Mother-and-Son vs Double Steel Doors for Kenyan Homes

Many Kenyan bungalows sit in a grey zone: a standard 900 mm leaf feels tight for furniture, but a full 1.8 m double pair can overwhelm a modest porch. That is where a mother-and-son (unequal double) steel door earns its keep — a wide working leaf for daily use, plus a second leaf that stays bolted except when you need extra width.

When a mother-and-son door is the better buy

• You regularly move sofas, fridges, or hospital beds through the main entrance.
• The opening is 1.2–1.5 m — too wide for one leaf, awkward as equal doubles.
• You want a statement Jaguar-style gold stripe or wood-look finish without two equal handles competing visually.

When equal double doors win

• The facade is wide and the porch already looks “grand hotel”.
• You want both leaves to open for events, church groups, or a shop-front home office.
• Walls are strong enough for two heavy leaves and a proper frame.

In our showroom the Jaguar gold-stripe pair is the quickest way to see both layouts: single, mother-and-son, and equal double in the same design language.

Bring your opening width (three measurements) and we will tell you honestly whether a mother-and-son leaf will swing cleanly on your hinge side.

Browse the shop or WhatsApp Imara Doors Interiors on +254 718 881 884. Visit us at Gateway Mall, 2nd Floor, Mombasa Road.