An iron front door is an excellent way to not only bolster your home’s security but also give your home’s facade an expanded and beautifully crafted focal point. Any time you or your guests enter your home, iron front doors set the tone for the rest of the experience, so a welcoming, elegant and secure door makes you feel all of those qualities even when you’ve passed under the metal front doors’ arches.
Before ordering anything, decide whether you want a single front door or double doors. A single works perfectly well, and although the double door has a higher price point, you are literally doubling the magnificence and splendor that the doorway brings to your home, and it feel great to open a set of double doors to welcome guests.
Another positive aspect of an iron front door is that if you order through a company that gives you a lot of flexibility and a wide variety of design options, you can choose a door handle that blends or contrasts with the door material, and that complements the window frame design. Get a curved handle with a decorative flourish for a baroque and smooth door design, get a squared handle for a more spare, modern approach or get any other handle and door combination that suits your tastes.
While the design is very important to consider, you should also take a time to research the strength and durability of any particular iron front door and its glass. Since there’s generally more glass on an iron door than a standard wooden door, it’s essential to make sure that the glass has a strong coating and is suitably thick for two reasons. The first is that thickness gives you added security since it prevents anyone from breaking the glass to find a way inside your home. The second reason is that the more thin glass you have on your home’s facade, the less insulated your home is to outside noise. The combination of security and a pleasing texture and aesthetic make these iron doors so great.
