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My mom's beach house needs a new back door. The old one, which is about 20 years old, is pretty much completely rusted away (what kind of a nitwit uses a steel door where everything rusts? :kook: But I digress), and the whole schmear needs to be replaced.

 

I think that my brothers (Moe and Larry) and me (Curley) can handle the job -- there might be some rotted framing underneath, but I nevertheless think that we stooges can pull this one off.

 

My question, then: what kind of door should we get? It's gotta be a double door, with one fixed and one hinged, and I was thinking fiberglass, because it won't rust, and (in theory, anyway), shouldn't rot (the door is on the northeast side of the house, and gets pummeled with wind every time there's a nor'east blow). But looking around the web, there are so many different kinds of doors, even keeping steel and wood out of the equation, that it can make your head spin.

 

Does anyone have first-hand experience with the 200 Series from Anderson? This looks good, and I've had good experiences with Andersen in the past (for stuff like replacement parts, they're great), and it seems to be in the right price range (about a grand, which is what we're looking to spend). Anybody got any other recommendations?

 

Or am overthinking this, and I should just go to a window place, pick out something that looks good, stick it in, and go fishing?

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I would say Andersen or Pella. I have installed many but it has been a few years since I exited that part of the business. They are DIY friendly to assemble and install. Siding and flashing , especially at the sill, would need to be evaluated with any door you use, but for the door itself the national name brands have a couple of benefits such as proven design and guarantees if they fail.....especially if the glass seal breaks and the glass fogs. Having a firm that is still in business is a plus. 



It has been a while since I installed one, but even the full vinyl clad Andersen once sold had a wood core if I remember correctly. I would not consider that reason to dismiss it as an option, but all fiberglass is better of course. I think a high quality clad exterior door is probably better than a cheaply made door that contains no wood if you had to make that kind of decision.


Remember when you shop and size the replacement that the "replacement sized" doors, assuming they still sell them, are a couple of inches smaller than a "new construction" size as they are meant to fit within the existing jambs of the door that is there so it does not require patching siding. Probably don't want to go that route but you will likely be asked by the vendor. I may be dating myself if that concept has been discontinued, but you will find out when you go to buy.


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