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ENTRY DOORS!! looking for the style in the pics attached!

8 years ago
I particularly love the 3/4 light with the 4 divided lights. These seem to be hard doors to track down... big retailers don't have them and most Houzz posts say they are custom... I live in Jacksonville Fl... not sure of any custom door builders here. Would ordering doors be safe?

I'm just so in love with these doors. They would match my windows perfect. I need 2 double sets and a single door...

Comments (15)

  • 8 years ago

    We are getting our doors from Simpson Door and they have 3/4 divided lights like your inspiration photos. They might have a supplier near where you live.

  • PRO
    8 years ago

    Many standard door manufacturers may have or may make custom orders like your photos. And local craftsmen do the same thing and may be less expensive. Have you talked to your builder?

  • 8 years ago

    Do you have a builders supply type store? I love the first door you posted!

  • 8 years ago

    If you're in Jacksonville Fl, do you need hurricane rated doors?

  • 8 years ago

    We had double doors in our last house like this.

    the manufacturer was Kolbe.

    i love the lantern on the porch in this pic. Do you remember where you found this pic?

  • 8 years ago

    Please go to the Vintage Doors website at: http://www.vintagedoors.com/glassdoors.html

    You will love their finished product!

  • 8 years ago
    Ilovered- which picture? All of them I have found on here in my search "3/4 light front door"...

    As for hurricane grade, that I'm pretty sure depends on how close you are to the beach. Everyone I know has regular doors. We're about 20 miles inland now and will be about 30 when we move.
  • 8 years ago

    Brea I would check the code for your area. That may be true but then again, look who got hurt badly in Irene. It wasn't us on the coast but those who were inland more.

  • 8 years ago

    Lovely doors -- especially that first one -- but are they practical? They give a thief a very good view right into your house (even if all he can see is an entry hallway, a person could get a pretty good idea of whether you're home -- lights on, etc.), and wouldn't it be pretty easy for a thief to put a boot through those all-glass doors?

  • 8 years ago
    Mrs. Pete - that would probably be a concern in a regular neighborhood but were on 19 acres of private timberland in the backwoods ... not saying it couldn't happen, but very unlikely.
  • 8 years ago

    Thing is, a thief can also look through/punch through windows, too. Unless you put them up at, say, ladder height, which makes this harder.

  • 8 years ago

    If safety is a concern, there is apparently a transparent film treatment that makes glass very, very difficult to break. Unless there are no other accessible windows or you treat them all, though, I’d think it’s pretty pointless.

  • 8 years ago
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    Mrs. Pete - that would probably be a concern in a regular neighborhood but were on 19 acres of private timberland in the backwoods ... not saying it couldn't happen, but very unlikely.

    Yes, that does make you a less likely target.

    Thing is, a thief can also look through/punch through windows, too. Unless you put them up at, say, ladder height, which makes this harder.

    Statistics tell us, though, that most thieves use the front door. Why make it easier for them?

    The glazing on the door allows visitors to see the "We love our Rotweiler" sign, huge dog bed and the gun case...

    Your dog is a wonderful deterrent -- one of the best. Your guns, though, are a highly attractive target for thieves.

    If safety is a concern, there is apparently a transparent film treatment that makes glass very, very difficult to break. Unless there are no other accessible windows or you treat them all, though, I’d think it’s pretty pointless.

    Yes, that film is a good idea. Do most people use it? Again, most thieves go through the front door.

  • PRO
    8 years ago

    "...Your dog is a wonderful deterrent -- one of the best. Your guns, though, are a highly attractive target for thieves..."

    Ahhh, I can tell you're not from Texas! :-)

    The dog is real. The visible guns are not. They are located elsewhere for easy owner access.