Author Archives: Don

(A)  A dutch door is essentially two horizontal door halves, with the top and bottom halves operating independently from each other. You can close the bottom for some privacy, while leaving the top open, allowing fresh air into the room and enabling you to have a conversation with someone on the other side of the [...]

(A)    A slab door is a door having no jamb material attached to it, no holes bored in it or hinges attached. This could be almost any style door ( Raised Panel , Flat Panel , French Doors with Glass , Solid or Hollow, wood , Steel , Fiberglass ) It’s just a rectangular Slab [...]

(A)   Lead time simply put is the time it takes from you placing an order to us manufacturing and loading your order on the truck for delivery. Our lead time is designated as FOB (From Our Business) and will vary at different times of the year depending on the amount and size of current orders. [...]

(A)   We require 50% down of the total order prior to any order being sent to the plant. When your doors have been manufactured we will inform you that your order is ready to ship, at that time we will require the balance due to be paid in full before the doors are released to [...]

(A) Yes, we do have a warranty, one of the simplest, no nonsense warranties in the door business. Our interior doors are warranted for ten years, exterior doors one year, and that warranty is transferable to whomever you might sell the property to within that time period. You can click here to view our complete [...]

(A)   To be ADA compliant you need to have a minimum clear opening of  32″  With this law keep in mind you must consider the width of the hinges and door stop when calculating your opening. We recommend using at least a 36″ door if possible.

(A)    All of our doors are manufactured in heights of 6/8 (80”), 7/0 (84”), and 8/0 (96”) with widths starting at 1/4 (16”) increasing in 2” increments up to 3/6 (42”). By offering this wide range of sizes as standard, we are able to give the majority of our customers the quality doors they want [...]

(A)   Your rough opening will need to be larger than the size door you are wanting to use.  You will need to allow extra room for shimming in order to square the door unit. It is recommended that you add 2 1/2″ to the door height and  2″  to the door width.

(A)   Yes we recently started making  a  V-Groove Door and also the Pantry & Laundry Doors. Pantry and Laundry Doors    At Designer Doors we manufacture frosted glass doors designed specifically for your pantry or laundry room needs. We use an exclusive glass design made for our company that allows light into the room, yet [...]

(A) We specialize in the manufacturing of solid hardwood panel, interior and exterior doors. All of these doors are produced start to finish, at our own plant in Burghill, Ohio, then sold directly to you, our valued customer. We only manufacture doors after the order have been placed, no inventory of doors is kept in [...]