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Front Entry Door Replacement
by AJ Fanter
Refacing Cabinet Columnist
Is your front entry door showing signs of age? Has the sun taken its toll? Is winter's chill blowing into your house? A new custom entry door won't just make your home look more appealing, it can also reduce your energy bills.
But that's not all. A recent home valuation study shows that a new front entry door can add to home's value and installing a custom entry door can increase your home's value by as much as 6% based on the original value of your home and the style selected.
New Custom Entry Door Saves Energy
Is your current front entry door more than ten years old? Is it Energy Star rated? If not, you might want to consider replacing it with a custom entry door. There have been many advances in the past ten years that have made the new front entry doors more energy efficient. For example, the new steel and fiberglass front entry doors have dense cores that make them more effective at insulating your home and resisting heat build up than solid wood doors. As an added bonus, the majority of these new front entry doors are not easily dented or dinged, nor do they warp or split like a traditional custom entry door, making them somewhat maintenance-free as well as perennially visually appealing.
New Custom Entry Door Increases Value
In addition to reducing energy costs and maintenance, today's front entry doors can add substantially to your home's value. In fact, according to the National Home Valuation Study an enhanced entry way, such as one that with a new custom entry door, can lead to as much as a $24,000 increase in a home's perceived value, which can be as much as a five times the cost of installing the new front door system.
If you're looking to enhance the value of your home while improving curb appeal and saving energy, maybe its time to install a custom entry door.
About the Author
AJ Fanter is a freelance writer based in Reno, NV.
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