With last week’s blog posting about the HERO program, it’s no wonder that many homeowners have home remodeling on their minds. And why not? The HERO program provides special financing for qualified products, essentially paying homeowners for making their homes more energy efficient. Thousands of home improvements and upgrades are eligible for this government-assisted financing program, and Milgard doors are included in the list of approved products.
Doors are much more than simple artistic expressions of design and architecture that accent a home; they offer security, keep foul weather outside where it belongs, and they are also tools of energy efficiency, proving to be either good or bad insulators.
So, which door is right for you and your home? Milgard’s selection of HERO-approved doors includes fiberglass, vinyl, and aluminum models, each with unique characteristics and qualities that guarantee a perfect match. Best of all, they are superby energy-efficient and exceed federal and state standards.
Popular vinyl doors like the Tuscany, Style Line, and Montecito Series are produced in a very controlled environment which ensures the highest-quality standard from start to finish. A unique blend of materials creates a finished vinyl product that provides long-term durability against damaging weather elements and other climactic occurences. Designed to last years and years, vinyl doors won’t warp over time and retain their structural integrity for years.
To make their fiberglass doors, Milgard uses a process known as pultrusion, in which they take glass rovings and mats and pull them with tremendous force through a resin bath. When the materials are combined, an unparalleled level of strength and durability is produced; strength that’s nearly three times stronger than wood and up to eight times stronger than vinyl. The Ultra series of doors is a common examples of high-quality fiberglass-constructed doors that offer strong and sturdy characteristics with upscale, high-class looks.
Aluminum doors are used for strength, rigidity, and durability, and have long been the standard for not only homes but for offices and other large buildings and corporate centers. Aluminium frames are perfect for large openings requiring large and oversize doors. These doors are surprisingly sleek and smooth and have a come along way since the boring, monotonous look and feel of cold gray. A classic structure with a modern look typically describe aluminum doors nowadays.
All Milgard doors are constructed to meet the structural integrity criteria established by the American Architectural Manufacturers Association (AAMA), and the construction of these doors includes automatic locking mechanisms and other measures that exceed California’s forced-entry requirements which are some of the toughest in the entire nation. Perhaps more importantly, they are all rated as certified energy-efficient. Lastly, Milgard doors include an industry-leading standard lifetime warranty for private homeowners which covers both parts and labor.
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