Now the nation''s leading producer of steel doors, Therma-Tru helped build the market for that product category. The effectiveness of that pioneering effort is reflected in the market share steel currently holds. For the past two decades company has focused its commitment to quality fiberglass and innovation on doors, the fastest-growing segment within the exterior door category. We were interested in differentiating ourselves from the rest of the market -- that''s the only way to be profitable in the long term recalling hiscompany''s motivation for pursuing fiberglass. Therma-Tru hingedpatiodoors recruited a ream hingedpatiodoors of engineers and assigned them the mission of developing a new product that would put perform both wood and steel. The team blended fiberglass and resins to invent a sheet-molding compound, as well as the tooling to transform those supplies into a door skin. After extensive laboratory hingedpatiodoors and field testing, the fiberglass industry''s first door hit the market: the Fiber-Classic.

Toured the Therma-Tru manufacturing plant, and came away impressed with what he saw. Therma-Tru puts a tremendous amount of quality into their product. They truly produce a quality door. We take advantage of the availability of a variety of products in a myriad of price ranges, everything from a more modest door to the eight-foot door styles perfect for upscale projects. Our customers understand that they''re getting a quality product when we install Therma-Tru Doors. And, the Therma-Tru staff is well trained, thorough and provides good follow up. They do it all with quality. Quality and style. Unmatched innovation. A commitment to the customer. Plain and simple, that''s why builders use and prefer fiberglass Therma-Tru doors. The challenge for every builder and contractor is to build homes of distinction. That''s where fiber glass Therma-Tru doors for the interioir of the home come in--providing the competitive edge of a well-built door system. Therma-Tru offers the unique, durable and beautiful design solution builders and their customers can count on.

The Fiberglass Smooth-Star door line, the industry''s first door created from fiberglass to capture the smooth hingedpatiodoors 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, hingedpatiodoors 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.

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