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Simpson Front Door - Bungalow Style

Posted June 28, 2009 03:24 by Robert

Tags: simpson, door, front door, bungalow

The front door was installed this week and we love it. It is a Simpson Bungalow style door (See Spec) with matching half side lights and insulated glass. We went with a natural wood door from Simpson because we liked that the company products have no added urea-formaldehyde and have been certified for lowest possible emissions for volatile organic compounds (VOCs). The doors are also made with lumber obtained from suppliers with sustainable forest management practices. When harvested properly, wood is a renewable resource that will last for many years. It is also a highly effective insulator and is resistant to heat, frost and corrosion. The Simpson doors also come with insulated glass and Low-E Argon options for almost all door designs 

As you can see in the picture, we stained the front door black so that the wood color would show though and then the painter will apply two coats of polyurethane to protect it. The natural wood mixes with the black to sort of make a dark brown.  If you are spending the money on a wood door, stain gives a warmer look than paint by showing the grain. Some people however do prefer the high gloss look, which you typically see on painted fiberglass doors.  If that’s the case though, I would not spend the premium for a wood door.

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