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Newquay doors: built for Atlantic weather, priced for holiday lets and family homes alike

By Cornwall Composite Doors · 14 August 1969 · 4 min read

From Pentire's holiday properties to family homes in Tretherras, Newquay needs doors that survive genuine Atlantic exposure without looking tired.

A town of two housing markets

Newquay covers a wide range of property types across its TR7 and TR8 postcodes, from the large detached houses and holiday lets around Pentire and Fistral, to the more ordinary family estates in Tretherras and around Trenance. Both ends of that market share the same problem: genuine, unfiltered Atlantic weather. Fistral and Watergate Bay face directly into the prevailing south-westerlies, and even properties set back a few streets still get a good soaking of salt-laden wind on a regular basis.

Holiday lets need doors that don't need babysitting

For the holiday-let market around Pentire and the town centre, the priority is usually a door that looks sharp for photographs and keeps performing without needing attention between changeovers, since owners or managing agents aren't on hand to touch up paintwork or adjust hinges every few weeks. A composite door with a factory-applied finish and a solid multi-point lock is close to maintenance-free by comparison, which is exactly what that market needs.

Family homes in Tretherras and beyond

In the more residential parts of town, the driver is usually warmth and security rather than kerb appeal for guests — older uPVC doors from the 1990s and early 2000s have often lost their seal and let in more draught than the windows around them. A properly fitted composite door with a modern multi-point lock brings a noticeable, immediate change to how warm a hallway feels through a Newquay winter.

Colour trends across the town

Anthracite grey and black dominate the newer builds and holiday-let market, matching the grey and black window frames that have become standard on recently built Newquay properties. Chartwell Green and cream still do well on the older cottages around the harbour and town centre, where a softer, more traditional look suits the setting better.

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