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Entering and Exiting: A Door Blog

Do you love solid wood doors, hallow-core doors, French doors, screen doors, security doors, garage doors or any other type of door? If you said yes, we have that in common. Hello. My name is Pat, and I take doors seriously. Whether I'm hanging a bedroom door for my kids, buying new doors for my rental properties or advising a real estate client on new doors, I take the task seriously, and I spend a lot of time researching. After years reading about and testing multiple types of doors, I have decided to share my wealth of knowledge. Please explore, and I hope you like what you find.

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Entering and Exiting: A Door Blog

2015

Finding the Right Commercial Garage Door for Your Needs
Commercial garage doors can be rather expensive, and as with any big purchase, it is important to consider the available options. If you think that the bulky metal doors characteristic of a warehouse are your only options for commercial garage doors, you might be surprised at the range of energy efficient, attractive, and specialty doors that are now on the market. Whether you live on a back country farm or own an inner-city warehouse, rest assured you can find the perfect fit for your building.

Five Handicapped-Friendly Features Your New Doors Need
If you are buying doors for your business, apartment building or other facility, you need to ensure they work for all kinds of people, regardless of their abilities. In particular, here is a look at five handicapped-friendly features all automatic doors and their surrounding areas should have: 1. Open button Unless your doors are operated by a sensor that can tell when people are near it, you need to have an "

2 Important Questions to Consider About Repairing or Replacing Windows
Before you shop for new windows or decide to have your current windows repaired due to a crack or chip, you want to ensure you considered both options carefully. You don't always need to replace windows when a pane is broken and there may be factors involved in window replacement you haven't considered. Note a few important questions to consider when it comes to repairing or replacing windows in your home.

Why Steel Doors Make the Best Security Doors
You can choose from a wide range of materials—fiberglass, steel or wrought iron, for example—if you would like to buy a security door. However, a steel security door is by far a superior choice. This article discusses some reasons why this is so. Endurance When you talk of steel security doors and you don't mention their endurance then you have missed one of the biggest attributes of this material. Steel doors, especially those made from a strong gauge steel like 20-guage steel, are the most durable doors available today.

Comparing Garage Doors: Sectional, Roller and Tilt Doors
If you're planning to build a house, renovate, or repair your garage door, you have the option of choosing a sectional door, a roller door or a tilt door. Sectional doors open by reclining to the ceiling of your garage. Roller doors spin over a drum wheel located above your door while tilt doors, slant and lift to open. Read on to compare these designs and find out which one best fits your needs.