Doors That Actually Cope With Boscastle's Weather
By Cornwall Composite Doors · 9 September 1969 · 4 min read
Boscastle homeowners know exactly what serious weather looks like — here's why a composite doorset is the sensible modern specification for this harbour village.
A village that understands weather resistance better than most
After the 2004 flood, Boscastle became something of a case study in what happens when water goes where it shouldn't. Front doors here don't face flood risk on that scale day to day, but the same steep-sided valley that channelled that flood also funnels wind and driving rain straight off the Atlantic into the harbour and up through the village. A door here needs to seal properly against wind-driven water, not just look the part.
Drainage and sealing detail specific to this valley
On every Boscastle survey we check where water will actually go if it does get past the outer seal — a full drainage path through the cill, a storm bar option on the most exposed frontages, and a threshold that sheds water outward rather than pooling. It's a more careful specification than we'd use inland, and it's worth the extra attention given what this village has already seen.
What to expect from a Boscastle installation
We survey, fit and guarantee doors here to the same standard as anywhere on the north coast — a free measure-up, a fixed written quote, and a single crew who fit the door in a day and leave you with a written 10-year guarantee. Given the narrow lanes in the older part of the village, we always confirm parking and access details before the fitting date.
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