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How GRP Door Surrounds Could Increase The Size And Value Of Your Home

By: William Penworthy


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It is a strange fact but the thing about GRP door surrounds is that in many instances people fail to see them. This might seem rather an odd thing to say, but the truth is that often having GRP door surrounds means that the door surrounds themselves aren't properly noticed. For this reason it could be argued - why have GRP door surrounds fitted at all?

This might seem a valid argument, but consider the idea of a picture frame. How many people study a picture frame when they look at a work of art or a photograph? You may well have pictures in your own home - but do you look at the frame, or the picture? This is just one way of looking at it - that door surrounds work like frames, framing the door itself and adding a sense of style and design which is appreciated but almost an a sub conscious level.

If you hung a picture on a wall without a frame it would look odd, bare, unfinished and the picture itself would not gain the appreciation it ought to. By framing it you make the picture look complete, finished and ready to be admired. But taking this idea further one might argue that a door is just a door, and that framing it makes little difference because people don't tend to stare at doors as they would a picture.

This is of course quite true, yet it is the door which attracts most attention on almost any house. Unless you have a fourteen foot pink daisy stencilled across the middle of the front of your house then your front door will undoubtedly act as the focal point of your home. This will be true both for those who happen to see or admire your home from the street and those who visit your home and stand at your door.

So what do GRP door surrounds achieve through this framing process? There are two main advantages, the first being purely aesthetic, the second being rather more psychological. A third benefit could be included which is financial, but we'll come to that a little later.

The first benefit, aesthetic value, is often the prime reason why people choose GRP door surrounds at all. Without doubt they add a visual appeal and elegant style which lifts the entire home and makes a bold statement about how you care for your home, take pride in it and value both the way the outside looks as much as the inside. Inside our homes we may spend a great deal of care, time and money decorating and creating a style which suits us perfectly. We can do a certain amount outside if we have a garden, but beyond that we can often be quite limited.

GRP door surrounds provide the perfect answer, offering a cheap and easy way to quickly add style and elegance to your home, giving it a visual appeal which will make it stand out from similar properties in the area and make it look that bit more finished. The second benefit is psychological, and this has to do with the way in which people naturally tend to assess the size of a house.

Studies have shown that properties with smaller doors are perceived by most people as being smaller overall, whereas properties with larger doors give the impression of being much bigger than they really are. Quite how this works is unclear, but it undoubtedly has something to do with the importance we attach to the door. GRP door surrounds give a very distinct impression of the door being considerably bigger than it really is. This in turn means that the house appears bigger overall.

It is a strange fact but those houses with GRP door surrounds very quickly look considerably bigger, especially when compared to similar or identical properties in the area which do not have door surrounds. This leads in to the third benefit, the financial one. If you are looking to stay in your home for ever more then this will be of little concern to you, but for those who are either trying to sell their home or are considering doing so in the future, having GRP door surrounds fitted provides a real benefit.

Firstly, with the aesthetic value adding visual appeal the property will stand out from the street and stand out from the nearby properties. With the additional benefit of making the whole property seem bigger, this also helps your home to stand out. In the housing market today any method which sees a home standing out, looking more aesthetically pleasing and a little larger is clearly going to help. If you're trying to sell your home at the moment, then fitting GRP door surrounds is the quickest and cheapest way of making your home look bigger and visually more attractive than any other!

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