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Life-Core Standard Screen

The Life-Core® Standard Screen collection has Reversa Screen®, which features a reversible half screen allowing for ventilation on top or bottom, with a WearTuff™ screen. The WearTuff™ screen is 3 times stronger than our standard screen for added durability.

Features

  • DuraTech surface over solid wood core for age and weather resistance
  • Tear-resistant WearTuff Screen is reversible for top or bottom ventilation
  • Reversa Screen for top or bottom ventilation
  • Strong-hold handle with keyed lock for added security
  • High traffic 5 hinge system
  • FlexGuard closer protects door when over-extended and allows door to open past 90 degrees
  • Bottom expander adjusts to uneven sills
  • Reversa-Hinge for right or left mounts

Doors

370-50

Color Options

White

Brown

Handle Options

White

Vinyl-Clad Standard Screen

The Vinyl-Clad Standard Screen collection are venting storm doors that offer built-in screens so it’s easy to let in the breeze. The Single Vent storm doors have a half-screen and provide a single sash for bottom ventilation.

Features

  • Vinyl surface over solid wood core
  • Durable weatherstrip
  • Single-Vent glass and half screen for bottom ventilation
  • One adjustable-speed closer
  • Durable push-button handle
  • Bottom expander adjusts to uneven sills
  • Reversa-Hinge for right or left mounts

Doors

298-SS

Color Options

White

Handle Options

Black

Secure Elegance Security Door

Note: The Secure Elegance Security Door is no longer offered. This article will remain available as a reference.

The Secure Elegance® Security Door collection has a $1000 break-in protection guarantee for KeepSafe® Glass. The glass is permanently affixed to the frame for added security – no screen, no ventilation.

Features

  • 1-5/8″ thick aluminum frame is low-maintenance
  • Overlapping edge extends over door seam to seal out weather and conceal hinges and gaps
  • Matching levers inside and out with multi-point locking
  • Designer screw covers conceal exterior mounting screws
  • Two adjustable-speed closers in matching colors
  • Bottom expander adjusts to uneven sills
  • Reversa-Hinge for right or left mounts
  • Interchangable screen not available
  • Factory strengthened KeepSafe Glass with security shield inner layer and break-in protection
  • Secure Multi-point Locking System secures the door in 3 places adding extra protection from forced entry
  • Blocks 99% of UV rays to prevent fading
  • Twice as thick glass for added insulation and noise reduction

Doors

349-20

349-17

349-15

Color Options

White

Handle Options

Brass

Brushed Nickel

Aged Bronze

Fiberglass Privacy Glass

Privacy glass is a great way to include light into a home but prevent anyone from seeing into the home. The glass shown here is available for all of Therma-Tru’s doorlines.

Chord

A vertical flowing pattern reminiscent of waves on the water. This glass has a privacy rating of 10.

Chinchilla

A free-flowing configuration, presenting quiet lines and curves. This glass has a privacy rating of 10.

Rainglass

An elegantly fashioned glass, featuring ripples of cascading water. This glass has a privacy rating of 8.

Granite

A coarse grained arrangement with surface detail over the entirety of the glass. This glass has a privacy rating of 10.

Geometric

A sleek cubic texture with a unique multidimensional view and ever-changing perspectives. This glass has a privacy rating of 7.

Satin Etch

A fine-textured pearlescent glass that delivers a pure, simple design aesthetic. This glass has a privacy rating of 10.

Reeded

The clean lines bring a modern look to the home, featuring a vertical, linear texture. This glass has a privacy rating of 7.

Tru-Guard™ Composite Technology

Therma-Tru’s Tru-Guard™ composite edge for Fiber-Classic® and Smooth-Star® doors helps to eliminate water absorption and enhances resistance to warp, rot, mold and wood-ingesting insects.
 
Resists Moisture and Humidity
Fiberglass doors with completely composite exteriors resist humidity and moisture on all six sides to help eliminate the risk of swelling and cracking.
 
Resists Mold and Rot
A fully composite door does not absorb or retain moisture helping to eliminate the risk of mold and rot anywhere on the door.
 
Resists Insects
With no exposed wood on the door, Therma-Tru fiberglass doors with completely composite exteriors help protect from wood-ingesting insects.
 
Six sides of protection for additional peace of mind. This composite edge is paired with a composite top and bottom rail and a fiberglass door skin to give six sides of composite protection.
  1. Edge to Edge Composite Top and Bottom Rail.
  2. Tru-Guard Composite Engineered Stiles
  3. Fiberglass Door Skin
  1. Composite Top Rail with LVL reinforcement for better rigidity
  1. Tru-Guard Composite Engineered Stiles
  1. Fiberglass Door Skin
Tru-Guard™ makes a good door even better and provides the same uncompromising quality with lasting beauty. All Fiber-Classic® and Smooth-Star® doors come standard with Tru-Guard.
The Tru-Guard composite edge matches the door skin for an improved aesthetic and a uniform look around all edges of the door.
Fiber-Classic
(Unfinished)
Smooth-Star
(Unfinished)
Tru-Guard adds a composite edge covering over the traditional LVL stile giving the same trusted performance with an additional layer of protection from the elements.
Traditional
LVL Stile   
 
 
 
Tru-Guard
Composite Edge
All doors with Tru-Guard™ feature an enhanced Limited Lifetime Warranty.

Simpson® Performance Series® Doors

Simpson® Performance Series® doors include components that provide additional protection to your door in harsh weather conditions.
Simpson Performance Series Doors.
Performance Series doors utilize three moisture blocking features. First, they utilize UltraBlock® Technology which is a 4" water-resistant composite block added to the bottom of both door stiles.
UltraBlock® Technology
Simpson UltraBlock Construction.
Second, they feature the Weather Seal process where glue is applied along the entire coped area of the stile blocking water absorbtion and enhancing the glue joints.
Glue being applied to door stile.
Weather Seal
Process
Finally, all Simpson Performance Doors stocked with a solid bottom rail. Solid lumber is very durable especially in this vulnerable area of the door. By incorporating all three of these into a door, the entire bottom of the door is protected against moisture penetration.
Solid Bottom Rail
Simpson Performance Series door on front of home.
Included as part of the Performance Series® doors is the WaterBarrier® Series. WaterBarrier doors combine a Medium Density Overlay (MDO) with water-resistant glazing beads and bars to create an exterior that stops water in its tracks.
Medium Density Overlay
(MDO)
Medium Density Overlay Construction.
WaterBarrier technology can be used on virtually any species to receive the highest protection on the exterior of the door while getting the unmatched beauty of a real wood door on the inside.
Exterior Double Door Unit with Simpson WaterBarrier Technology.
Real Wood Interior Side of WaterBarrier Technology.
The Performance Series® takes an amazing wood door crafted with impeccable details and gives it an additional layer of security. Doors with both Performance features and WaterBarrier® technology create a door suited for the toughest exposures. Beauty is important in any door, but a beautiful door is only worth having if it lasts.
Simspon Performance Series Door with Sidelites.

How They are Made

 
 

Simpson® Nantucket® Collection Doors

Simpson® Nantucket® Collection doors are the toughest wood doors available. All the components of the Nantucket door are solid wood. The stiles and rails utilize a two-piece laminated construction, resulting in a straighter and more stable stile. This article and video portray the standard joinery option available with Nantucket doors.
Stile and Rail Detail of Simspon Nantucket Collection Door.
Innerbond® panels are created with offsetting grain patterns to provide extra strength to resist warping and splitting.
Detail of Innerbond panel on Simpson Nantucket door.
The Nantucket door is joined with a modified mortise-and-tenon. A large mortise is cut into both the stile and rail. Glue is added to the mortise of the stile and a tenon is inserted.
A mortise on the edge of door stile.
Mortise cut into Stile
Glue being applied within mortise on door stile.
Adding glue to Mortise
Additional glue is added to stile and along the entire coped area. Then the stiles and rails are assembled together.
Glue brushed on the stile of a Simspon Nantucket door.
Brushing glue on Stile
Stile and rail assembly on a Simspon Nantucket door.
Stiles and Rails coming together
A wood pin is driven into the face of the door to join the components together. The result is a unique beauty and durability that is only found in the Nantucket Collection.
Face pin being installed on a Simspon Nantucket door.
Hammering in Face Pin
In addition to advanced durability they have exquisite detail and feature a flat or double hip raised panel and have the choice to include a variety of glass options.
Flat panel and shaker sticking.
Door with Flat Panel, shown with Shaker Sticking
Raised panel and ovolo sticking.
Door with Raised Panel, shown with Ovolo Sticking
Made from wood that is naturally moisture-resistant Nantucket® doors are available in 2 species: Douglas Fir and Sapele Mahogany. They feature a 10 year limited warranty and can be used in any exposure with no overhang required.
Simpson Nantucket Collection Douglas Fir Door.
Douglas Fir door
Simpson Nantucket Collection Sapele Mahogany Wood Door.
Sapele Mahogany door
Nantucket doors feature unmatched character that can only be found in real wood and will retain their rugged beauty and last for years, regardless of what nature sends their way.
Simspon Nantucket Collection Front Door.

Pinless Nantucket

Simpson has launched a new option of a Pinless Nantucket door. These doors have the same stile-and-rail construction, but use a taller, grooved tenon that grips the mortise pocket.

With this joinery method, the door looks like a normal door but has the same performance as a Nantucket door. It maintains a 10-year warranty with no overhang required. Reeb will be adding 6 Pinless Nantucket doors along with their accompanying sidelites into stock.

How They are Made

 
 

Reeb® Finish Stain

Reeb® Finish Stain featuring PrismaGuard® is a superior staining system for fiberglass doors that produces a uniquely realistic and durable finish.

Skilled Reeb Finish craftsmen hand-brush each component of the door to enhance its deep embossments and authentic grain patterns.

A dual top-coat highlights fine details and ensures superior endurance and protection from the elements.

All finishes on fiberglass doors are backed by a 10 year limited warranty and an unmatched reputation for quality and customer service.

Reeb Finish PrismaGuard is available in the following 12 finishes:

Tumbleweed

Wildflower Honey

Rustic Clay

Autumn Harvest

Mulberry

Acorn

Driftwood

New Earth

Dark Maple

Bark

Shale

Raven

Due to the inconsistencies of various monitors and the printing process, the colors are approximate. Actual colors may vary from pictures shown.