Once you’ve bought your oak cottage doors the next thing you’re likely to consider is what type of hinges to use with your new doors.
There’s no question what style to use as Black Antique style hinges compliment cottage doors the best, however there are two types of Black Antique cottage door hinges available to you – hand forged hinges or cast hinges.
Hand Forged Cottage Door Hinges
This type of cottage door hinges are hand forged using steel and are an extremely strong and durable door hinge. They also have the benefit of looking more authentic when installed on cottage doors being fitted in barn conversions, cottages and other period properties as these forged hinges have the dull natural finish of forged steel. Generally hand forged door hinges are more expensive to purchase, however the additional expense is offset by the higher quality of hinge.
Cast Cottage Door Hinges
The second type of cottage door hinges available are cast hinges which are manufactured using steel which has been smelted and poured into mouldings forming a cast rather than forged hinge. This type of hinge is generally finished with a black powder coated finish which has a shiny appearance which gives a more manufactured rather than authentic appearance. Cast cottage door hinges do have the advantage of being cheaper to purchase.
No matter what you decided – forged cottage door hinges or cast cottage door hinges - Blueprint Joinery can supply what you’re looking for. For more details call us on 01691 671020 or visit us at www.blueprintjoinery.co.uk
