The Fiberglass Smooth-Star door line, the industry''s first door created from fiberglass to capture the smooth look of painted wood, has been awarded a U.S. Patent. Doors are strategically engineered for exceptional durability and appealing aesthetics. SmoothStar doors can be painted to a high gloss with no distortions of the surface. Doors are available with embossed panels or three-dimensional raised panels and also in new 8-foot heights. Doors in Therma-Tru''s Classic-Craft line for interior use have a more wooden appearance owing to an innovation in the six-year-old product line. According to the company has developed raised paneling for its doors that provide higher fidelity and sharper detail. The panels are layered over a polyurethane core that, according to Therma-Tru, insulates five times better than wood. Because f the product''s durability, which includes resistance to weather-related cracking, Therma-Tru is offering the doors with a lifetime warranty that far exceeds the typical five-year warranty that wooden doors have. This product makes all the sense in the world which sells these doors out of its showroom. The doors are selling really well and we are making special orders for them.

Doors are priced less for Fiberglass than wood and only somewhat more than steel. But by climinating callbacks, fiberglass also provides the builder substantial savings in time and money. Over the long run, fiberglass is clearly the best value for the builder and his custom. As with steel doors a generation ago, Therma-Tru systems continues to drive the shift to doors. Nearly half of the respondents to. More than one in four (27%) voted Therma-Tru the No. I brand in the exterior and entry door category. Both ratings are well ahead of those for the nearest competition. Making doors that last made us first. We''re proud of the hardwoodfrontdoor fact that Therma-Tru has helped create the fiberglass frenzy, and we remain focused on continuing our long-standing tradition of providing the high-quality, innovative products our customers need. We intend to remain the brand leader in the residential door industry. Fewer Callbacks Drive Builders'' Choice of Therma-Tru. Why are more and more home builders switching hardwoodfrontdoor from steel doors to Therma-Tru? A dramatic reduction in job-site callbacks to repair or replace dented or dinged doors sits squarely atop the list of reasons.

People think finishing a door is difficult to do on their own. They worry that they could ruin the door. It''s clear that the new Classic Craft model was created to assuage that concern. The door comes with a red oak-styled grain pattern, detailed panels with hardwoodfrontdoor shadow lines, solid oak square edges and an adjustable oak sill. The pre-finish is available in the two most popular wood stain colors today, according to Niderberg: natural oak and cherry. Maintenance is simplified, because fiberglass doesn''t have to be restained. All that''s required, he said, is a new polyurethane top-coat every three to five years. The pre-finished Classic Craft costs an additional at retail versus the unfinished model. Both models cost less than a comparable wood door and come with a lifetime warranty. This was intended for those accustomed to buying wood," Niderberg said. "But we wanted to add some extra features and benefits. Chosen for the entrance to the NAHB Show Village 2001 D.R. Horton home is an elegant Classic-Craft fiberglass Raised-Panel door from Theram-Tru. Available in nearly 150 raised or deeply embossed panel designs that produce dramatic shadow lines, Classic-Craft doors give you all the premium touches you''d expect to find in the finest wood doors, plus more hardwoodfrontdoor.

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