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What is the most insulated exterior door?

Fiberglass Fiberglass. Fiberglass wins for the choice of the most insulative exterior door choice. While they fill a fiberglass door with foam much like a steel door, its low maintenance feature makes it superior to steel. Fiberglass also has an insulative quality, making fiberglass doors exceed steel door insulative properties.

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Entry doors are more than just an egress in and out of your home. A door is literally a hole in your wall. You want the most insulation you can get in that door to help your home’s energy efficiency. Window World Twin Cities is here to give you advice on what entry door material is the most insulative.

Some Thoughts About Insulation

You measure insulation using a scale we call “r-value.” The higher the r-value, the more insulative quality you have against heat or cold. We can determine the r-value you need for your door by your location. Where we are in Minnesota, and our winters get quite cold, so we want the highest r-value we can get. One of our experts can consult with you to let you know the particulars about our doors and their r-values.

Types of Entry Door Materials

Entry doors can be made out of just about anything. Here are some of the more traditionally available types of entry door materials: Wood. Wood has traditionally been used for entry doors. It can come in a variety of finishes, or you can paint it any color. There are two main problems with solid wood front doors: they do not have a very high r-value, and they have to be regularly maintained. Wooden doors also swell with moisture and shrink with drought or cold, making it hard to keep adequate weather-stripping for the season changes you experience. Glass. When looking at glass doors, the first quality you need to address is whether the door is single pane or has multiple panes. Single pane glass doors have the lowest r-value of all the door options you can look at. When you incorporate glass with another material like wood, fiberglass, or steel, it is the lowest r-value section of the door unless it has multiple panes with argon gas between the panes. Steel. For many years, steel doors were the door you chose if you wanted high security. As with any other steel products, exterior steel doors can eventually rust and do require maintenance. Steel doors traditionally are foam filled and have a higher r-value than wood or glass. For many, the limited design choices available in steel doors coupled with the maintenance requirements make steel a poor exterior door choice. Fiberglass. Fiberglass wins for the choice of the most insulative exterior door choice. While they fill a fiberglass door with foam much like a steel door, its low maintenance feature makes it superior to steel. Fiberglass also has an insulative quality, making fiberglass doors exceed steel door insulative properties. Fiberglass can also mimic any siding finish like wood or steel, making it the most versatile choice for exterior doors. On our exterior doors, we have options of dual pane glass with argon gas between the panes. This makes the glass area of the door as insulative as the rest of the door.

Insulative Entry Doors from Window World Twin Cities

Let the experts at Windows World Twin Cities give you their recommendations for entry doors in the St. Paul area. We can do a free in-home consultation to recommend the best door for your application. You’ve got great new windows, why not get an insulative entry door to match? For more information, give us a call at 651-770-5570, or you can message us on our contact page.

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What is the strongest front doors made of?

Composite doors The surface skin of the door is made from glass-reinforced plastic which is a sturdy material and the combination of these materials makes a solid door that can withstand brute force. A composite door is one of the safest front doors and the best front doors for security.

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In obvious terms, the best front door for security is one that will stop anyone from forcibly entering your property. Long gone are the days when you could leave your front door open and today, the stark reality is that homeowners have to make every effort to protect their homes. The door is the weakest point of entry to your home – 76% of burglars gain entry through the door and 59% of burglaries happen at the front of the house. Intruders work fast and with confidence. To protect your home, you need to know that you have the best front door for security.

What to look for when buying a front door for security

There are two important factors to consider when choosing the best front door for security and they are:

The material of the door

The lock

When considering a front door, always look for the British Standard (BSI) Kitemark, PAS 24 and Secured by Design accreditations.

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