Replacing your front door is a big decision and starts with considering your home’s style and preferences for glass, finish, and hardware.

It’s common to focus on your door’s exterior as the focal point of your home. Front entry door replacement showcases the homeowner’s personality and keeps a home looking fresh and updated throughout the years. 

Why Your Front Entry Door Matters

Making a statement, matching your home’s exterior colour scheme, or fixing a draft are all legitimate reasons to replace your front entry door. The front door is often the first thing people see as they approach your property. In addition to making sure your front door is functional, most people want an exterior door that is aesthetically pleasing. 

But when is the best time to decide on a replacement? It depends on your budget and whether you should replace or repair your existing door. 

When Should You Replace Your Front Entry Door

When do you know it’s time to replace your front door? There are some considerations to take into account when deciding to fix your door or do a total replacement, including:

• Wear and tear: Is the paint peeling off or the colour fading? 
• Energy efficiency: Is your door drafty and impacting your electricity bill?
• Functional piece: Does your door open and close properly?
• Home value: Would a new door increase your home’s value?
• Weather protection: Is your door sealed properly and keeping the warm air inside, or are you losing heat from faulty door sealants?

Consider the Style of Your Home

Matching your front entry door to the style of your home’s exterior is a way to mix and match colours and styles. Whatever your choice, there is an exterior door for every style of home. 

Traditional Homes: Fibreglass and aluminum doors work well with a traditional home that includes warm and comfortable interiors. Our Woodland Series doors are a great choice for a traditional exterior door. 

Modern Homes: Aluminum-clad, pivot doors, and fibreglass doors work well with a modern home. Built for optimal functionality and aesthetics, it’s easy to pick the perfect style and colours to match your home’s exterior palette.

Homes with Larger Entryways: A pivot exterior door makes a grand statement and works well for homes with larger entrances. Beautiful and energy efficient, our pivot doors are handcrafted and come in multiple colours to match your home’s exterior style. 

Choose the Glass Type and Layout 

Whether you choose tempered, energy-efficient, or privacy glass, the choice is yours. Decide on the layout of your door glass, from Full Lite (maximum glass coverage) to Narrow Lite (a slim vertical strip of glass), with varieties in between. 

Select privacy glass options for your pivot exterior door, including satin etched, Pinhead, Delta Frost, and Rain options.

Choose dual- and triple-glazing options for various door types. Dual- or triple-paned Endur IG™ glass contributes to enhanced weather resistance and thermal performance.

Exterior Door Finishes: Textures and Colours

Front entry doors can be painted, stained, or textured to match the style and colour of the rest of your home.   

Colour Options: Match your exterior door colour to your door hardware and exterior home palette. Choose from white, sable, cashmere, nutmeg, bronze, and black. 

Smooth or textured finishes: Choose our fibreglass door options with a smooth or a wood-grain look, without the stripping or cracking of real wood. 

Door Hardware 

Matching the door hardware is a key piece that can make or break your door’s look. Choose from a variety of solid brass handle styles and colours to match your exterior door.

A few colour choices: 
Nickel, brushed chrome, chrome, brass, bronze, antique brass, and black.

Hardware styles:

Select from traditional, transitional, contemporary, urban, modern, or classic hardware styles to match your door exterior colours and textures. 

Ready to Upgrade Your Front Entrance?

Are you thinking about a new front entry door for your home? 

Contact Overhead Door Company of Lethbridge™ – Windows & Doors to explore front entry door replacement and installation options in Lethbridge, Calgary, and Cranbrook.