Bespoke steel entrance doors for apartments and private houses. For apartments, these are doors with decorative facings; for private houses, external metal entrance doors with a thermal break. Every door is designed for a specific opening and interior. Inside is a steel structural frame, multiple seal lines and high-security locks. Outside is a finish of veneer, solid timber, lacquer, patinated metal or stone, in the same style as the interior and the facade. DPS manages the whole order: site survey, sketch and working drawings, sample approval, manufacture, installation and service.
01 · APPLICATIONS
A steel door with decorative facings on both sides. On the outside it faces the landing and must match the common lobby of the building. On the inside the facing continues the interior of the entrance hall. What matters most here is burglar resistance, quietness and precise operation of the leaf, rather than thermal insulation.
apartments and penthouses in boutique and premium residential complexes, serviced apartments
An external door with a thermal break. It is designed as part of the facade and engineered for frost, precipitation and UV. It can be single, unequal double or double leaf, with side and top lights and glazing. What matters most here is thermal protection without freezing or condensation, and a weather-resistant finish.
country residences, cottages, townhouses, villas, boutique residential buildings
02 · FOR APARTMENTS
03 · FOR PRIVATE HOUSES
04 · FINISHES AND DESIGN
The door design is developed for the project: from the architect's sketch, from a reference or together with our design engineer. We agree the pattern, proportions, materials and hardware on the drawing and on samples. Only then does the door go into production.
Oak, walnut, ash, eucalyptus and other species. Oil or lacquer finish, with raised panels and routing or plain, with grain matched over the full height.
Multi-layer lacquer with intermediate sanding, matt, satin or gloss. This also includes plain leaves with concealed hinges set flush with the wall and wall panelling.
Patinated brass, copper and bronze, corten steel, stainless steel, liquid metal. Used for facades and lobbies in contemporary and Art Deco styles.
For external use we apply thermally modified timber, HPL, composite panels, and powder coating over an anti-corrosion primer and galvanising. These finishes do not fade in the sun, absorb moisture or crack in frost.
Thin natural stone, decorative and stained glass, a mirror on the inner facing, leather and metal mouldings. Finishes can be combined in a single door.
Raised panels, carving, patina, gilding, wrought-iron grilles and cast elements. Double and unequal double doors with transoms are made in the style of historic facades and classic interiors.
05 · SECURITY AND HARDWARE
06 · SPECIFICATIONS
A Grade 4 main cylinder lock and a Grade 3–4 secondary lever lock to GOST 5089, each with an armoured escutcheon. These are the highest grades in the standard: breaking such a pair takes tens of minutes.
Achieved through the infill, the leaf mass, three seal lines and an automatic drop seal. Neither the lift nor conversations on the landing can be heard.
Thermally broken external doors are designed for the frosts of central and northern regions. With normal humidity in the house, the inner face of the leaf stays dry.
Depends on the application and the insulation build-up. The frame of an external door is up to 160 mm thick with a thermal break.
Non-standard heights and widths, unequal double and double doors, side and top lights, arched openings.
Only for apartment doors in multi-apartment buildings where the design requires it. The door is supplied with a certificate, and the decorative facings are retained.
Specifications are given as a guide. For a specific construction and project they are confirmed by certificates and test reports.
07 · HOW WE WORK
Our design engineer visits the site with samples, measures the opening allowing for wall deviations and the final finishes, and discusses the brief and style.
We prepare the door design and working drawings: the opening diagram, interface details, and the lock and hardware schedule. We agree them with the architect or designer.
We approve samples of veneer, lacquer, metal and hardware. Before production starts, the client sees and touches the real materials.
Steel, facings and finishes are manufactured to the approved drawings. Every stage goes through quality control.
We install with anchoring and joint filling, adjust the door and protect the finish until the fit-out is complete. For private houses we fit a sub-frame so the door does not jam as the building settles.
We carry out seasonal adjustment of the closing pressure, service the locks and seals, and make warranty and post-warranty visits.
08 · STANDARDS AND DOCUMENTS
The editions of documents in force at the date of the contract apply.
09 · FAQ
An apartment door works in a heated stairwell. It needs burglar resistance, sound insulation and decorative facings, but no thermal break. An external door works with a temperature difference of up to 60–70 degrees between outside and inside. Without a thermal break, multi-layer insulation and a weather-resistant finish, it will freeze, collect condensation and lose its appearance.
Yes. The inner facing is made in the same veneer or lacquer, or with the same pattern, as the interior doors and wall panelling of the entrance hall. Hardware is selected from the same collection. A version with concealed hinges flush with the wall is available.
We make the outer facing to a sample agreed with the building management company: colour, material, handle, apartment number. The inner face remains free for your interior.
With correct installation and normal humidity in the house, the inner face stays dry. Condensation appears if humidity in the house is very high, for example after wet trades. That is why we recommend protecting the door and ventilating the premises until the house is handed over. For northern regions we offer frame heating, and for very exposed facades we recommend a vestibule.
A viewer passes through the whole leaf and becomes a thermal bridge: in winter it mists up and ices over. Instead we fit a video camera with the image displayed on a panel in the entrance hall or on a smartphone.
Lead time depends on the construction and finish and is set once the drawings are approved. First we approve the sketch and samples, then we give an exact manufacturing and installation schedule. If the fit-out is still in progress, we fit temporary protection and install the final facings once the finishing works are complete.
10 · OPTIONS
SEND US THE OPENING SIZES AND THE DESIGN SCHEME: WE WILL PROPOSE THE CONSTRUCTION AND FINISH AND CALCULATE THE COST.