Front entry doors are an easy upgrade that can enhance a home’s beauty, safety and value. Real estate agents report that upgraded exterior doors are one of the top returns on investment for homeowners.
Energy efficient doors offer an added benefit of cutting heating and cooling costs. They feature insulation that significantly reduces drafts and heat loss.
Wood
The right entry doors can enhance a home’s beauty and value. They can also offer a variety of security and energy efficiency benefits. Local door installation and repair services can help homeowners choose the best options for their homes, style preferences, and goals.
Solid wood exterior doors are a beautiful choice for any architectural design. They can be stained or painted to match any interior and exterior color scheme. They are durable and resistant to kick-ins or breakage. They also provide a high level of insulating performance, which can reduce summer and winter power bills.
Aluminum clad front doors are another popular option for Utah homeowners. They are durable and low maintenance, and they can be customized with a variety of glass options, including frosted, tinted, crested, and heirloom. They are also dent-resistant.
Aluminum
A strong front door adds safety, security and value to your home. Real estate agents report that upgraded exterior doors are one of the best investments homeowners can make.
Wood front doors are traditional, timeless and classic, allowing you to paint them to complement your facade or stain them to allow the natural wood grain to show through. Pella’s aluminum-clad wood front doors are also dent resistant and won’t rust.
Glass-paneled front doors allow natural light to flood into your interior and offer privacy. These doors are available in a range of obscure glass choices, as well as low-E insulating glass that helps your home achieve exceptional energy efficiency.
Impact Glass
The laminated glass in impact doors can withstand flying debris, helping protect your home from break-ins. Additionally, it prevents entry from burglars by making your home less appealing to intruders looking for easy entry points into a house during severe weather.
Severe weather can cause drastic pressure changes in the air. To ensure your front door can withstand these fluctuations, impact glass must pass rigorous testing to meet design pressure requirements.
In addition to providing additional protection, impact glass can increase energy efficiency. Look for low-emissivity (LoE) glass, which is coated with a material that reflects heat and helps keep your house cool in the Eagle Mountain summers. Other options include argon gas-filled windows, which provide even more insulation and reduce energy costs. Alternatively, opt for hybrid folding or multi-slide doors to blur the lines between indoor and outdoor living.
Wrought Iron
Often paired with glass, iron doors can enhance a home’s curb appeal and offer increased security. They’re typically designed with elegance in mind and can be custom-crafted to fit a home’s architectural style. They also resist dents and rust better than steel doors, and some come with energy-efficient options like insulated glass that reduces heat transfer.
Wrought iron means “worked iron.” It is made by heating and hammering metal into shapes. It’s recognizable by its stringy texture and lack of carbon, which makes it less likely to rust or corrode over time.
Mild steel that has been bent and cold-formed or cast iron is frequently mislabelled as wrought iron, but to be truly designated as wrought iron, the metal piece must be manually forged by a blacksmith. This process takes more skill and time than machine bending or welding cold-formed metal into shape.
Sliding Glass
An upgraded front door is a great way to boost your home’s curb appeal, safety and value. Real estate agents say that the appearance and quality of an exterior door translates into how easily a home sells.
Sliding glass doors blur the lines between indoors and outdoors, allowing in more natural light and making rooms feel larger. They’re often used in rambler style homes that eliminate the need for stairs and offer a seamless transition between living spaces.
Fiberglass entry doors have a smooth surface that resists dents and dings better than steel. They also have an insulated foam core that lowers energy costs. They’re available in a variety of styles, some with decorative glass panels. Many of these models have sill ramps for easy access by family members with mobility issues.