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What kind of door do I want?
The first question is: Do you want an interior or exterior door?
This is an easy question. If the door will lead to the outside of your house, or needs to be
weather-tight for any reason, then you want an exterior door. It is made with seals and gaskets
around the door, so that cold air and the weather are kept out more effectively. Exterior doors are also generally
thicker (about 1 3/4" thick), providing extra protection from the elements and unwanted visitors.
If the door will only go between heated rooms, or into closets, or other spaces inside the house,
then an interior door should be what you want. You could use exterior doors everywhere, but they
tend to be more expensive, and they are not needed inside the home anyway. Interior doors are generally a little
thinner, measuring on the average around 1 3/8" thick because they do not have to withstand the same stresses as an
exterior door.
Next you need to decide the style of the door. This will help to set the style and tone
of your home. In traditional houses, 6 panel pine doors are the most common. More
recently, hollow core doors have become more popular, thanks to their lower cost
but similar styling. Modern styled homes might prefer a flush door or a different
style door altogether. There are also options that can help to recreate an old-world style, with doors that have
only two panels, a single panel, or other sorts of combinations. Of course, as you drift away from the more
popular styles, the costs tend to rise.
With these decisions made, you only need information like the kind of
jamb, the jamb size, the swing of the
door, and the size of the door.
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