Vinyl and aluminum cladding each have advantages and drawbacks. With vinyl, the color permeates the material, so scratches don''t show. Aluminum will scratch, but it is tougher and available in a wider variety of colors. Neither With basic accessories, a 6-foot-wide clad-wood slider costs about; an 8-foot-wide door. Installation will cost, depending on exterior siding repair needed and the general complexity of the job. Click here for the catalog. Of course, there are economies of scale: The more doors you install, the better the deal on both materials and labor. You can also buy wood sliders factory-primed or prepainted in standard colors; some manufacturers will custom-paint them for a premium. For a dual-glazed, solid-wood door that isn''t clad or painted, you''ll pay about. Other materials Fiberglass and steel are particularly exteriorhomeremodelingsoftwares durable door materials. Both are made to simulate the look of wood, but fiberglass does this more convincingly than steel. Fiberglass, Factory-primed doors can be painted or given an opaque wood stain. A 6-foot-wide door costs. A 7-foot, 6-inch door with three panels costs about. Steel doors are rugged and typically cost exteriorhomeremodelingsoftwares less than fiberglass.

Vinyl and aluminum cladding each have advantages and drawbacks. With vinyl, the color permeates the material, so scratches don''t show. Aluminum will scratch, but it is tougher and available in a wider variety of colors. Neither With basic accessories, a 6-foot-wide clad-wood slider costs about; an 8-foot-wide door. Installation will cost, depending on exterior siding repair needed and the general complexity of the job. Click here for the catalog. Of course, there are economies of scale: The more doors you install, the better the deal on both materials and labor. You can also buy wood sliders factory-primed or prepainted in standard colors; some manufacturers will custom-paint them for a premium. For a dual-glazed, solid-wood door that isn''t clad or painted, you''ll pay about. Other materials Fiberglass and steel are particularly exteriorhomeremodelingsoftwares durable door materials. Both are made to simulate the look of wood, but fiberglass does this more convincingly than steel. Fiberglass, Factory-primed doors can be painted or given an opaque wood stain. A 6-foot-wide door costs. A 7-foot, 6-inch door with three panels costs about. Steel doors are rugged and typically cost exteriorhomeremodelingsoftwares less than fiberglass.

Therma-Tru Doors When you''re one of the nation''s largest homebuilders, your reputation means everything. That''s where quality fiberglass Therma-Tru doors come into play. assurance of quality when it specifies fiberglass Therma-Tru doors. The company, which recently acquired U.S. Home to become the largest homebuilder in the U.S., constructs about 500 homes a year in the Tampa market. The single-family residences range in price from $120,000 to $300,000. The company wants to make sure its customers are satisfied, and steel doors were not doing the trick. We had an issue with steel doors, and the fact that they would show dents and marks easily. That''s just not the case with fiberglass Therma-Tru doors. We were one of the first to use the Smooth-Star door in our market The look is sharp, the lines are crisp and the durability is superior. It''s simply a well-built door.