You have spent time and money getting the steel look right. The windows. The rear doors. Perhaps internal screens and doors too. The aesthetic runs through the house with a consistency that took real effort to achieve.
Until now, the front door has been the one compromise. The all-important first impression that is there for kerb appeal and says a lot about you and your home. Before the Avero Entrance Door, your choices were mostly limited to a composite front door, a standard aluminium entrance door, a timber door, or a patio door with a decorative panel. None truly designed to work with steel look windows and doors.
The Avero Collection changes that.
Avero is the UK’s only purpose-designed steel look front door, and it is made to order to your exact specification. That means the choices you make at the outset. Your design, colour, glass, hardware. All these define the finished product. Here is how the process works, from a first conversation with us or your local ALUCO Approved Retailer, through to installation.
WHY ORDERING AN AVERO ENTRAnce DOOR IS DIFFERENT
Most aluminium front doors are ordered from a configurator or a standard brochure. You pick a style, choose a colour, and the manufacturer sends what they have to your installer. The specification is largely fixed because the product is largely standard.
Avero works differently. Every door is made to order against a specification that you choose. The sizes, optional side or top panels, colour, steel-inspired glass type, hardware, threshold, and how it opens. That is why the consultation and showroom stages exist. They are not sales steps. They are design steps to ensure you get the best possible new steel look front door.
The six designs in the Avero range each handle the balance of either a full solid panel or a combination of door panel and triple toughened glass differently. The right choice depends on your property, its architectural style, its orientation, how much natural light the hallway needs, and how much privacy the front door and entrance hall requires.
A south-facing front door on a busy street has different requirements to a recessed entrance on a suburban street or a rural property. These are the kinds of decisions that benefit from being discussed with someone who understands the product and has seen it installed across a range of projects.
The same applies to hardware. The handle you choose, the letterplate finish, the glass texture. These are not afterthoughts. The front door is unquestionably the most used of all your windows and doors. Therefore, on a door with this level of detailing, every visible element either supports the design or works against it. Seeing and handling the options in a showroom is worth more than any product image on a screen.
Step 1. Design consultation
The process begins with a conversation. This can be with the ALUCO team directly or with your nearest Aluco Approved Installers in the national network.
The aim is to understand your project, your property, the architectural context, and what you want your new front door to achieve. At this stage, the discussion covers the choice of door design from the six in the Avero range, along with colour, glazing type, privacy requirements, hardware, and any installation considerations such as threshold height or the addition of sidelights and top lights. You may prefer automatic locking or traditional key locking.
Whether the project is a new build, an extension, or a replacement front door on an existing home, this consultation shapes the specification. It is also the point where structural or access issues can be identified early, before they become problems later.
Step 2. Showroom visit
ALUCO works through a national network of Approved Installers. Each are independent companies and your contract is with them, but they are all trained on the full ALUCO range. Each has a showroom where the products can be seen and assessed first hand. They are all either FENSA or CERTASS registered as well.
A showroom visit is the most effective way to evaluate build quality, compare finishes, handle the hardware, and understand how the product looks and feels in reality rather than on screen. An experienced designer at the showroom can walk through the options. From the weight and feel of traditional and contemporary lever handles, colour matched or contrasting. Then there is the visual effect of different obscure glass types. RAL colour samples and specialist finishes can be compared against brickwork, render, or cladding.
Contact us for details of your nearest Aluco Approved Installer. Alternatively, you are welcome to visit the ALUCO head office and manufacturing facility in Cambridgeshire by appointment. This is where every Avero door is made, and it is the best place to see the full breadth of the collection and the level of craftsmanship that goes into each product.
Step 3. Quotation
Once the design is agreed, your installer develops a full made-to-measure specification. Every detail is documented, door design, dimensions, colour inside and out, glass type, hardware selection, threshold option, and any additional elements such as sidelights or a fanlight. Do bear in mind that every Company will have their own processes for preparing quotations as well as their terms and conditions. You will get a personalised quotation produced. The price reflects the exact specification, there are no assumptions or allowances to query later. What is quoted is what is made, unless at this stage you are working on approximage sizes.
Step 4. Site survey and manufacture
After you accept your quotation, the Approved Installer arranges a detailed site survey. This confirms precise measurements and ensures the agreed specification aligns with the physical conditions of your property as only a site survey can assess all the factors to consider before installation. Examples include wall thickness, structural opening size, threshold level, and any access constraints for installation day.
With the survey complete, your Installer will order your new Avero door for us to manufacture at our factory and head office in Cambridgeshire. Each profile, frame, panel, and pane of glass is handled with precision. Quality checks run at every stage of production to ensure the finished door meets both the specification and the standard expected of an ALUCO product.
Step 5. Professional installation
Installation is carried out by the Approved Installer. Their fitting teams are trained and experienced in installing ALUCO products, which is most important. A well-made door poorly installed will not perform as intended.
The installation covers accurate positioning, secure fixing, correct alignment of the locking system, threshold sealing, and final adjustment of the hinges. The result is a door that opens and closes smoothly, locks securely, seals tightly, and looks exactly as it was designed to. All our Installers can explain their own processes for installation and we know they have utmost respect for your home. After installation, depending on whether it is a replacement or new front door, you will receive the relevant paperwork by your installer.
Step 6. enjoy your new avero Entrance doors
Your Avero entrance door is built to perform for decades. Aluminium does not warp, rot, or require repainting. Marine-grade finishes resist weathering. Triple glazing and thermally broken frames maintain their insulation properties year after year. Maintenance is minimal, with an occasional clean is all that is needed to keep the door looking as it did on the day it was installed.
Avero is a front door you chose with care, specified to your property, and built to your exact requirements. It completes your home in a way that no other entrance door could. And we believe it will be the last front door you will ever buy. .
Practical questions homeowners often ask us
How long does the process take from order to installation?
Lead times depend on specification and current production schedules. Your Approved Installer can give you an accurate timeline once the design is finalised.
Do I need to remove my existing front door?
No. Removal of the old door is handled by the installation team as part of the fitting process.
I already have another brand of steel look windows and doors. Can I still have Avero?
Absolutely. We’ve designed our door to work with any current or older generation steel look system, including our own first generation Aluco, now replaced by Elite. So you can complete the front of your home with a proper steel look front door regardless of whether you have our windows or another brand.
What colours are available?
We offer a range of standard colours as well as special made-to-order colours and textures. Contact us for more information
What about Building Regulations?
Avero entrance doors offer complete peace of mind meeting the requirements of Current Building Regulations. These include where relevant:
Security (Part Q): New doors must pass security tests (PAS 24:2012 or similar) to ensure they can withstand forced entry.
Energy Efficiency (Part L): Doors must meet specific U-values (thermal insulation standards).
Safety & Access (Part K & M): Glazing must be safety-rated and thresholds should allow for disabled access where required.
Avero entrance doors are triple glazed as standard with a U-value of 1.2 W/m²K, achieving a DSER energy rating of A+. This comfortably meets current Building Regulation requirements for replacement doors. Your Installer can advise on any specific compliance requirements for your project.
Where to start
The first step is simply a conversation. Contact us today to find out more about Avero entrance doors or to find your nearest Aluco Approved Installer. Whether you are early in the planning or ready to specify, there is expertise available at every stage.
