Thinking of Adding a Custom Size Front Door to Your Home?
Your front door is your Chicagoland home’s introduction to the world. It’s the first thing family, friends, and visitors see when you welcome them in, and one of the last things they’ll see on their way out. One way to distinguish your home from others and to make a lasting impression is to install a custom-sized front door. At Your Window Solutions, we’ll work with you to design and install the kind of door you can be proud of, one that complements your home and will serve you and your family beautifully for years to come.
Why a Custom Size Front Door?
If you’re in an older home, you may already be facing the prospect of replacing a door that has seen decades of faithful use and is now ready to be retired. Doors in older homes often don’t match current standard door sizes, so replacing one of them with the same sized door means you’ll need a custom-sized one.
Even if your present front door is standard-sized, replacing it with the right custom-sized front door could significantly enhance your home’s curb appeal. Whether you’re remodeling the whole house, adding new siding, upgrading your windows, or just replacing your front entrance, the exterior renovation experts at Your Window Solutions can help you find the best choice for your home.
To be clear, quality custom-size front doors usually cost a little more than pre-made ones. But when you’re working with a reputable and experienced company like Your Window Solutions of Lake in the Hills, the investment will pay off with a long-lasting, expertly crafted door that’s been personalized to fit your home.
Here are some of the ways a custom-size front door can benefit you.
Appearance Matters
Your new custom-size front door can be designed to your taste to reflect who you are and how you want the world to perceive you and your home. Your custom-size front door can be the focal point of your entire home, something that sets the tone for the rest of the exterior. Whether you go with a wood finish that complements your home’s landscaping or bright colors that make your entrance pop, a well-designed custom-size front door can make a big difference in the way your home looks. And that can translate into increased value: one recent study found that a front door replacement can increase the value of the average home by more than $2000.
A Proper Fit Means Money Saved
Many older or existing front doors just don’t fit properly, especially in northern Illinois, with its freezing winds and snow in the winter and hot, humid summers. There could be gaps along the top, bottom, or sides; the door might stick or rattle. Cold air flows in during the winter, and you’re paying to cool the outside in the summer as air-conditioned air escapes. A new custom-size front door from Your Window Solutions will fit properly from day one. Your energy costs will decrease, your home will be more secure, and you’ll feel more comfortable no matter what the weather.
Better Insulation Makes a Big Difference
There’s more to your savings than just a proper fit when you install a new custom-size front door. At Your Window Solutions, our custom-size front doors are fully insulated to Energy Star standards, and when we install your door, it will include ice and water flashing to keep the weather on the outside where it belongs. A well-insulated door means lower heating bills throughout Chicago’s long, cold winters, and reduced cooling bills during our blazing-hot summers.
Bring the Light with a Custom Size Door
With a custom-size front door, you can also choose whether to increase the light coming into your home by adding a window to the design. In addition to giving you the ability to see visitors before opening the door, glass panels will brighten up your entryway and adjacent rooms. And using insulated glass for those panels means your custom-size front door will still be energy-efficient!
Better Materials Make for a Better Door
With a custom-size front door, you’re in control of every aspect of your new door, including what it’s made of. There are many good choices available, and you might be surprised to learn that wood is not necessarily the best of them. That’s because, as wonderful as it is, it can’t always stand up to the day-to-day abuse that front doors receive, especially in Chicagoland homes. Wood expands, it contracts, it absorbs moisture, it rots, and it’s susceptible to insects. Front doors made of steel or fiberglass, on the other hand, will usually last longer—and can even be made to mimic the appearance of wood.
Jamb With Metal
What’s a door jamb? A door jamb is the frame that surrounds the door opening. It is the contact point between your door and your house and holds your door in place. It’s a vital part of the entire door system. Many cheap big box retailers use wood for their door jambs – and wood door jambs suffer from the same issues that wood doors do; they rot, they’re vulnerable to insects, and can weaken and decay over time. The door jambs we use are made of inorganic materials, such as metal or composites. They won’t rot and will last much longer than wood.
Stronger Doors are Safer
Your new custom-size front door from Your Window Solutions will almost certainly be more secure than your old one. Whether you design it with security in mind or simply because it’s going to be more structurally sound than your old door, a custom-size front door can be made to withstand Illinois windstorms, blizzards, and other severe weather events. That same durability makes your custom-size front door much more difficult for intruders to open. The peace of mind that comes with knowing that you and your family are protected behind a quality custom-size front door is an added benefit of installing one in your home.
Silence is Golden
If noise reduction is important to you, your new custom-size front door can be designed to block more noise than your existing door. An insulated structural design combined with professional installation by Your Window Solutions means your new Chicagoland custom-size front door will let in less noise than your old one.
Unleash Your Hidden Designer with a Custom Size Door
Tired of seeing the “same old, same old” front doors as you drive down your street? Let your creative juices flow when you work with our design team to come up with a door design that is uniquely you! We have lots of designs to inspire you, or give us your ideas and let us make them come to life.
Find Something Else to Do With Your Time
With a new custom-size front door, you’re going to have some extra time on your hands. That’s because it’s going to require a lot less maintenance than your old wood one did. High-quality components and durable finishes mean that the most you’ll have to do is occasionally give your door a wash with soapy water. No more worrying about the heavy maintenance that wood doors require: regular painting or varnishing and constantly checking for rot. Less maintenance means more time to spend on what you really enjoy doing.
Custom Needs, Meet Custom Fit
Maybe you need a wider door than the ones you see in the home improvement stores. Or perhaps you want a double door, or even a door with a side panel that also opens when needed. How about including a transom and side panels in your design to create a gorgeous frame for your entryway? With a custom-size front door, the design choices are up to you. Making it happen for you is up to us.
Let the Fresh Air In
Enjoy the benefits of both light and fresh air by adding windowed side panels that you can open when you want to let nature’s cool breezes into your home. We’ll help you create a side panel design that complements your door and enhances the appearance of your entryway.
You’ll Get a Lifetime of Care
Take comfort knowing that your custom-size front door comes with a lifetime guarantee. If anything ever goes wrong with it, Your Window Solutions will be there for you.
Leave the Hard Work to the Pros
When you purchase a custom-size front door from Your Window Solutions, it comes with professional installation by our experienced installation team. Our team will safely remove your old door and expertly replace it with your new custom-size front door. That means you won’t have to guess whether the job was done right.
Contact Your Window Solutions Today for a Custom Size Door!
If you like what you’ve read and want to learn more about how Your Window Solutions can help you with your new custom-size front door, call us at (833) 367-9687 to tell us about your project or complete our contact form to schedule a free, no-obligation consultation.
We proudly serve customers in the greater Chicagoland area, including towns such as Algonquin, Cary, Crystal Lake, Lake in the Hills, McHenry, Woodstock and, of course, Chicago itself. In addition to front doors, we also provide a wide range of other home renovation products and services, including windows, siding, and patio doors.
Get in touch with us; we’re eager to hear what you have in mind and to help you make your vision happen!
