5 Tips to Finding the Perfect Front Door for Your Home

With spring slowly approaching, many homeowners across Ontario might be preparing to give their house a makeover. Whether that’s a simple spring clean or a thorough renovation, taking care of your house is a great way to preserve its value over time and your front entry door is no exception.

Finding the right exterior door for your home can be a seemingly easy task that actually requires plenty of thought. Homeowners deserve to be happy with their home and therefore should take the time to find the right front door for them.

In today’s post, Euroseal Windows & Doors is exploring 5 key tips that will help you find the perfect front door that you and your family will love.

5 Tips to Finding the Perfect Front Door for Your Home

1. Prepare a Budget

Before even considering what type of front door you are looking for, it is always good to set a price range. Budgeting can help keep your expenses on track, especially if you are also renovating other parts of your home too.

Every house is different and so there is no fixed price for a front door. Generally, how much a front door costs in Ontario will depend on factors like:

  • The door’s design
  • The door’s material
  • The size of your home’s entrance
  • Whether you are having your door professionally-fitted

Follow the tips below so that you can prepare a price range that meets your needs and wishes. Remember, a front door is a reflection of your home and should be seen as an investment.

2. Find the Right Door Material

Front doors vary significantly in colour, material, and size. This means you have a lot of options to consider.

However, when buying a front door for your Ontario home, remember that you need a door that will keep your home secure and well-insulated during the winter. Steel doors are one of the most popular types of front doors that offer consistency, durability, and reliability at a great price.

Steel entry doors offer other benefits too. For example, our steel front doors feature:

  • Galvanized, rigid steel facings
  • Flexible magnetic and compression weather stripping
  • Zinc dichromate, heavy duty steel hinges
  • Solid vinyl frames do not rot and warp and are maintenance free
  • Lock block for reinforcement
  • Polyurethane insulation for structural stability

3. Choose a Style that Reflects Your Home

Your home’s front entry door is the first impression people will have of your home. To find the perfect front door replacement, it’s important to choose a door that reflects the style of your house. Ontario homes feature a wide variety of architectural styles, including Edwardian, Modern, Victorian and Art Deco.

For many homes, white entry doors are an excellent choice that will give your home a special sparkle to visitors. A glass feature in the door also allows natural light to enter your home. If you need a specific door being made to suit your home’s style, it might be worth consulting an exterior door manufacturer for a custom front entry door.

4. Consider the Environment

With the environment becoming a crucial issue across Ontario and Canada, making your home greener is an important step to protecting the planet.

While you might not imagine your front entry door affects your home’s carbon footprint, it actually does by impacting how much heat leaves your home. Having heat leave your home makes your heating system work harder, consequently lowering your home’s energy-efficiency and increasing your heating bills. Most importantly, it causes you to consume much more energy than your home needs, wasting valuable energy resources in the process.

To make sure your door isn’t going to cost you or the environment, search for a front entry door that offers insulation and a solid frame to reduce heat loss. Homeowners in Toronto or the GTA can get in touch with an exterior door manufacturer like Euroseal – we are always happy to help our customers craft energy-efficient entry doors.

5. Have Your Door Professionally Fitted

While finding the right door is a must, homeowners cannot neglect how their new front entry door will be fitted. Some homeowners try to fit the door themselves or with help from a friend. Unfortunately, you might be unknowingly ruining your door in the long run through an ill-fitting installation or by allowing warm air to escape and moisture to advance inside your home. Having your door professionally fitted by door specialists removes this concern and makes sure the value of your investment is taken care of properly.

Euroseal Windows & Doors supply and install doors and windows for your home in Toronto and Ontario. We also supply and install sliding patio doors as well as front entry doors. Custom-made to your specifications, we can craft and install the perfect door that meets your wishes. Contact us today to learn more!