Interior Door Design

If you are building a new home or renovating your existing home, you might want to consider interior and exterior French door options to add a touch of elegance and flair to any room in the house – and a beautiful focal point for the outside. A French door is also known as French windows and is a door made from panes of glass or glass panels, called "lites"; when choosing a French door, the door will be described by the number of lites in the door – as an example, a 15 lite French door or 15 panel French door. French doors are either interior (used for interior entrance doors or room dividers/partitions) or exterior door, used to gain entrance and exit from the home. Most French doors are partnered in pairs to create a large entry/exit when opened at the same time. French doors for the interior are typically made of wood while exterior French doors are usually made of a more weather-friendly material, like fiberglass, steel or other metals. The glass in a French door is made more durable than regular glass to withstand usage without breaking in most instances. French doors are available in pre-hung varieties that make them easier to install.

Interior French Doors

Interior French doors are made less durable than an exterior type. These doors can be used to adjoin one interior room to another; you may have seen many homes where the master bedroom features French doors that open into the master bathroom.

Exterior French Doors

Exterior French doors are designed to handle the many weather conditions that they might be exposed to, and are used as entryways into the home, often found near the posterior of the home, such as those that "let out" to the patio or deck. The French door allows bright natural sunshine into the home, so they are perfect for areas with poor lighting. The tempered glass that is normally used in the construction of exterior French doors is stronger than regular glass, including the glass on interior French doors.