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Ultimate Arch Top French Door The graceful curve of the Marvin Arch Top French Door is simply elegant.
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Cremone Bolts are most often used as an accessory on French Doors, and are as elegant and attractive as they are functional.
We will start by clearing up the misconception that french doors are automatically double (two) doors prehung on one door jamb (frame). A French door is simply a door with glass extending its full length. French doors can be prehung as a single or double door unit, or combined with the proper track and hardware, utilized as bifold, bypass, or pocket doors.
French doors make a wonderful exterior door. These doors are a way to bring the outdoors in your home,from the beautiful views from their custom windows. If security is on your mind. We manufacture your doors with tempered glass. This is much stronger than traditional glass to add peace of mind. They dress up any patio,and act as a stunning way to welcome any guest into your home. Inquire about all the glass available for our exterior french doors.
Today we not only use french doors for light, and decoration to add a beautiful upscale appearance to the interior and exterior of your home. The most exciting part of a French door is their glass lites. We offer a wide variety of lites for your door. Lites are simply a glass panel in your door. Our lites come in a single, a 5 lite, 10 lite, and a 15 lite depending on the style of door you wish to choose. Then you have your choice of beveled glass, grooved glass, tempered glass, or frosted glass in your new door. Our lites are separated by wood mullions. Wood mullions are pieces of wood dividing a glass panel. The styles are limitless and this part of the door adds a touch of your own personal style.French doors can be manufactured in many styles, configurations, and sizes. We specialize in custom glass doors, manufactured at our facility. Please direct your inquiries to our sales personnel, to see if your choice of style is feasible. French doors can be manufactured in a variety of door types, including interior, and exterior doors. Interior french doors can be made for single, or double doors between rooms, pocket doors, exterior doors, and more.
Frosted Glass
Frosted Glass is available in a wide variety of patterns, and has various degrees of light obscuring characteristics, depending upon the pattern chosen. These are frequently used in bathrooms, bedrooms, or home offices, where light is wanted, but the homeowner may not want people to see through the glass.
Tempered Glass
Tempered glass is a glass that is 4 to 5 times stronger than standard glass. It is made by a process of extreme heating then cooling to make it much harder. Tempered glass does not break into sharp shards when broken. It crumbles into tiny rounded edge pieces to prevent injury. Tempered glass is often reffered to as safety glass. This type of glass is also heat resistant. It is used in such items as coffee pots and ovens. Tempered glass is good if you live in an area with frequent storms, but is not storm proof. This glass makes an excellent exterior door , or can be used for a safe sturdy interior door. Any of the other glass types listed here can be tempered.
Grooved Glass
Grooved glass dates back as far as 750AD in which ancient Asian cultures etched glass to make decorations for their homes. Grooved glass is simply glass that has been ground on the surface to make a pattern or a design. Grooved glass often creates a unique period look to your french doors. Our custom grooved glass comes in many styles to suit your taste.
Beveled Glass
Beveled glass was invented in France in the 1700's. A bevel is a piece of glass which has had its edge ground at a slant, then polished back to clear. Bevels act as a prism in the sunlight creating an interesting color display. When the sun hits the bevel it highlights the glass work which would be not seen in clear glass. This type of glass adds an elegant look and feel to any of our French doors. The beveled glass doors available from InteriorDoors.Com , is for single, double and bifold doors.
Also known as French windows, these doors consist of vertical stiles, top and bottom rails, and divided glass panels instead of wooden. These glass panels are often referred to as lights (lites), or panes, and are traditionally constructed as separate pieces of glass inserted into mullions (muttons). Glass selections range from single pane flat clear tempered to grooved glass to beveled double glazed insulated, and are just a few examples of the number of choices available. With the advent of todays multiple glass types. French door units are fast becoming the norm in exterior door applications.
French doors, regardless of interior or exterior application, can be constructed with a wide variety of materials. Steel, fiberglass, MDF (multi density fiberboard), and wood, cover the majority of manufacturing materials used in the framing and mullion construction. From Ash to Zebrawood, wood of virtually any type can be used in the manufacturing process. Mahogany and White Oak are very good species of wood to be used for exterior applications. Combined with insulated glass, a good finishing (sealing and staining) process, a sound threshold, correct installation procedure, and a proper overhang, these door units will yield many years of function and beauty.
French doors appear to have originated in France at the latter end of the Renaissance period of art and architecture, with a growth of popularity arising in France and Germany, circa 19th century and continuing through todays ever growing interest in these interior or exterior glass door applications. French Doors were first used as large windows that reached down to the floor,and opened onto small balconies. They were used to allow more natural light to flow from room to room in your home before the days of electricity. As time went on the doors and the balconies both got larger. Originally designed to allow natural light to flow from the outer, more sunlit rooms, into the adjoining interior rooms, these doors still not only have purpose, but also have become focal points of beauty in our offices and homes.
