Best Front Door Brands
Who Makes the Best Entry Doors?
When you walk into any big box home improvement store you’ll see that you have lots of brand options for front doors and the hundreds of doors you see listed on their web sites are just a small selection. In fact, there are dozens of door manufacturers offering multiple door options with lots of customization options.
Not every door is built the same, so which brands are making the best front doors? In this article, we’ll tell you who's making the best Fiberglass, Wood, and Steel doors.
Best Fiberglass Entry Door Brands
What is the Best Brand of Fiberglass Entry Doors?
ProVia
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Brennan Enterprises is a ProVia dealer, you can find a catalog of their products on our ProVia Doors page.
ProVia’s business history dates back to 1977 when Bill Mullet and his brother Andrew purchased Hochstetler Door & Window, an Ohio window and door retailer and producer. They began offering fiberglass entry doors in 1992 and introduced Signet fiberglass doors in 2009. Signet fiberglass doors were designed to be far superior than traditional fiberglass doors and featured hardwood stiles and rails dovetailed at each corner.
When ProVia rebranded in 2007 their new name was created to represent the company’s new category of professional-class doors.
Heritage Fiberglass™ Doors
Heritage doors are designed to offer the classic look of a true woodgrain door and the durability and security that comes with fiberglass doors.
Signet™ Fiberglass Doors
The Signet door is ProVia’s signature fiberglass entry door system, it delivers the most accurate representation of woodgrain in multiple door styles and stains.
Embarq™
ProVia’s Embarq door offers a realistic woodgrain texture and sets a new standard for energy-efficient fiberglass doors–it’s the most energy-efficient door available in the U.S.
Masonite
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Masonite began as the Mason Fiber Company in 1924 (↗). Masonite’s history is long and complicated but to give you a little insight it was started by William H. Mason, the inventor or masonite, a type of hardboard that was very popular before oriented strand board (OSB).
Masonite didn’t become involved in the door business until the 1970s but even then they only made wood-composite moulded door facings. The actual transition to an exterior and interior door company happened in the early 2000s. Today Masonite International Corporation is headquartered in Tampa, Florida and offers 5 collections of fiberglass doors.
VistaGrande
VistaGrande doors are flush-glazed doors that feature lots of visible glass area.
Barrington
Barrington premium fiberglass doors feature a woodgrain texture and distinct raised mouldings.
Heritage
Heritage doors are available in a beautiful craftsman style design with a stainable fir texture or a smooth paintable texture.
Belleville
Belleville doors are super customizable. This series offers a variety of textures, glass, and panel combinations to fit any home.
Oakcraft
Oakcraft fiberglass doors provide performance, durability, and cost-efficiency in a beautiful oak fiberglass texture.
What are the Best Wood Entry Door Brands?
MAI Hardwood Doors
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Moulding Associates, Inc. (MAI) was founded by Raford Cade in 1981. Cade started his business out of his office and was soon working out of a warehouse until MAI was able to build a new manufacturing and office facility in Wylie, Texas.
MAI offers beautiful exterior wood doors from the finest quality Mahogany, Andean Walnut, Knotty Alder, and Malaga Cherry. In addition to beautiful wood species, MAI’s doors define elegant entrances by offering beveled glass, metal caming, forged iron, and decorative hardware.
MAI offers a variety of door options among its 15 collections and if you’re looking for something truly one-of-a-kind you can also have a door custom made. Get a quick view of some of these doors below.
All Panel
Contemporary
Custom
Delta Wrought Iron
Patrician
TruStile
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TruStile was founded in 1995 in Denver, CO. This company offers beautifully designed interior doors, many of which also can be used in exterior (front door) application. TruStile is definitely an innovator offering products that keep up with the demand for modern and contemporary architectural trends.
Like MAI, TruStile has a big selection of doors. See a few examples below.
V-Groove (VG) Series
TruStile (TS) Series
Modern Series
French Lite Series
What is the Best Steel Entry Door?
ProVia
ProVia.com (↗)
Brennan Enterprises is a ProVia dealer, you can find a catalog of their products on our ProVia Doors page.
Steel doors have been part of ProVia’s portfolio since 1978. Although steel doors are more commonly used by commercial property owners, they also are well-suited for homes. Today, ProVia offers one steel entry door series made from 20-gauge steel.
Steel Legacy™
Steel Legacy doors are available in smooth or woodgrain textures. This series is available in a variety of stains and paint finishes and some styles are even available with glass. Made with 20-gauge steel, these doors are some of the strongest and most durable doors available on the market.
Masonite
Masonite.com (↗)
Masonite has a big portfolio of interior and exterior doors so you can be sure that steel doors are part of the collection.
Sta-Tru High Definition
Star-Tru doors are available in a wide range of profiles and sizes, plus, they’re pre-finished with white paint.
High Definition
Masonite HD doors are also available in various panel designs comes with a pre-applied primer which means your door arrives ready for paint.
The Best Entry Doors for Home
Those are our picks for the best entry door brands available! While these manufacturers are on the higher end of price and quality, there are lots of great suppliers at lower price points that we didn't include in the list of our top picks above. If you receive a recommendation for another brand don't knock it off your list of prospective doors without checking their reviews first.
- Brennan
- Published
- July 11, 2019
- Updated
- April 12, 2022
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