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Do you have decent locks on your existing door that you can transplant into the new door?
Putting in those (or new ones) might be the hardest bit for a DIYer.
Composite seems to the best choice between security and ongoing maintenance. They are coming down in price as well.
The other disadvantage to UPVC is you lose door width.
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Seriously: If you value it, take/fetch it yourself
Remember, it's easier to criticise than create!
Seriously: If you value it, take/fetch it yourself
the UPVC one wasn't as draughty in winter, which some might consider a plus, but a bit of through draught is not a bad thing if you have a coal fire. & it kept the house fresh (kids & cat smells). so we were not bothered about draughts.
but on the downside, the UPVC one smelled of polystyrene for months, was far too light & swingy (so caught the wind & kept slamming, locking my mum out) & used to scare the cat in summer because it creaked & cracked all day under the sun's heat.
wood is good.
It was about £2400 but was a vast improvement on the old door and has a 15 year warranty and is virtually maintenance free.
A 40mm composite back door with plain double glazing but foiled inside and out will set you back about £950 plus fitting
If you have a prewar house you will devalue your house if you fit a uPVC front door. Composite door styles are rarely suitable unless you've modernised the hell out of the whole house and you have no style
If you live in an Edwardian or Victorian house do not fit stained glass into double glazed panels in the front door. Technically a bad idea but also the aesthetics will be hugely compromised.