgrade available · ekey biometric · Mechanical override
Engineered for permanence.
Specifications cluster naturally into four families. The boundaries are permeable. Most clients land somewhere between two of them.
Flush faces, clean lines, minimal or concealed hardware. For architect-designed new-builds and modernised period properties.
Panelled faces, heritage hardware, lion and doctor knockers. For Victorian and Edwardian terraces and country houses.
Medallions, checkerboard relief, gabled entrances, fluted detailing. For properties where the entrance carries the character of the facade.
Paired leaves, taller openings, formal geometry. For mansion blocks, gated developments and wide porticos.
Five families that recur in our work. Commissions rarely land on a catalogue colour. Most are hand-mixed against a reference swatch from the surrounding brick, stone or render.
Typically RAL 9005 Jet Black or hand-mixed
Custom-mixed from RAL 5011 and 5004
Country-house heritage greens, from muted sage to deep olive
Warm off-whites and soft neutral earth tones
Any RAL. Red 3020, cobalt 5002, teal, espresso, champagne metallic.
Door furniture, access systems, locking mechanisms, hinges. The components most door companies subcontract, we either specify or make.
Typical specification takes four to six weeks. Manufacturing and finishing adds eight to ten. Installation, one day for a single-leaf door, two for doubles or sidelight configurations.
We visit the property. Full survey, photography of surround, discussion of brief and budget. No obligation to proceed.
Written specification covering style, colour, hardware, glazing, panel profile and security rating. Signed off with visual mock-up. No revisions limit until you are sure.
Hand-finished in our UK workshop. ISO 9001 certified. Every door tested against its specification before it leaves the shop floor.
Fitted by our own team. DBS-checked. Single day for standard specifications; two days for double-leaf or sidelight configurations.
Book a consultation and we will visit the property, survey the surround and put together a written specification. No obligation to proceed.