Canopy for front door: single-pitched or double-pitched

The installation of the Woodup front door canopy is easy. Buy a canopy or porch cover, the perfect shelter from the rain. The structure of front door canopies is particularly robust. Enjoy our front door canopies harmonised with your home's roof. Choose your front door canopy.

What is a front door canopy?

A front door canopy is a home fitting and shelter from the rain. It is a small roof fixed above front doors. A front door canopy is a facade protection and adds a stylish effect.

The front door canopy is a protection

Essential to any home, the canopy is a protective installation for doors and people. The projecting fixture on the facade, above the door, creates a small roof. The canopy provides a shelter from the rain.

Front door canopies add style

A front door canopy is a small facade roof that adds style at a low price. The front door canopy comes in classic canopy, design canopy, tiled roof canopy, slate roof canopy, transparent roof canopy, metal-framed or wooden-framed canopy.

How to choose your front door canopy?

Choose your canopy according to the style of your home. Choose the front door canopy to create a shelter with the door open or closed. Check the dimensions of your canopy, to balance protection needs with style constraints.

Choosing your front door canopy according to style

Installing front door canopies enhances the facade. Style is the primary criterion for choosing a canopy. Wooden canopies for front doors suit all home styles. However, style variations exist (straight or curved brackets).

Choosing front door canopies according to their depth

Choose the depth of your future canopy based on the fixing height. The canopy must create a shelter from the rain when the door is closed. But a canopy must also protect from the rain when the front door is open.

Front door canopy: choosing the right length

Take into account the climatic conditions and the orientation of the facade when choosing your front door canopy. In the event of prevailing lateral rain, select a front door canopy wider than the front door.

Characteristics of front door canopies

Sometimes, a home's roof has no overhang on the facade. The front door then has no protection from the rain. Canopies are a solution whether it is a mountain home, a country house, or a townhouse. Front door canopies have three main characteristics.

Front door canopies have a load-bearing structure

All front door canopies have a load-bearing structure. Their structure (wood, steel, aluminium, or wrought iron) ensures safety. This structure is bracket-shaped. The vertical part is used to fix the canopy to the facade and the perpendicular part supports the roof.

The front door canopy has a roof

To ensure protection from the rain, the front door canopy has a roof. Depending on the canopy model, the roof materials differ. The design canopy features a transparent roof (glass or polycarbonate). The classic canopy has a roof made of tiles, slates, or steel sheet cladding.

Front door canopies are removable

Front door canopies are removable fittings. You can change canopy model when you update the style of the facade. Please note, fixing a canopy to a house requires a planning declaration.

The Woodup range of front door canopies

Woodup offers wooden canopies for front doors with an excellent price-to-quality ratio. You can choose between the standard front door canopy, with a single or double-pitched roof. For specific front doors, we offer bespoke canopy models.

Standard canopies for front doors

Opt for a wooden front door canopy with a double pitch in fir. This canopy benefits from mortise and tenon joinery. Prefer a more classic style? Select the single-pitched canopy models, length 150 to 250 cm, depth 80 to 100 cm.

Bespoke canopies for front doors

Ideal for an XXL front door, the bespoke wooden canopy makes life easier. Define the length of the canopy (from 200 cm). Enhance rain protection with sufficient depth (up to 140 cm). Bespoke canopies feature straight or curved brackets.

Buy your front door canopy online

Buy your front door canopy online. Pay for your canopy by card or bank transfer in complete security. Choose to pay for your front door canopy in 3 interest-free instalments. Need help? Visit our contact us page.