Simple! Add Value and Beauty With A Custom Door
Have you ever taken a step back to take a good look at your front door? If so, what have you done about it? and if not, what are you waiting for? If you own your own home then take note that the entryway door needs to be welcoming and pleasant to view. As trite as it may seem, your front entrance is what someone sees first when passing by or walking up to the house. A front entry door that looks charming and is well built makes an immediate impression on the person arriving at the front entry. Your guest immediately knows they are entering a home where the homeowner knows of quality and value. The impact your entry has on a home proves that it makes sense to have a new door and even a custom door for the entryway. So let us look at some of the reasons a new door is a value adding measure to a new home, or even one that has been around a while.
Although one of the true value aspects to a new door is the security issue, it addressing this need you will add real value to your home. Hundreds of homes are broken into every year in this country. Experts’ state that sometimes the front door is the point of entry because it offers a quick entrance and many security measures is minimal at best. A well-built custom door, perhaps over 2″thick, utilizing mortise safety locks or 3 point locking systems can be a strong deterrent to someone considering a break and entry. Does having a solid new wood door that is over 2 inches thick make it full proof? of course it not. But whoever amy be considereing entry…will think twice about doing so.
Another value to a new door every homeowner will be happy about is the energy savings. When a custom door is installed, it usually is made to fit just right and have weather rated strips to go around the door. Proper weatherstrip and draft protection put in place will save a home owner several hundred dollars if not thousands of dollars in energy savings per year. If you are experiencing heat loss now, think waht you can save by door replacement. It is almost getting your door for free with the money you can save.
Finally, let us look at the door make-up itself, the design, the species of wood and even the finish. Many people love solid wood doors…whether it is oak, mahogany, or some other fine hardwood. These people love the beauty of wood and the grain character a good finish will display. Solid wood doors add more appeal to a home by presiding over the entryway as a portal to a fine home. Custom wood doors speak to individual tastes as well. New and custom doors create the landmark to a home and lets the visitor know they are about to step into a house that highlights taste. Although a custom wood door will be something different to what you may find in a home center, both in price and quality, it will always be money well spent for added value and energy savings.