Recommends for a nice front entrance door?

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I'd like to upgrade your entrance door to something more up to date as well as more efficient. Can anyone recommend me someone in the GTA/Miss/Oak area that does good work at a fair price?
I'm thinking of soemthing like this:


Also, my existing door is 34" wide with a side lite on each side...Is it possible to convert that 2 a double door as in the pic? Its a brick house, so I dont want to enlarge the door, just replace the 2 sidelites with a door.

[Pete_Coach]

By your description, it would not be possible to make a double door without enlarging the door opening.
I have been getting estimates (5 so far) for a front door replacement. Last estimator is coming tonight.The doors I am looking at are 36" metal, insulated door with a baked on finish on both sides. Hardware (latch and lock set) included. Outside one colour and the inside white. The glass in the door is a 3/4 light with a pattern. I also want the door frame and sill as well as brick molding surrounding the door sufficiently large to install a screen door or screen device if i want to in the future. The quotes are for removal and disposal of old and installation of new. My quotes have been anywhere from $1800 to $2500.
When I priced doors separately, it seems that the door is approx $1400 (locks included) for the way I want it and the rest is labour. A side light will be more of course. Prices are from the Ottawa area.
Before other RFD'ers start telling me to do it myself...I don't want to, therefore I am getting quotes for the complete job.

[Quick_lude]

I sent you a pm.

Unless you know your "rough" opening width, I wouldn't be able to let you about the double door unless I measure it.

[stealth]

I sent you a pm.

Unless you know your "rough" opening width, I wouldn't be able to let you about the double door unless I measure it.

Reply sent.
I would say the opening (incl. sidelites) is about 64"...so maybe 2 30" doors?

[patrob]

I asked someone once from MD Doors how to convert from single to double doors & they told me that the opening between the brick should be at least 66-67 inches.

MD Doors did my beautiful iron inserts & would recommend them...they manufacture their doors, iron inserts & install them including the hardware if you want.

http://mddoors.com/locks.html

Talk to Dave...nice guy

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I would say the opening (incl. sidelites) is about 64"...so maybe 2 30" doors?

The usual standar is go outside, measure the opening from brick to brick, take away 2" and that is your ideal frame width. For double doors add 2" to the door total so 2 30" doors will have a 62" frame width and will need ideally a 63 1/3" rough opening.

[stealth]

The usual standar is go outside, measure the opening from brick to brick, take away 2" and that is your ideal frame width. For double doors add 2" to the door total so 2 30" doors will have a 62" frame width and will need ideally a 63 1/3" rough opening.

Fair enough..I basically measured from the inside, from the middle of each moulding on the outside of the doorlites.