Selecting the perfect front door for your home has a lot to do with your style, security needs, budget and overall appearance of your exterior. From an increase in property value to durability and distinction, there are many reasons why you would choose an iron door for your home.

Increase Value

Even if you’re not looking to sell your home anytime soon, if at all, it’s important to make wise investments when remodeling. This means choosing durable materials that are high in quality and desirable to the general public, so that if the time did come for you to sell, you know you can command a higher price.

Iron doors add to the quality, longevity and value of your home. They add a wow factor, plus boost your home’s “perceived value” which increases the amount of money you could receive if you chose to sell.

Beauty and Distinction

Iron doors are impressive and beautiful, making for a distinctive addition to your home backed by timeless elegance. Your entry door is often the first impression people get of your house. Make it count with an iron entry door that gives you lots of curb appeal and a conversation piece that never quits.

Unique and classy, iron doors bring something different to any home they adorn. If you want to stand out, this is a great way to do it.

Durability

The brutal heat and storms indicative to the Dallas area means you can’t afford not to install a durable door on your home. You need something that will withstand all weather, and nothing can achieve that like thick steel. Keep rain, wind, sun and extreme temperatures out with a material that protects far more than wood and fiberglass can. In fact, iron won’t ever sag, split, warp, crack or rot.

They also resist scratches, nicks and dents that can happen from stray baseballs or moving furniture. Even if your door contains windows, they are often out of harm’s way thanks to ornate scrollwork over the top. When well cared for, an iron door will be the last one you ever install.

Security

Protection of your home and your family is likely one of the top reasons you are considering an iron door. This material gives you the most assurances of quality to deter burglars. Once a would-be criminal spots the iron door, they know how hard it is to penetrate and will move on to the next house that’s more vulnerable. It’s far easier to break into or kick down a wood or fiberglass door.

Not only are the iron doors themselves strong, their locks and hinges are too.

Installation

Iron doors are easy to install, which means your installation by a qualified professional will go quickly and seamlessly. This can usually take place in just one afternoon.

Contact Dallas Door Designs

To request a free estimate for your custom wrought iron doors in Dallas TX, contact us at 214-973-0373.

Doors are highly-visible, hard-working parts within a home. This is why they deserve careful thought and research when wondering which type of custom interior doors you want. Not only do they have to stand up to daily use, they have to minimize sound transfer between rooms and add beauty and style to your overall décor. That’s a lot to ask of your new doors!

Interior doors are available in many different styles and configurations, constructed from a variety of materials. The type you choose will affect your privacy, noise control, and overall visual appeal. They also have to be functional. Doors that don’t latch or close properly can be a nuisance not to mention a safety risk.

Flush vs. Panel

Interior doors generally come in two basic types: flush and panel.

• Flush doorsfeature flat, smooth surfaces that are painted or stained. They’re pretty basic and nondescript, and can complement any décor or room.
• Hollow-core flush doors are lightweight, low-cost versions of the above type of flush door, featuring an inner softwood frame around cardboard honeycomb cores. On the face, they have thin wood veneers and thus can damage easily, with significant sound transfer.
• Panel doors, made from a framework of horizontal rails and vertical stiles, feature flat or raised wood panels or even glass panes in some cases. Used frequently with solid-wood doors, panel doors don’t tend to shrink, warp or swell with humidity levels. The higher quality ones feature precisely-fitted, interlocking sections, and they cost much more than flush doors. For a less expensive option, you could go with an MDF door, or medium-density fiberboard door, which is solid and won’t swell, plus it takes finishes very well. While they must be painted or stained after purchase, MDF doors come primed.

Door Sizes

Standard interior doors are about 1 3/8 inches thick and six feet, eight inches tall. If you want taller doors, you can custom order them but be prepared to spend more.

The width of a standard interior door runs between 24 inches wide (ideal for closets and powder rooms) all the way up to 36 inches, which is necessary for handicap accessibility. If you’re thinking about creating a doorway, remember that most furniture pieces are too big to make it past doorways under 30 inches wide.

Interior doors come pre-hung in frames or as doors only, referred to as blanks or slabs. For convenience sake, pre-hung doors are the preferred choice due to their easier installation and lower labor costs.

Interior Door Types

There are many types of interior doors out there, depending on how they operate. Across the board, most frames are built the same, excluding pocket doors. Frames comprise jambs, a sill, a casing, stops and a threshold.

Hinged Doors

Hinged doors are what you see in most residential homes, and they can be either right or left handed. They attach via two or three hinges to their frames. The hinges appear on the hinge stile, while the latch and lock appear on the lock stile.

Folding Doors

Folding doors are designed to conceal a wide space where a conventional door’s swing would cause restrictions. They are mounted in hinged-together pairs, acting as both sliders and hinged doors utilizing end pivots and overhead tracks.

Pivot Doors

Adding a modern touch to any doorway, pivot doors work well in extra wide openings and rotate on a pivot box instead of traditional side hinges.

Wall-Mount Barn Doors

Interior barn doors glide flat against a wall in rooms where space is at a premium. From rustic to contemporary, barn doors come as singles, by-parting doubles, or bypassing systems comprising two or more doors.

Contact Dallas Door Designs

To request a free estimate, contact us at 214-973-0373 or email us at sales@dallasdoordesigns.com. Our designers can help you design the perfect custom made interior door for your home.