Order Simpson or Trustile Interior Doors?

5 years ago

last modified: 5 years ago

We're planning to reframe our current closet openings and replace the 84" single doors with 84" double doors. We received quotes for both Simpson and Trustile Douglas Fir doors and the latter was significantly more expensive.

Given this is our forever home we're willing to pay more for better quality, but our designer advised going with the cheaper Simpson doors given we've gone over budget on some of our other purchases.

Is there a significant difference between the two door brands? Our door supplier (Ashby Lumber) wasn't able to provide much guidance and unlike other topics I've researched on Houzz I was unable to find much information to help me make an informed decision.

In addition to our closet doors we also need to order a pocket door to replace our current swinging bathroom door (the door with the hanging towel). Our pocket door options are a Simpson paint grade poplar wood door or a Trustile MDF door, both with a laminated glass insert.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

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millworkman

5 years ago

last modified: 5 years ago

Both make quality products. Simpson being more production and Trustile from what I recall more easily customizable (although honestly I dealt more with their MDF in my residential days) and made to order. Most Simpson products are available from the distributor inventory (although they have to hang the door in the frame and rout for hinges and bore for the lockset). I would have no qualms about Simpson and they do predominantly D. Fir where as TruStile uses a much wider variety of woods although MDF is their bread and butter.

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Julie K
Original Author
5 years ago
@millworkman, any chance you can offer some advice about our door options? Any suggestions/advice would be GREATLY appreciated!!
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Julie K
Original Author
5 years ago
@millworkman thank you for sharing your insights/thoughts! Really appreciate your generosity in sharing your knowledge, especially given the limited information about this topic on the Houzz boards. Thanks again!!!
millworkman
5 years ago
You are very welcome and honestly when I dealt with TruStile they were pretty much exclusively MDF and interior doors. they make a great product and have obviously evolved as a company greatly. I am sure there wood series doors are a great product. That being said, like what I posted in the other post Simpson is a quality product that I would have no qualms with using anywhere i wanted a wood door. I appreciate the fact that you are sourcing the doors thru Ashby Lumber as well. Even though I am completely unfamiliar with them I would commend you for using them as I despise purchasing millwork of any kind thru a box store.
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scottie mom
5 years ago
I second what @millworkman said. Excellent points and good advice.
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Michelle
last year
We just returned from the TruStile/Marvin Showroom. The doors are very nice. The MDF boards are made in the traditional stile method and all are 1 3/4" thick. They come with nice hinges and come completely prehung - ready for installation, no pre-assembly. We thought they were very reasonably priced compared to others we have seen, and the sizes and designs are bountiful. We are going to go with this line.