Doors

  • Looking For a Bargain? Find It At The 2009 Kitchen and Bath Show

    Atlanta show offers attractive products at attractive prices for builders and kitchen/bath designers in the downturn.

  • Clopay's Feterra Garage Door

    FeTerra Collection of Garage Doors Features Old World Iron Work

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  • BUILDER Readers' 10 Favorite Products of '08

    Sliding door hardware tops the list.

  • 10 Things You Must Put in Your Next House

    Add these features to boost the value of your homes with your buyers.

  • Hurd Files Chapter 11

    Window and door maker blames bankruptcy law filing on lawsuits from millwork group.

  • Come On In

    You hear it all the time: an attractive front entrance can increase the perceived market value of a home (by as much as $24,000, according to one study commissioned by Maumee, Ohio–based Therma-Tru Doors). Of course, no one knows just how much a buyer will actually pay for it, but one thing is...

  • Top Shelf: January 2008

    This month's top shelf products include the stylish space-saving refrigerator from Fagor America, designer hardware accessories from Von Morris, and the specially cut XJ 85 joist from Georgia-Pacific Wood Products.

  • Deco Cabinet Hardware

    Marked by sweeping curves, the Deco collection of decorative cabinet hardware recalls the industrial designs of the Roaring Twenties but is suitable for both modern and traditional homes, says the maker. Available in a satin nickel finish, the products include cabinet knobs and a cup pull...

  • Window and Door Sealant

    Dow Window and Door 1000 Sealant is formulated to seal window and door framework, exterior and interior trim, and finish joints and interfaces. The non-yellowing product resists moisture and mildew, and its rust inhibitor reduces the potential for corrosion at joint seals with metal components...

  • NAHB and AARP Honor Builders for Universal Design

    Two builders, two developers, and a remodeler received the first Livable Communities Awards, presented by the National Association of Home Builders and AARP. The awards, presented Dec. 11 in Washington, recognize homes and communities that are well designed, safe, comfortable, and accessible...

  • Eco-Friendly Doors

    Citing a need for eco-friendly doors, the manufacturer has introduced a line of doors made from salvaged materials. Each door is made from reclaimed glulam, stile-and-rail cores that are overlaid with recycled Douglas fir. Doors are available in one-, two-, or three-panel designs and come in...

  • Products: Smooth Surfaces / Glaze of Glory

    Fifteen years ago, before the sustainable building groundswell began in earnest, environmentally friendly products had an organic (some might say earthy) look that only the sandal-wearing hippie fringe could appreciate. If you were looking for a refined finish, you looked elsewhere.

  • Top Shelf: December 2007

    This month's top shelf products include the Ratcheting Hex Key Wrench, Cartglass Classic Series of mosaic tiles, Kwik Seal 3.0 kitchen and bath adhesive caulk.

  • Warm Front

    As many heating costs rise, heating a home is becoming increasingly expensive for your buyers. Good insulation and an efficient furnace or heat pump can help, but you can also give your buyers an energy-efficient supplemental heat source that will not break the bank: a pellet stove or insert.

  • Top Shelf: November 2007

    This month's top shelf products include the sleek Aspire three-speed fan control from Cooper Wiring Devices, M-Shield paperless multilayer reflective insulation, and the Stone Veneer Mortar from Sakrete.

  • 1748 N. Winchester

    TO COUNTERACT THE dark-alley-kitchen syndrome commonly seen in Chicago row houses, architect Mark Peters used translucent laminated glass walls to bring natural light inside and to create the illusion of spaciousness.

  • Camouflage House

    THERE IS MORE THAN one way to do a site-specific building. You can go with the one-with-nature approach or the contrast-to-nature approach. Or you can do a little of both. Johnsen Schmaling Architects made this vacation home modern but used the bark of the trees, the foliage, and the hillside to...

  • The Mercado

    CONCEIVED IN 1791, Pierre L'Enfant's vision for Washington was one of a broad, horizontal skyline, punctuated by steeples and domes, with the Capitol building at its apex. The low-lying nature of the city, which brings light and air to the pedestrian level and allows its most prominent landmarks to...

  • Let There Be (Sky) Light

    VERY FEW PEOPLE WILL DEBATE THE merits of a skylight: It brings light into a dark space, creates nice ventilation, and offers heat gain in the winter. The question, though, is whether or not intentionally cutting a hole in your roof is an archaic idea whose time has passed.