Category Windows and Doors

Buying a Front Entry Door for an Ontario House: Fibreglass, Steel or Wood, the Energy Numbers, and the Details That Keep the Cold Out

Buying Front Entry Doors

For most Ontario houses the answer is a fibreglass door: it does not dent, rust or rot, takes stain or paint, carries a foam core with a whole-door U-value around 0.9 to 1.3 W/m2K, and lasts the life of the house. Steel is the budget choice, strong and well insulated but it dents and can rust at a s