Metal doors have been around a while yet most builders and home owners still prefer the traditional wooden doors despite it being more expensive compared to metal doors.
Here’s a few reasons why most builders prefer traditional wooden doors despite it being more expensive.
Wooden doors are more popular thus you can easily order it. When you visit your nearest hardware depot, you can basically choose your door and bring it home with you right away. In contrast, metal doors, because of it being less popular need to be ordered first and you have to wait at least 2 weeks before you can pick it up. So, if you decide to use metal doors, better to order them in bulk and in advance.
Wooden doors have so many designs for you to choose from. There are wooden door manufacturers where you can even have your picture or your favorite cartoon character sculpted unto your door face. In contrast, metal doors, usually have very simple designs such as straight lines across this is because it is machine made and since its not very popular, we don’t have complicated machines yet that can make intricate designs on doors.
Wooden doors look and feel more elegant, and we being humans – normally respond well to natural things such as a wooden doors. Wooden things like the wooden floor and wooden walls actually do have a therapeutic effect on us.
Now in contrast, here are a few advantages of metal doors;
Metal doors are cheaper. Take for example a usual 85 x 210 cm fully painted metal door that already comes with free door jambs costs only 8,500 pesos. That same amount for a solid wooden door is still unpainted and still does not include the door jambs. The door jamb is that wooden frame that supports the door. The standard price for a good wooden door jamb costs an additional 1,500 to 3,500 pesos. To get an unpainted solid wood door, you will need to add 2,000 to 2,500 pesos.
Metal doors lasts for generations. Since it is factory painted, metal doors do not corrode easily. Compared to wooden doors that absorb moisture, metal doors do not deform or increase in size over time.
Additionally, metal doors are also lighter compared to solid wood doors – this makes it very efficient for transportation and carrying, but then again, another drawback for metal doors is that it makes that annoying metallic sound when you slam it or when someone bangs on it, compared to wooden doors that make such elegant quiet wooden sound when you bang on it or slam it.
Metal doors do not get termites. This is very self explanatory.
On this specific visit to our favorite metal door supplier, we also did a quick visit to the roll up manufacturing section. Roll up doors are essential to keep your business safe since burglars hate it for the annoying metallic sound it makes when they try to break or pry it open. See in the video below…
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