Give your home a signature feature with an eye-catching new front door. This home improvement project can often be completed in a day, but its benefits last far longer! Improve the energy efficiency of your entryway, boost resale value, add to your home’s security, and, of course, improve your home’s beauty. We’ll explain these benefits in detail, plus walk you through all you need to know about your front doors.
Our front doors create a high-design entryway that improves your home’s curb appeal. The customization available with our Entry Doors and Pivot Doors allows you to enhance your home’s aesthetics while also improving your door’s performance through improved insulation and security.
The Journal of Light Construction (JLC) reports the return on investment (ROI) for a steel door is 216%. While steel doors are a functional and affordable option, our doors go beyond what a steel door can provide. Due to their customization, they can truly make a statement more in the line of a grand entrance, which JLC reports as providing ROI of 85%. So if you’re looking for an attainable but impressive home improvement project, don’t overlook the power of a front door transformation!
Grand entrances that include a new door with sidelights, like this one, can have an 85% ROI according to the JLC. The findings defined a grand entrance as including a fiberglass door with dual sidelights. While our front door materials vary depending on the option chosen, the customization we offer is certainly grand entrance-worthy and sure to add to your home’s curb appeal.
Performance, durability, and design options vary depending on the door chosen. Get to know our front door options so you can decide on the best one for your home. We offer two different front door options. Get to know them at a glance.
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 Our Entry Doors come in a variety of panel styles and with a variety of glass options — including full panel and inserts of various sizes. |
Our Entry Doors are made of solid wood, which helps provide excellent thermal performance. They’re clad on the exterior by a coating of low-maintenance aluminum, which helps protect them from the elements. |
Our Entry Doors come with the following choices:
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Our Entry Doors work in new construction, remodeling, or replacement scenarios. The variety of panel styles and glass options along with the finish colors means they can be styled to match nearly any home. It's an option suitable for any climate, especially when you select the right low-emissivity (Low-E) coating for any glass included in your panel. |
 Our Pivot Doors operate on a pivot box rather than traditional hinges for smooth operation and a sleek look. They’re highly customizable. |
Our Pivot Doors are made of a variety of materials, including:
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Our Pivot Doors are offered with:
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Our Pivot Doors work best in new construction homes or major remodels. They’re highly customizable, making them suitable for a range of modern and contemporary homes.
If you’re looking for an impact-rated front door, our Pivot Doors can be ordered with Stormwatch® Protection. This helps equip them to perform in coastal areas. |
Did you know? Renewal by Andersen, the full-service replacement side of our business, offers custom Entry Doors as well. The Ensemble® Entry Door is specifically designed for replacement and can be custom ordered to fit your existing opening. It’s made of fiberglass and our exclusive Fibrex® material, which means it can perform in any climate. With its composite and fiberglass frame, it resists rotting, which makes it an especially good choice for a coastal home.
Find out more about the difference between Andersen and Renewal by Andersen.
The right front door can emphasize your home’s architectural style, reflect your personal taste, and give a hint of what’s to be found on the interior. How do you pick out a front door that does all this?
TIP: Want to find the perfect front door for your brick home? Or maybe you’re looking for a door style that matches a specific architectural style or will add the right regional inflection? Whatever you’re searching for, building a perfect exterior color palette is a great place to start. We got the experts from Sherwin-Williams to give us some pointers on how this can be done.
Once you’ve ticked the boxes of maintenance and style, there’s still more to be considered. How can your front door make your life a little bit more functional? The answer is in more ways than one. Here’s what you need to know about how security and convenience can be increased with a new front door:
A standard offering on our Entry Doors and Pivot Doors, multi-point locks include a bolt that’s thrown in three directions: up, down, and to the side.
Our Entry Doors and Pivot Doors come standard with this type of glass, which is harder to break. So you can let natural light into your entryway without extra worries.
Perhaps you need a door that’s extra wide to accommodate a wheelchair. In that case, you should know a single-panel Entry Door can be up to 3’ 7” wide, and custom sizing is available to 1/8.” A double-panel door is another way to enlarge your opening with elegance. We make low-profile sills that are easier to roll over. Find out more about front door sizing.
Use an app on your phone to lock and unlock your door, check your kids got home from school, and so much more. The Yale® Assure Lock® provides many benefits, especially to kids who require the convenience of never needing to remember a key and parents who need the ability to monitor their home from afar.
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