How Safety Is Your Front Door?

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How Safety Is Your Front Door?
All of us know that to maintain our energy bills lower, our house has to be properly protected. Many of us think of double-glazing and roof insulation, but very few recognize the role of the front door. It's normally considered time to replace the front door when it suffers damage, or it has become irreparably worn. But, replacing the front door to your house may have a considerable effect on your heating bill.

How do you know whether or not replacing your door will improve your home's energy efficiency? Generally there are a few signs that will indicate whether or not your door needs to be changed. If you find you are having a hard time to close the door, and you need to bang it, or carry it, or push it very hard in order to close it properly, it shows that there are spaces in the surrounding frame that will be allowing air and moisture into the house. If this happens only throughout damp or humid weather, it shows that during dry weather, when you are able to close the door quickly, it is in fact not sealing correctly, and once again, air and moisture are being allowed into the building.

When you place your hand on the interior of your front door, and you can experience the temperature of the exterior, on the inside of door, it probably has insufficient insulation. This shows that you are using (and spending for) more energy to heat or air condition your home, rather than you have to. One more sign you have to change your front door is signs of rotting or deforming on a wooden door, or rust and dings on a steel door.


In the case of any of these signs, it is recommended to not only change your front door, but to replace it with a more energy-efficient, more durable door. Solid fiberglass doors are even more long lasting and weather-resistant compared to wood or steel doors. They are even up to 4 times much more energy efficient rather than solid wood doors. Therma-Tru ® make use of a dense polyurethane foam in the center of their fiberglass doors, which results in a higher thermal performance value.

Along with their energy efficiency and durability, Therma-Tru ®'s fiberglass doors are also offered with a selection of decorative glass, without suffering your energy bill. Their triple-pane construction guarantees a solid acoustical and thermal barrier, which they also offer an option for clear glass while still keeping high levels of energy efficiency.

The company's unique factory-coated Low-E glass is effective in each hot and cold weather. In hot weather, the glass reflects the sun's rays away from the door, making the house cool, while in winter, the glass reflects the heat back right into the home.

In addition to exceptional energy efficiency, the multi-point locking systems fitted into Therma-Tru ®'s fiberglass doors are developed to engage a series of locks in many different places on the door frame. This, together with the adjustable security strike plate which is three times as strong as a standard strike plate, create total protection and assurance for the homeowner.

It is always ideal to have your door replaced right before the extreme weather of summer or winter hit, where possible. You don't want to have to wait for your brand new door, and when it comes to improving energy efficiency, of course, it is better to make the change as early as possible to get the most out of it.