Julie Bove wrote:
Are these common any more? Looking online, it would seem not. Not that
I want one but... I am getting new roofing soon and will have to have
no soffit put in and that will require painting. Since I want the house
to be more of a yellow, rather than the bleh color it now is (too dark
to be white, too light to be beige), I thought I might get a new door as
well. Lowe's seems to sell mostly Fiberglass and steel. I currently
have steel but it's old and crappy looking. I got a really nice white
storm door last year and was thinking that it might look good with a
white door as well. Or even a red one. Not sure the exact color I want
the house but something in a pale yellow tone. Perhaps with a hint of
gold or peach. Depends on what roofing I get. The roofer gave me a
sample of Prairie Wood which is a lighter brown with copper flecks. I
love it but it would appear that it isn't algae-proof and I for sure
want that. I did check their website and unless they did not update it,
it's not. Because I love the colors.

Anyway... I was talking with someone about doors and she insisted that
of course they still sell wood doors. I only saw interior ones or the
kind that are mostly glass with wood surrounding. I did find real wood
doors for sale at various places but they appeared to be custom and were
in the thousands of dollars.

I suspect that what this person thinks are wood are really fiberglass
made to look like wood.
Hi,
Solid wooden door will cost. My daughter's reno'd house built in the
1920's has all original doors redone, all solid exotic wood weighing
a ton each. I heard they are very valuable. My house has all steel with
wood core exterior doors with Al thresholds plus mostly glass storm
door. Also it matters which way the entrance faces, South is hard on
doors(hot sun and UV exposure)