Hardex gold Victorian urn knocker above a gold Nu Mail shield letter plate on a white uPVC front door
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Hardex gold on a white uPVC door

Keep the door, change the furniture: bright gold-finish fittings make a plain white uPVC door look cared for in an afternoon.

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The look
Fittings
Hardex gold
Door & frame
White uPVC
House
Buff brickSandstone step
Garden
White geraniumLawn

A 1980s buff-brick semi with its original white uPVC door and side light, still sound and weathertight. Rather than replace it, the tired fittings have been swapped for Hardex gold: a straight Windsor lever, a Victorian urn knocker, a shield letter plate and serif numbers. Gold against bright white is crisp and traditional, and it picks up the warm tone of the brick.

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1980s buff-brick semi with white uPVC windows and a white uPVC front door with gold fittings under a flat porch roof, a block-paved drive and white geraniums Hardex gold Windsor lever with a straight round bar on a long rounded backplate with a gold euro cylinder, on a white uPVC door Hardex gold serif number 8 above a bevelled leaded glass panel on a white uPVC door White uPVC front door and side light in warm evening sun, gold number, urn knocker, letter plate and lever glowing against the white Gold Nu Mail internal shield hood with envelopes inside, on the inside of a white uPVC front door below the leaded glass Bright hallway with oak-effect flooring, a white staircase and a sage feature wall, looking at the inside of the white uPVC front door
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Hardex gold for a white uPVC door

White uPVC front door with a leaded glass panel and patterned side light in buff brick, fitted with Hardex gold number 8, urn knocker, Nu Mail shield letter plate and Windsor lever handle 5 2 1 3
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Good to know

Why a furniture swap works on white uPVC

Era1980s to 2000s homes
Trend statusEvergreen; white is still the most fitted front door
Inspired byQuick, affordable kerb-appeal upgrades
SuitsWhite, cream and light woodgrain uPVC doors

The cheapest big change

White uPVC doors are still the most common front door in Britain, but most homeowners say they'd choose something else. If the door itself is sound, new furniture costs a fraction of a replacement and changes how the whole front of the house reads from the street.

Why gold on white

Bright gold gives white doors the contrast they lack, and it nods to the polished brass of older front doors. Hardex is Fab and Fix's hardened finish, tested to the top corrosion grade of BS EN 1670, so it keeps its colour without the tarnish of real unlacquered brass.

Same holes, new look

uPVC furniture is made to standard fixings. Lever handles on 92mm centres, shield letter plates and face-fixed knockers usually fit existing holes or need only small new ones, so the swap is an easy DIY job.

Measure before you order

Check the lever centres

Measure from the centre of the lever spindle to the centre of the keyhole. The Windsor handles are 92mm, the standard on most multipoint locks; older doors can be 68mm or 70mm.

Screw positions

If you want to reuse the old screw holes, measure the distance between the top and bottom screws on your current handle and compare it with the new backplate.

Fit both letter plate halves

The Nu Mail shield is made to pair with the Nu Mail internal shield. Together they block letter-box fishing and catch the post neatly inside.

Knocker with or without a spyhole

The urn knocker comes plain or with a spyhole facility. Choose plain unless you plan to drill the door for a viewer, which is sold separately.