When choosing which handles and hardware you want to install on the doors of your home, it will be important that you first understand which material best suits your needs and what you are looking for for your doors. The material determines the resistance of the product, its quality guarantees its durability and ensures better finishes and styles and more avant-garde designs.
At TiendaManilla, we work mainly with 4 materials, which are; aluminum, stainless steel, zamak and brass. We will divide the explanation into 2. First, we will talk about economical materials, see aluminum and stainless steel, and then we will talk about materials considered 'high standing', see zamak and brass.
First of all, say that aluminum and stainless steel are good materials and capable of withstanding a certain intensity of use. Its economical price is proposed when it comes to being light materials that, with a small amount of raw material, many units can be produced. In addition, these materials have simple designs because they are more difficult to mold. Aluminum handles are solid handles unlike stainless steel, which is naturally not as light, but these latter handles are made tubular (empty inside) to be light and lower their price. The finish that stainless steel handles have is usually the material itself, since it is elegant in itself. In addition, stainless steel is the best material to install outdoors. On the other hand, aluminum handles usually have different finishes such as leather, satin nickel (which tries to resemble stainless), satin gold, gloss gold and black.
On the other hand, Zamak and brass are high-quality materials, heavy, and withstand outstanding intensity of use. They are materials with avant-garde designs and a wide variety of finishes. Its price is somewhat higher due to the innovative designs they propose and the chrome and nickel baths and a final varnish at high temperatures that adheres very well to the previous baths. These materials are easier to cast, easier to machine, and therefore a much better finished product is achieved.
In conclusion, if you need handles or hardware to place on your exterior doors, we recommend stainless steel, but if what you are looking for are high-quality handles for interior doors, elegant and distinguished Zamak handles are recommended.
