Description

This is a traditional style Mexicano external door (also known as a Mexicano) that is perfect for cottages but also modern buildings. They are by far our most popular door style and exude character and charm.

How to Order

• Measure up. Check out our step by step guide!
• Enter your custom sizes at checkout
• Receive a drawing to your email
• Reply to the email with any amendments you would like to make
• Reply to say you’d like us to proceed when you’re happy with your diagram

Mexicano External Door: Manufacture

• 2 solid timber sections laminated together to make the frame
• Hydraulically press assembled on state of the art machinery
• Twin dowel joints (44mm) or mortice and tenon (56mm)
• Closed-cell foam sealing strips between each board to create a weatherproof door
• Composite Centre Panel to prevent warping
• The central section of the door is manufactured with grooves to create a look similar to a very popular 5 panel Mexicano style.  For external doors these grooves feature radiused edges so that we can apply finishes to the correctly specified thickness

What’s Included?

• Each door will come with a solid timber weather bar which is supplied loose to allow you to fit on site
• If you opt for unglazed, solid glazing beads are supplied with the door
• CNC manufactured to BS644 standards

Benefits of Timber Doors

• Long lasting door
• Excellent stability
• Heavy Duty

Mexicano External Door Finishing

Our external finishing is sourced from Teknos

Mexicano External Door: Frame Option

Flat Pack Frame

If this option is selected, you will also receive our Solid Oak Single External Door Frame. 

Please note if this option is selected, we can only supply this as an unfinished product, even if you select our finishing service for your door.

Custom Assembled Frame

Let us do the hard work for you! We will manufacture your frame to the exact size you need, we can also prefinish the frame to match your door

44mm Door – 56mm Thick, 85mm Wide
56mm Door – 56mm Thick, 100mm Wide

All custom frames include an aluminium threshold and a solid timber cill. Our frames are designed so the door opens into the house.

Mexicano External Door: Fitted Hinges

If this option is selected, we will fit 3 3D adjustable hinges to your door. Just let us know which side you would like us to hinge this (point of view from outside of your house).

• Maintenance-free
• 80kg load carrying capability over 100,000 cycles
• Low Friction Bearings for smooth operation
• Steel hinge body with high-performance zinc alloy adjustment housings
• Excellent corrosion resistance
• Made in Britain

Mexicano External Door: Handle and Fitted Lock

We current offer 4 different lock systems:

• 5 Lever Lock
• Nightlatch and Deadlock (No Handle)
• Mid-Level Multipoint Lock
• High-Level Multipoint Lock With Finger Pull

Which Handle Goes With Which Lock?

• For a 5 Lever Lock, choose any handle with a lock profile
• For a Nightlatch system, no handle is required
• For a Mid-Level Lock, choose any espagnolette handle
• For a High-Level Lock, no handle is required

Mexicano External Door: Guarantee

Guarantee Conditions

Guarantees are offered based on correct installation, finishing and maintenance procedures. Guarantees may be withdrawn where appropriate in instances where correct procedures have not been followed.

Doors must be fitted in an appropriate location. For coastal or areas where high wind load/wind driven rain are expected, Accoya should be fitted. In adverse locations, solid timber doors can degrade at an accelerated rate. this is not a manufacturing defect. Oak doors should always be fitted under a porch or canopy that prevents regular exposure to rain. Where this is not possible then Accoya should always be specified and fitted.

Solid oak doors that are supplied unfinished are not covered under our guarantee.

Aftercare

Even with thorough finishing, timber doors can often require minor planing in the first couple of seasons. You should always follow a good maintenance programme with solid exterior doors, refinishing them as necessary.

All doors should be washed down a minimum of twice a year with a mild solution of soapy water and rinsed off with clean water to remove any surface debris. This should be increased to a minimum four times a year in coastal/ high wind load environments.

Once cleaned the door and frame should be carefully inspected. It is vital that any areas where the finish has been damaged are repaired as they are found, at least annually. Once repaired, the door should be refinished.