New Door?

The entrance to your home can be compared to as the address or identity of the household. The owner’s taste in style, design, and finish can be displayed by a door’s unique style If you are remodeling your home, a door should be carefully selected.

Depending on the room and it’s needs, doors can be seen in an array of designs. There are many types, from antique doors, to garage doors, swinging doors, front doors, interior doors, etc.

If you have a palace-style home, an antique style front door may be best suited. Looking for a royal look to your home? French doors, doors made from thick solid oak or Indian Teak, and doors that have been salvaged from historic homes can achieve this effect.

Fiberglass doors can be used for entry and indoor purposes. They are from stiles made from engineered wood with PUF cores, which makes fiberglass doors energy efficient and rot-resistant bottom rail in addition to looking like oak or mahogany.

They resemble the traditional hardwood door and may help hide scratches and abrasions.

Doors inside your home may include swinging doors. Louvered doors made of mahogany, cedar, poplar, cherry, or maple may look great in arched doorways. Full length bookshelves may also serve as a secret passage way. The doors for these may come in ash, basswood, maple, and more and require deeper shelving.

If space is a problem, then sliding doors are more practical. However, they also make a style statement in any space, big or small. Some more variations of doors include moving on steel-wheel rollers or sliding patio doors, both available with an extruded aluminum frame and fiberglass mesh, in options of red oak, pine, or black walnut to make the door durable. There are several more styles available in the market.

For patio doors, the style often renders it difficult to identify where the outdoor begins and indoor ends. They are specifically made to be water and insect resistant and are available in a variety of styles such as pi-parting, hinged, sliding, and more. Winds, debris and break-ins can also be protected from the home with patio doors.

In break-ins, doors are often the first line of defense. When choosing a door, extreme care should be considered. It may be an entrance for the front or back. Each door in specific material is made for a specific kind of purpose.

Your decisions on what door you should use should not be from suggestions of family, friends, or even an advertisement. No random, cheap door should be used for any room just because you can afford it. This careless decision only makes the homeowner seem like a fool. If you have the right door at the right place it will not only be a good decision for practical reasons, it also adds value to your home.