Choosing the Right Fibreglass Door for your Home

Architects and designers are taking special interests in designing doors through which homeowners and their guests enter, looking for increasingly creative ways to separate outside from in, and one room from another. Designer doors, both exterior as well as those inside flats and homes, are now being given designs that are taller, wider or more flawlessly integrated into their surroundings. These might include handle-free doors that seem etched into the wall, or designs that stretch further than the typical eight to ten feet in height.

Finding the Perfect Door for your Home 

As we all know, shopping for a new door can be an overwhelming experience especially when your home's curb appeal is at stake. The most difficult part being visualizing what an uninstalled door in a dealer showroom will look like on the front of our house. Will it coordinate with the paint color and exterior texture? How would it complement the architectural style? Would it give an aesthetic appeal to your house? etc. 

Things to Consider when Identifying the Right Door 

When it comes to selecting an entry door, it is important to understand the various materials and style options available to enhance your living space. No matter what material becomes available in the home building industry there will always be consumers that demand "real" wood, especially for higher-end homes that want the look and feel of authentic wood grains. However, the drawback to all wood products is the high maintenance. They are comparatively more prone to cracking, warping and fading.

Choosing the Right Material 

When it comes to choosing the material for your entry door, you need to consider cost, performance and aesthetics. Door suppliers in Melbourne more often than not recommend using fiberglass because of its high insulation properties. It is considered as one of the most energy-efficient doors on the market. Because of its design flexibility and ability to mimic natural wood, you can easily customize your door to perfectly match your home's architectural style. Earlier, when it came to high safety and protection, steel was always the preferred material for entry doors. However, with the advent of Duramax fiberglass doors things have changed. These doors have the same strength as steel doors, but won’t rust, rot, twist or dent. Also you’re not restricted by the design options, as there are a number of heritage and modern door designs to choose from.

Features of Fibreglass Doors 

• Solid fibreglass edges can be easily trimmed or rebated. Also, it is easy maintenance and involves hassel free cleaning. 
• LVL stiles and rails for superior stability eliminates warping or bowing. 
• Duramax Fibreglass doors have a warranty for 10 years in fully exposed conditions. 
• These doors are specially suited for extreme weather conditions. • These doors have better thermal r-rating than aluminium and timber doors. 
• It has a high impact surface coating that can be painted or stained 

Finishing and Maintenance of Fibreglass Doors 

Below are some points to remember when painting or staining your fiberglass doors; 

• Colors with LRV of more than 10% must be used. Both sides of the door must be coated in the same products and colour. Manufacturers usually recommend matt or satin colors as black, gloss and high colours can sometimes show a ‘wave’ in the door surface. 
• Even a well-finished fiberglass door will be affected by exposure and weathering from sun, moisture, and air pollutants, therefore it is advised to re-apply the topcoat approximately every two years. 

Apart from aesthetics, your doors efficiency level and security features should be a major consideration in choosing an entry door system.