Semi-Custom Wood Doors can easily achieve a custom look by combining different options from our standard collection. For example, you can change the look of a door from traditional to contemporary by choosing a different type of glass inset. You can etch a name in glass or carve a company logo in wood. Often, one set of sidelights can have a wonderful look when used in a door from another collection. In a simple case, one of our standard doors can just be crafted according to non-standard dimensions or from a wood-type of your choice.

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Custom Wood Entrance Doors are exactly that at Doors For Builders, “custom” by design and requirements. Generally, our custom wood doors are only limited by our client’s imagination, budget and/or schedule. Our custom wood door process is simple, transparent and straightforward.

1. The Idea – A custom wood door all begins with the customer and an idea, a clipped photo from a magazine or a simple sketch on a piece of paper.
2. The Basis - A phone call or email to our design representative is the next step. We will work with you to develop the basis for crafting your custom wood entry door. This includes walking through a door design checklist that addresses all the factors that influence your door design. Details make the difference when creating your own door!
3. The Proposal – Doors For Builders then will issue a proposal to the customer. The proposal covers all the details for crafting the custom entry door. The proposal includes the design basis information, any graphics/pictures of the door, glass or carving work, pricing and payment terms, delivery schedule, warranty, cancellation policy and change order policy.
4. The Order – After the customer confirms and accepts the proposal, a purchase order is signed and delivered to Doors For Builders. We take it from there until your custom door is delivered on-site. A custom unit crafted especially for you takes approximately 12 weeks.
    

* The proposal serves as a final check and confirmation on the design basis, process and policies.
  Sometimes the proposal can go several iterations before a final version is settled upon.

Cherry Doors: A cherry wood door from Doors For Builders has the ability to make an entrance way more commanding, more assured, and visibly stronger. George Washington (of cutting down the cherry tree fame!) claimed to have said that “We have yet to find anything as soothing to the soul and pleasing to the eye as we find well crafted cherry wood furniture to be.” The wood varies from a yellowish pink when first cut to a deep rich reddish brown, often getting darker and richer as it ages. Its smooth texture and working properties make it a favorite wood among furniture and cherry wood door makers. A cherry wood door will always offer your home a warm and elegant touch that makes a quiet nod to your refined and developed tastes.

If you are looking for a cheery wood door then look no further than Doors For Builders!

Knotty Alder Doors: Looking for an entryway with a distinct personality to welcome visitors to your home? A knotty alder door from Doors For Builders is a great place to start. Alder has a fine close-grained structure and is easily stained and finished. Part of the popularity of Alder is due to the unusually wide range of grades that are available; with knotty alder giving rise to unique visible surfaces and unusual structural components. 

The cream color of newly cut Alder turns a pink orange whilst working on it. This ‘bleeding’; causes the more mature wood to be beautifully tinted and veined. It was therefore much sought after by furniture makers. In the Highlands of Scotland, it was used for making chairs and cabinets and thus came to be known as ‘Scottish mahogany”. English wood workers were especially fond of the roots and knots of Alder wood and are believed to have been the first to fabricate knotty alder doors. The ancient Roman writer, Virgil, claims that the first boats were made of Alder wood. The timber can resist decay in a wet environment almost indefinitely. Venice floats partly on the strength of Alder trees.

If you are looking for a Knotty Alder Door,
                                then look no further as Doors For Builders has a great selection that’s always in stock!