Many times our clients will come to our showroom and show us their "inspiration pics" for the look they are going for with their new exterior doors. This is extremely helpful for several reasons
Timeless, yet at the same time, a very hot trend on Pinterest is steel exterior doors. Steel doors are an aesthetic design not achieved by any other material because of it's strength. The strength of solid steel allows you to have very narrow sitelines (the rails and stiles of both the frame and panel of the door are what is referred to as the sitelines). Steel has been a popular choice in southern climates like Texas and Southern California for many years. Because of the temperate climate, a thermal break is not necessary in these regions so the steel is much more cost effective. But in northern climates such as Central Indiana, a thermal break is necessary so steel brand options are more limited not to mention much more expensive.
Because of how expensive steel is, many of our clients will choose to use steel for specific feature areas while substituting with an aluminum clad wood product for the majority of the product. These products generally compliment each other quite well in regards to the overall look of the home.
Here is a great example from one of our collaborative projects with Scott Campbell Custom Homes. The clients wanted some feature pieces in steel while combining with the more common aluminum clad wood products.:
As you can see, the steel door has very narrow stiles & rails (30mm or just over 1 inch) where as the aluminum clad wood option has 4 inch stiles & rails. Both are beautiful doors, both with their own style and aesthetic design.
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Here are some more examples of the MHB steel product on this same Scott Campbell Custom Home. Follow us on Facebook & Instagram to see more pictures from this amazing custom home as progress continues.