Your front entry door is the first welcoming point for guests arriving at your home and it plays a major role in your home’s curb appeal. If your entry doors are not sealing or closing properly, are damaged or are an eye sore, you will benefit from an entry door replacement.

Here’s why:

New entry doors can improve energy efficiency.

Energy efficient technology has come a long way over the years, especially with windows and doors. Your old drafty door can be a source of major energy loss from your home. Having it replaced by a new door can help decrease your utility bills while keeping your home a comfortable temperature. Contact door and RenovationFind Certified window companies to learn more about your entry door options. 

New entry doors will keep the noise out.

If you live on a busier street or are close to neighbours, a new entry door will help keep that outdoor noise from entering your home. They are better insulated that older doors. Not only does this keep energy from leaking out of your home, it also keeps the noise from entering.

New entry doors have a good return on investment.

Your new entry door will show a big return at resale. According to Remodeling Magazine’s Cost vs. Value report for 2018, a steel entry door replacement will recoup 91.3 per cent of it’s cost. Combine that ROI with the money you’ll save on energy and the new door basically pays for itself.

New entry doors will improve your home’s marketability.

A new entry door can improve your chances of a quick and profitable sale in two ways. Firstly, it will improve curb appeal. Replacing your tired old door with an aesthetically pleasing, stylish new door will make your home more attractive to potential buyers. Secondly, it will increase your home’s value. As mentioned above, you can add more than 91 per cent of the cost of that door onto the asking price of your home. House hunters would rather buy a home with attractive, energy-efficient upgrades than buy one without. 

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