Solid Core, Not Hollow
A 44mm solid laminated timber core, not a hollow shell filled with foam. It shuts with a thud, not a rattle.
44mm solid core



Ultimate Home Solutions supplies and fits new composite doors across St Andrews and the KY16 villages, bringing the colours and glass designs to your own hallway at no charge. The town divides neatly in two. The three medieval streets, North, South and Market, together with The Scores, hold listed and protected property where the look of a frontage matters and the council has a say. Out at Kilrymont, Bogward, Langlands and Pipeland the houses are twentieth century and the front doors are simply worn out. Both sit a few hundred yards from the North Sea, which means haar, salt and an east wind all year. A composite door answers that with a solid core around 44mm thick, a moulded skin nothing soaks into, and Heritage designs for the streets that need them. Trusted installers fit it in a day and all workmanship is guaranteed.
Haar off the North Sea leaves everything damp for days at a time, and salt gets into paintwork long before the weather does. A timber door in St Andrews is never dry for long. Composite is made so damp makes no difference to it. These are its parts.
A 44mm solid laminated timber core, not a hollow shell filled with foam. It shuts with a thud, not a rattle.
44mm solid coreMulti-point locking with a 3-star anti-snap cylinder as standard. The standard insurers ask for.
PAS 24 testedThe insulated core stops the hallway draught you get from an old wooden door with a gap under it.
U-value from 1.0Heritage shades, modern greys, woodgrain finishes and a full range of decorative and leaded glass.
200+ combinationsComposite shrugs off rain. No sticking in a wet January, no gap opening up when the heating goes on.
Zero movementOld door out, new frame in, sealed, locked and shown to you. Most are done before teatime.
Same-day installHad my kitchen fitted with ultimate homes,from start to Paul coming out to measure and design was very helpful with suggestions and layout of kitchen .Also Brian and Russel in helping to choose colour scheme for worktops splashback and wetwall which all match perfectly, and to Darren the kitchen fitter who went above and beyond to get it all perfect,couldn't have asked for better,and to Michael the electrician and...
Fulfilled the timescales. Excellent workmanship. Competitive prices. Excellent customer service.
Windows done lovely job. Fitters fantastic. No complaints from start to finish. Would recommended to anyone.
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You pick the door at your own house with the samples out on the table, the quote costs nothing and ties you to nothing, and trusted installers are done inside a day. Abbey Park, Canongate or out at Strathkinness, it runs the same way.
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The online designer is for our Palladio range, the premium end of what we fit. It does not cover the other door ranges on this page. Choose a style, try it in every colour, compare the glass patterns and set the handle, the letterplate and the knocker.
Opens the Palladio door designer in a new tab. Free to use, nothing to download, and no obligation.
A surveyor comes out free of charge, measures the opening and the sill, and brings colour, glass and hardware samples so you can choose at your own front door.
A free, no-obligation quote follows, showing the door style, colour, glass and locks you chose. Take as long as you like over it.
Most composite doors go in within a single working day. The old door and frame are removed, the new set is fitted, sealed and locked, and the waste leaves with the installers.
You are shown the locks, then given the keys, the installation certificate and care notes, and we check in with you a few weeks later. All workmanship is guaranteed.
Start your renovation now and pay over a term that suits you. Buy now and pay later, or arrange manageable monthly payments.
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Colours, glass patterns, hardware finishes and a full measure of the opening, all in one visit to your St Andrews address at an hour you choose.
01A shade that reads well indoors can be wrong against grey stone or harl. Holding the swatch up outside settles it in a moment.
02The opening, the sill and the reveal all recorded on the day, so the door is built for your doorway rather than trimmed into it.
03Which designs, glass patterns and hardware finishes suit an older frontage, and what the council is likely to want to see if your street is protected.
04Nothing is decided while we are there. Various deposit options are available.
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Travel, cost, listed streets, haar and salt, tall old openings, let property, security, colours, the fitting day and the KY16 villages.
A person answers, and it is someone who books these appointments day in day out. Lines are open seven days and we aim to reply within the hour.
Call 0800 029 3875We do, and the visit costs nothing at all, including the travel. Appointments cover the town, Strathkinness, Guardbridge, Balmullo, Kingsbarns and Crail, with no call-out fee anywhere in between. Afterwards the quote is free, with nothing for you to sign.
Most composite front doors work out at £950 to £2,200 fitted, which covers lifting out the old door, taking it away and the certification. Where yours falls depends on the colour, the glass, the hardware and whether side panels are part of it. Various deposit options are available.
Sometimes, and sometimes not. Much of the old centre is within a conservation area and a good number of buildings are listed in their own right, which means Fife Council has a view and, for a listed building, consent may be needed. Check with the council before you order anything. If a composite door is allowed, the Heritage designs and woodgrain finishes are the ones to look at.
No. There is no paint film to blister and no exposed timber to take on water, because the outer skin is moulded and absorbs nothing. The door will not swell shut in a damp spell and will not shrink and rattle when it dries out again.
Yes. Those Victorian and Edwardian houses have wide, tall openings, very often with a fanlight above and glazed panels either side, and none of them is a catalogue size. The frame is made to the measurements taken on the day, and the fanlight and side panels can be renewed at the same time.
It is worth mentioning at the visit. A door that several people use every day takes more punishment than a family front door, so the hardware and the cylinder matter more. Everything we fit is tested to PAS 24 as standard, and a 3-star Kitemarked anti-snap cylinder goes in either way.
A good deal more secure. PAS 24 testing covers the complete door, the core is solid rather than hollow, the locking is multi-point with hooks and bolts into the frame, the cylinder is anti-snap and rated 3-star, and any glazing is laminated.
Somewhere past 200 colour and glass pairings. Heritage shades work on the older streets, greys and blacks suit the newer estates, and woodgrain finishes read as painted timber from the pavement. The hall side can be a different colour from the street side, and hardware is offered in chrome, gold, matt black and antique.
It is done inside a single working day. Old door and frame out, new frame set and sealed, door hung, glazing and hardware fitted, locking demonstrated to you, and everything that came out taken away.
Yes. We offer Buy Now Pay 12 Months Later, flexible credit up to 24 months, and longer-term flexible credit up to 10 years. The initial eligibility check is a soft search with no impact on your credit score, and gives an instant decision. Ultimate Home Solutions is authorised by the FCA as a credit broker (not a lender).
The whole of KY16: the town centre, North Street, South Street, Market Street, The Scores, Argyle Street, Bell Street, Hepburn Gardens, Kinburn, Lade Braes, Langlands, Bogward, Canongate, Abbey Park, Kilrymont, Pipeland and Doubledykes, then Strathkinness, Guardbridge, Balmullo, Boarhills, Kingsbarns and Crail. Not one of them carries a travel charge.
A surveyor can be at your address on a day you choose, and trusted installers follow once the door has been built. Nothing is charged for the appointment and nothing for the journey, in the town or out along the coast.
Street not listed? Every KY16 address is on the patch, along with the villages beyond it. Pass us your postcode and we will set a day to come across.