What do you want people to see when they approach your home? Do you want them mentally to take note that yours is a house that stands out from the rest? Maybe your desire is to let the entryway to your home set the tone for visitors to feel relaxed when they enter your domain. Whatever your motivation, the entryway door needs to be welcoming and pleasant to view. As trite as it may seem, the front door is what someone sees first when coming up to the house. If it is colored coordinated and well built, then the person arriving at the front entry knows they are entering a home of quality and value. 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.
One of the true value aspects to a new door is the security issue. 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, utilizing safety locks can be a strong deterrent to someone considering breaking in. Does having a solid new door make it full proof? of course it doesn’t. However, it does mean you may be making someone think twice before trying to enter your home.
Another value to a new door 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 Considerable heat is lost through the edges of doorways and need to have good new doors in place to retard that heat dissipation.
Now it is a forgone conclusion that the entryway door is a value adder just through the color scheme and design possibilities. Some people consider putting stain glass windows (or even frost ones) to add a little more esthetic appeal. The same thing can be done by adding good quality hardware to the door. An appealing doorknocker and gold or silver door handles make quite a statement, even to a smaller home or one that is not extravagant.
Finally, let us look at the door make-up itself. Many people love solid wood doors…whether it is oak, mahogany, or some other fine hardwood. 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. What do you want your home to say to say to others?
