Exterior Door Ideas

There are many types of exterior doors. Here are the main ones:

Foldable

Also known as Swing doors, You are the most common type with a hinge mechanism that attaches them to the door frame. They open or close by pushing or pulling and are fairly smooth to use.

Double doors open in two ways:

• 90 ° swivel: These doors usually open at right angles to a wall or partition. They must be equipped with 90 ° hinges.

• Swivel 180 ° (also known as a right angle opening): They open with full swing, which means They come into the same angle when fully closed or fully open. Special 180 ° hinges are used for these doors. You can choose soft opening hinges for improved performance of these entrance doors.

There is two main flaws of pivoting external doors:

• The hinges can rust, corrode or deform under climatic influences. This affects the function of the door.

• If it is a wooden or processed wooden door, it will be stretch in heavy rainTherefore, it may not close properly or not at all.

If any of the above happens to your door, you will need qualified carpenter service.

Important: These house doors must not be confused with that High performance swing doors commonly installed in offices, shopping malls and other public places.

Slip

These doors slide into a straight line instead of swinging 90 ° or 180 °. When fully opened, they form a double layer with the adjacent door panel.

Have sliding doors limited use as front doors for safety and material reasons. However, they are used together for other outdoor areas such as Back doors and backyard doors.

Sliding doors rest on aluminum or steel channels attached to the floor. The base of these doors has metal or heavy duty plastic rollers that facilitate the sliding movement.

Sliding doors are ideal for areas where there is not enough space to open double doors. As such, they are excellent space saving. Second, they’re good when ** security and protection are not a major concern. **

Energy efficient

Entrance doors can cause an enormous loss of energy. Some types of doors offer better protection against this loss than others.

Look at that Steel, fiberglass, and vinyl Entrance doors for their exceptional energy efficiency. They are explained in more detail in the Materials section.

Storm doors

This is the door in front of the outer door. If you want a wooden front door, you can install a fiberglass storm door and thus Prevent energy permeation to and from your outside door. Enhanced security and protection Rain, storm and snowfall are bonuses!

Note: If you are considering using glass in your front door, You can improve energy efficiency by adding an insulating strip to the edges. This method is called Sealing strips. Glass, which is a good conductor, causes a lot of energy loss without this measure.

Patio and French patio doors

You are the Gates to your cherished terrace. When you are in the back of your home, you can afford to focus on its elegance and charm without having to worry about safety and security.

Often, Patio doors are one-piece exterior doors made from glass, fiberglass, or vinyl. They come in a variety of designs to suit any type of patio ambience and decor.

French patio doors can be wing doors or fully swinging doors. Usually they are Double doors, no individual units. You can have the option only open one door, not both.