Forged metal entrance doors - steel classics (25 photos)

If the theater begins with a hanger, then the house begins with the front door. How beautiful and stylish the door greets guests depends on the appearance of the entire home and the impression it makes. However, a high-quality front door should not only be attractive in appearance, but also ensure the safety of residents, because this is one of its main purposes.

The most popular options that combine these listed qualities are metal entrance doors. If in a multi-storey building an apartment will most often be crowned with a solid smooth canvas, then residents of private houses prefer to install forged structures. It is about the latter that we will talk today.

Features of forged structures

Forged iron doors or doors decorated with forged elements entered human life a long time ago, when a person first worried about the safety of his own home. The first doors were quite rough and not at all similar to modern versions. However, metal forging masters developed their craft, and today we are met with truly masterpiece options, about which it is even hard to think that we have cold and strict metal.

Modern wrought iron doors can be solid or have glass and wood inserts. Drawings on such doors can be formed into geometric patterns, intricate abstract compositions, be very complex or very simple. In fact, there are a lot of options for the execution of forged door trim - it all depends on the imagination of the author and the skill of the performer.

If we talk about the advantages of this version of the front door, we can recall that:

• such a door is reliable and durable;
• provides the necessary level of security;
• has high sound and heat insulation characteristics;
• with proper care, it lasts for more than a dozen years;
• has an original design and attractive appearance.

Of course, like any element of the interior and exterior, such doors have their drawbacks. The most important thing for many is the high price of the product. Often forged doors are made individually and to order. The master makes a unique design, based on your requirements. Undoubtedly, this minus makes you think, but, on the other hand, you can always be sure that none of your neighbors will have such a door. In addition, the high strength characteristics of the structure itself deserve to be paid for properly.

If a fully wrought iron door seems too expensive, then the craftsmen always have a fallback option - they can use wrought iron door adjustments. In this case, only some parts of the door will be made by a forging master, the main part will be occupied by a simple door leaf. Forged elements can be of different shapes, colors and sizes - there are many options, and the choice depends on the result that the owner wants to see.

The second disadvantage is the likelihood of metal corrosion, but it is so small and primarily depends on the professional qualities of the master who makes the door for you, so this disadvantage should be attributed to the category of possible troubles.

Versions

The most popular version of the front door of this type are wrought iron doors with glass. Such a door looks very attractive and gentle, the glass allows enough light to enter the house and allows you to see the incoming without opening the door. The design with glass is lightweight and interesting performance. Glasses at the same time can be transparent, opaque or mirror. Any of these options adds its own flavor to the composition, making the combination of metal and glass organic and attractive.

It may seem that a door with glass is less reliable and does not provide the necessary security, there is some truth in this, but only if there is a chance to see life inside the house from the street. The glasses themselves are made specifically for use in the front door and are distinguished by high rates of strength and durability.

Very often, wrought-iron canopies over the door are made in the kit for such a door - most often they are designed in the same style as the door, have overlapping elements with door decoration, but most importantly, they reliably protect the door and the space in front of the door from precipitation.

Antique wrought iron doors are also known for their demand. These structures, on the contrary, are known for their heaviness and resemble the entrance structures of ancient castles. Such doors are decorated with coarse elements and various rivets, which may seem quite original to some. Naturally, the facade of the house must correspond to such a choice, otherwise the old door will definitely be lost among the decoration with modern materials.