Custom Exterior Doors - Designed for the Grand Entrance

Custom Exterior Doors - Designed for the Grand Entrance

Custom exterior doors make a difference in the way the entry to your home is viewed. Complimenting your home as well as reflecting your taste for the beauty they provide, a quality door is the focal point of the entire home. After all, it is the first thing people see when entering your home.

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What Type of Wood is best for Custom Exterior Doors?

Wooden doors are quite popular and there are several types of wood that are used for custom exterior doors. Mahogany is one type that you may prefer and there are several reasons. Mahogany has a straight grain that is virtually free of knots. The color varies from a light to a dark brown with red highlights. This type of wood holds up well to the outside elements and is often used on boats.

Red Oak is another option for wooden doors and is a fine choice. The grain patterns on red oak vary and the wood will accept most stains. The grain will pick up the stain and creates a wonderful look for an entry door. The color can vary from light to golden combined with a darker grain.

Door Shapes

Nowhere is it written that a door must be just a wooden rectangle. Wooden doors can be rounded at the top - double doors as well as a single door. They can have a three-quarter arch or they can be double arch panel doors.

There are all shapes and sizes of doors from which to choose when you begin to look for new custom exterior doors. Also included in the choices for wooden doors are segment top and Gothic top, true radius top and a raked top to mention a few.

Sizes can range from the standard which is 6 foot 8 inches or 8 feet tall. There are other sizes available with custom exterior doors. Since there are so many variations of wooden doors, such as double entryway and sidelight doors, rustic designs and sculptured doors, the width can vary as well. Usually this will range from 48 inches wide to 120 inches wide.

Thickness will vary from 1 3/8 inches to 1 3/4 inches to 2 1/4 inches although you can have your own specifications for this aspect too. When choosing an entry door, custom exterior doors designed by the manufacturer are one choice you will have or you can submit your own ideas about the way you want your door to look and let the designers work for you.

Personalized service is one of the options most door manufacturers offer. Their design department not only designs the doors you see when shopping for the right door for your home, but the prospect of putting your ideas together is exciting as well. If you want to incorporate glass into your design with stained glass, etched glass or deco glass this is one choice you will have. If you would rather use carvings and floral motifs, this is another choice. Having the door custom designed from your choice of patterns and decorative items will be a great way to express your taste and personal style.

Homes from Colonial to Contemporary and Old World to Victorian - these are just part of the considerations you will have when choosing wooden doors. If you want to replace your entrance door with a custom exterior door for the balance and beauty this will bring to your home, you will find there are many in each style designed for the great look of virtually any style.

Your home is your castle and the door is the focal point. This look should be one of beauty inspiring a feeling of warmth, a style that reflects your personal taste and the durability to protect your home as well as enhance the beauty for which it provides entrance.

Custom Exterior Doors - Designed for the Grand Entrance

The author of this article is Peter Sicoli. Peter owns and operates Somerset Hills Doors and Architectural Millwork, LLC. A wood working hobby turned into a successful millwork company. Visit us and see for yourself.

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