Classic and Modern Doors For Your House
We offer Energy Star Certified Entrance Doors in wide range of styles. Check Catalogues below and contact us for futher assistance
Difference between fiberglass and steel doors
Your front door is the focal point of your home. It’s first impression to visitors, guests and neighbors. We will share with you a few main differences between fiberglass and steel door.
Before we will talk about differences of the doors, lets talk about parts. Front entry door has a few components and its important to understand the meaning of them.
- Slab: swinging panel
- Door frame: its what slab attached to with hinges.
- Transom: glass with frame above the slab
- Threshold-metal part we step on
- Sidelights: glass on the left or right side of the slab
- Brick-mold: small narrow frame to hide hole between the door frame and brick.
- Peephole: small glass viewer to see who is behind the door
There are FOUR REASONS to replace your Entry Door:
Safety
Safety is one of the most important features you want in an entry door. We strongly recommending to include FERCO MULTI-POINT locking system on all doors. Multi-point locking system for Steel and Fiberglass Doors is vital for the security of the house.
Style and Value of your home:
A new front door is an amazing cost-effective way to refresh the look of your home without a major renovation. By choosing a new type, new glass panel, or one with more vibrant color, you can make your whole house look brand new!
Energy Efficiency:
Always buy entry doors Energy Star certified. It will assure you the efficiency and quality of the product. Instead of letting your old door waste your money, invest in a new door that saves you money and add security.
Slab made of non-metal material. biggest advantage of fiberglass doors is that it looks similar to oak, pine or mahogany wood door. Exterior panels assembled with pol Panels assembled with CFC-Free polyurethane foam to get perfectly insulated slab. Maintenance free components are perfect solution to avoid residential door repair in Toronto or any climate zone.
We are working with only the best fiberglass door manufacturers of Canada and our doors are remarkably similar to wood doors of Toronto old homes. If you are looking to install vinyl windows and doors in Toronto or Southern Ontario, we will assist you all the way.
It’s made of two steel panels with CFC-Free polyurethane foam exactly as fiberglass doors.
When you’re shopping for a steel door, please make sure it’s not a hollow metal door while residing in the GTA or anywhere in Ontario.
Hollow doors look exactly as an insulated door, but with very low energy efficiency because it’s not insulated between the panels.
Is it worth it to do a door repair services or should you buy a new door?
It depends on what needs to be repaired or replaced, cost involved with it, and how long the repaired part will last. For example, if you have an old wood frame, it would be more economical in the long run to replace the whole door system.
Another factor reflecting the cost of replacing a door, but not the quality is the finishing of a fiberglass door.
Some of these factors include the painting or staining of the fiberglass exterior doors, based on choice your cost will be anywhere from $400 to $1500 if you decide stain front door over painting it.
Steel door can only be painted but fiberglass doors could be stained or painted. (Photo provided below).
Another question that comes up often with our customer is: Iron doors vs Steel doors.
Iron doors are beautiful and luxury piece for warmer climates.
For Canadian weather we will recommend steel door because slab will be insulated.
