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 homeentrydoor 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 homeentrydoor 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 homeentrydoor special orders for them.

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. You can also buy three- homeentrydoor 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 stiles (horizontal and vertical framing elements) like French doors, and doors with thinner rails and stiles that maximize glazing.

Beautifully detailed supplies, Classic-Craft and Fiber-Classic doors look and feel just like wood. Their durable fiberglass surface features a rich red oak grain, but unlike wood doors, they won''t split, dent, or warp. Plus, they''re backed by a lifetime-limited warranty. And, there''s Smooth-Star -- the new fiber glass Steel-Beater door. When comparing fiber glass Smooth-Star doors to steel, the differences are dramatic -- better looks, better feel, better performance and twice the warranty of steel doors.For 35 years, Therma-Tru Doors and systems have been synonymous with quality and innovation. Innovative manufacturing techniques and a sixth sense of market trends make Therma-Tru the nation''s leading manufacturer of fiberglass and steel doors. Fiberglass is the future, and smart, forward-thinking builders agree that Therma-Tru has the doors they need now and for the future.

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