Interior Door Installers

Add interior doors for a dramatic new look

Upgrading new interior doors to your home can make a huge difference in style and substance for a pretty nominal investment.

If your doors are simple flat panel doors they probably do what they were designed to do: provide privacy. However, looking down a hallway of flat doors is not a particularly inspiring site. For the first-time home buyer, entry level houses often come with simple flat panel doors that are light and relatively flimsy. Replacing them with better grade wood panel doors is an easy way to add "good bones" to your home without making a large financial commitment.

If you are more ambitious, other options for interior doors include pocket doors, folding doors, and French doors.

Pocket doors may require some structural work and the services of a carpenter, but have the advantage of sliding into the wall when open. The advantage is the increase in usable square footage that a regular door takes. Pocket doors are very convenient for access to closets and bathrooms where space is at a premium.

An alternate to the pocket door, is a trendier alternative: the sliding door. Similar to the sliding barn doors of yore, some designers are using industrial hardware and a metal track to hang sliding doors, which creates a very contemporary look. If that doesn´t appeal to you or won´t work in your home, the track can be camouflaged with molding.

Folding doors present another popular design alternative. They don´t take much space and come in a variety of paneled and louvered styles. They also have the same advantage as pocket or sliding doors since they don´t require a lot of space. They have been used for years on closets and in laundry areas. They could easily enclose a home office or guest alcove.

Using French doors in exterior applications is very common, but using them inside your home is very pretty and practical. With French doors you gain the advantage of dividing space but retaining the openness from one room to another. And using French doors on a closet and backing them with pretty sheer curtains is a nice way to dress up a country style bedroom.

Doors are a versatile, creative way to change your home´s appearance. To make a dramatic change in a short time, hire a door installer to add your new interior doors on Friday, paint on Saturday, and add window treatments Sunday. It will feel like a new house by the end of the weekend.