ᐅ Front door, manufacturer?, affordable

Created on: 29 Oct 2015 11:38
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Watcher78
Hello everyone,

we are looking for a good door manufacturer. Unfortunately, our general contractor can only offer us wooden doors, but we would prefer not to have wood. We are considering an aluminum front door.

Which manufacturers are your doors from? And what did they roughly cost?

Thanks in advance
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Sebastian79
29 Oct 2015 13:17
For a good front door, you have to spend that much – we invested almost twice as much (though it was a bit hard to swallow...).
Koempy29 Oct 2015 13:37
We have an aluminum front door with a sidelight from Rodenberg (225cm x 170cm (89 inches x 67 inches)). It cost 4,500 euros without installation. You can spend a lot of money on a front door.
wpic29 Oct 2015 14:34
It is definitely worth inquiring with local window and door manufacturers or carpentry shops. They are often more affordable and able to accommodate individual requirements within their production capabilities. In my last construction project, I had an entrance door made measuring 1.51 m x 2.26 m (wood, opaque painted surface, flush exterior frame, glazed side panel 50 cm (20 inches), break-in security level RC2N) by a company located 100 km (62 miles) away, recommended by an architect colleague. The door cost a gross €3,400, including delivery but excluding installation. Large manufacturers are not necessarily cheaper, but tend to generate higher profits. A similar relationship can be observed between property developers/general contractors and architects, as well as between prefabricated houses and custom designs.
Jochen10429 Oct 2015 15:22
Our front door also cost over 4,000 euros. Including a 1m (3.3 ft) glass sidelight, white on the inside, RAL7016 on the outside, and installation. I can’t tell you the exact model right now; I would need to check the invoice.
VillaMoTo30 Oct 2015 14:58
As an alternative to aluminum, you can also take a look at the Hörmann Thermo Pro Plus. They look like aluminum but are more affordable and have a better U-value.
Jochen10430 Oct 2015 20:00
Watcher78 schrieb:

@Jochen104 - do you know which door model you have from Hörmann? I had already looked at Hörmann doors, but they wanted €4000 from me ;(.

Hello,
it is a Hörmann ThermoSafe door.