People often call front doors for your house "door systems" because when you buy one, you also get the frame (see insulation below) and the locking device. Most front doors that come pre-hung are 30 to 36 inches wide and 80 inches long. If you have a standard-sized front door, you have a lot of choices. If you don't, ordering a custom front door will save you a lot of time and trouble— Skyline Residence front doors with a pivot hinge come in sizes up to six feet wide and eleven feet tall! Most of the time, custom front doors are made from a set of changes that can be made to standard door designs.
Steel, wood, and plastic are the three main types of materials used to make front or side entry doors. Most likely, a modern front door system will use more than one of these elements. Custom front doors from Skyline Residence are made with a steel frame and a high-tech center that keeps heat in. You can finish the outside of the door in steel, wood, porcelain, concrete, glass, or paint, among other materials. Each of these materials comes in a range of colors and textures, and two or more of them can be mixed to make a look that is all its own. On top of that, you can pick different finishes for the door's inside and outside.
As far as entry doors go, wood is still the standard choice. It gives homes the high-end look that people want and is very hard to dent or scratch. Walnut, cherry, oak, mahogany, maple, pine, and fir are the woods that are most often used to make doors. There is a lot of difference between solid wood doors. Usually, a door that is thicker and has more carvings and trims is better. For the best look, a wood door does need to be varnished or painted every so often. Once a year, you should carefully check a solid wood door for signs of damage or heavy wear and tear.
Steel is the most flexible and affordable material that is also very safe and resistant to weather. Steel won't break or crack like wood or plastic does. Most high-end steel doors have a steel frame inside and high-density foam padding. Custom steel doors can have a wood-fiber covering that can be stained, a laminated wood veneer, or a number of other finishes. This means that a steel door doesn't have to look like steel.
Glass is becoming more and more famous as a material that must be used for front doors of homes. It might seem like glass is "less secure," but current glass safety doors have all the safety features you need to keep your family safe.
Most of the time, fiberglass is used. It doesn't get damaged easily, can be stained or painted, comes in different forms, and doesn't need much upkeep. But cheap plastic doors can break when hit, so you should stay away from them. A good steel door will cost a lot.
Not every door can be hung with an exposed three-hinge design. You can get modern front doors with secret hinges or ones that are set on a vertical pivot, which lets them open wider and let in more light. There is no difference between the two sides when it comes to where the hinge or pivot is placed on the door.
More heat is lost through air leaks around the door than through the door itself. Steel and plastic front doors insulate better against the weather than wood doors however. When you're picking out a door, the doorframe's construction and the way the door and frame are designed together are just as important as the door itself. The threshold and weatherstripping must lock together smoothly.
The front door of today is not made of one material, but a combination of materials that are layered on top of each other to provide maximum protection and security.
The best steel and fiberglass front doors are made with a thermal break between the inside and outside skins. This is a heat-resistant material that stops heat and cold from moving through the skin and frame, which can cause frost to form on the inside surface.
Contemporary front doors can be made of steel, wood, or fiberglass. When it comes to security, they are all about the same in terms of power. They don't work right at the closing part. Look for a door with a metal strike plate and a lock that is at least an inch long. You can get Skyline Residence’s front doors with up to six locking pins, which makes them almost impossible to get through.
If you pick a front door with a window or a side window, the protected glass should be certified as both bulletproof and sledgehammerproof. As an extra defense against break-ins, glass should also be coated.
Keyless entry with a smartphone or a chip, keypad entry, or RFID entry are all modern ways to lock and unlock doors.
While most exterior doors are made to open in, a unique exterior door could be made to swing out if that's what you need.
Of course, natural wood that has been polished is always beautiful. But if you want to make a bigger statement, bright colors like orange, red, blue, and green, high-gloss black, and stainless steel have become popular in recent years. When picking a color, you should think about both the style and climate of your neighborhood and the design of your house.
A normal pre-hung front door comes as a kit with the door already mounted in the doorframe, the hinges already installed, and the holes for the lockset and deadbolt already drilled. An experienced do-it-yourself’er might be able to install it. However, you should hire a professional installer if you've never put in a front door before or if the job calls for changing the size of the opening. Every one of our front door systems can be installed by a professional.
