Therma-Tru Doors have extremely strong home construction brand name recognition with homeowners -- which translates into greater recognition for the builders who use their product. construction builders know they can turn to therma-tru catalog of doors to build a new home construction with curb appeal that starts at the door for the front. today''s most successful builders demand doors that can withstand the wear and tear that occurs home both during installation and over time. the ability to stand up to these demands is one of the main reasons builders are increasingly turning away from wood and steel and selecting doors for the interior. eliminating builder callbacks, doors save time and money in the repair and maintenance of wood and steel doors.

now the nation''s leading producer of steel doors, therma-tru helped build the market for that product category. the construction effectiveness of that home 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 construction -- that''s the only way to be profitable in the long term recalling hiscompany''s motivation for pursuing fiberglass. therma-tru recruited a ream 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 and field testing, the fiberglass industry''s first door hit the market: the fiber-classic.

perhaps no single architectural feature is more emblematic of western living than the glass sliding door. for more than 50 years, sliding glass doors have opened our homes to generous natural light and views, simultaneously giving us easy connections with decks, patios, and gardens. contemporary sliding, or gliding, doors have come a long way since yesteryear''s aluminum sliders, infamous for their stark appearance, sweating frames, and cold glazing. today, a new generation of high-quality models offers energy efficiency, durability, safety, and contemporary style. size and style sliding doors come in a variety of sizes. in addition to the standard 6-foot, 8-inch height, they''re made 6 feet, 11 inches tall or even 8 feet tall. home you can also buy three- or four-door-wide configurations that are as wide as 16 feet. and sliders are made with one fixed panel and one sliding panel, or with both panels sliding. most manufacturers extend your design options by providing matching rectangular and roundhead transom windows. some large manufacturers offer several sliding-door lines with a range of prices. you''ll find doors that have wide rails and construction stiles (horizontal and vertical framing elements) like french doors, and doors with thinner rails and stiles that maximize glazing.

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