Entry
Systems
  
Entry Door
Systems are sometimes Entry French Doors, sometimes
a Door with a sidelight, sometimes a door with two
sidelights. These also sometimes have transomes. Transomes
are the windows that go above the door. Sometimes
these are attached to the door unit and other times
they are separate window units. Entry Systems are
usually 81 1/2" tall, although some are 97 1/2",
plus the transome.
Most doors
manufacturers run 32" and 36" wide slabs.
Sidelights are 10", 12", and 14" wide.
Both have to be assembled on a door frame (or jamb)
which adds 1 1/2" to that dimension to give us
our exact unit size. A
36" door will yield us a 37 1/2" unit, with
two 14" sidelights yielding 15 1/2" each,
thus we have a unit size of 67 1/2". This can
be widened with build ins between the door and the
sidelights if necessary. Also trim can be widened,
or openings altered, if necessary.
Materials
can be steel, fiberglass, or wood. Wood is often our
best looking choice, but it's also our most expensive.
Wood doors are very much like fine furniture. They
are often custom made and usually require some degree
of bravery on the part of the buyer. Very few places
will have standing samples at all, much less have
more than a few choices you can actually see and look
at.
Catalogs,
Internet and homeowner vision take precedent here.
Find a basic glass design you like, then a material
for the door that meets your needs and your budget.
Steel systems are least expensive, followed by fiberglass,
then hardwoods
As I stated
previously, special order items should be left to
specialists.....
Our manufacturers
are in Wylie and in Southlake Texas. They build thousands
of doors every month for builders all across the country,
and most of the new home builders in the area. They
have an impeccable record of manufacturing and delivering
a very high quality product. To access to their inventory
use the following links... Make sure to get model
numbers for pricing purposes and we'll create a custom
quote for you.
Here is a Gallery of our Window Connection Front Door Entry System selections here in Dallas Texas
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