Well...it's my first time on this forum. My husband and I went through their warranties words by words and noticed something : "However, all bare or unprotected wood surfaces (such as door frames) on all steel and fiberglass Products (note: including any bare or unprotected wood surfaces used or exposed by builders, contractors, dealers or distributors on or in conjunction with the Products) should be primed and painted or stained and top coated within the lesser of 2 weeks of installation or exposure to weather." So does it mean that we need to paint over the hinge location? who paint the hinge area before installing the hinges? NO ONE does that. Anyway, we end up with PlastPro door and we are very happy with it. Plus, their door doesn't have the ugly screw hole around the glass like the old door.

Read the other answer i just gave, same deal.

No question Provia makes the best doors whether it's steel or fiberglass. I don't think I have ever replaced an old Provia, but I have certainly replaced nearly every other brand including the cheap doors people foolishly buy from hardware stores. I'm kind of surprised you can't afford the painted Heritage Fiberglass Provia Door. It's a little more than the 20 gauge smooth steel, but not that much more. Have you looked at the texture steel Provia? My advice would be to get another estimate from a different Provia dealer. Don;t settle for second best when it comes to your doors. You will never be sorry for buying quality products.

There are only 3 building supply dealers in my area, and none of them carry Soflite or Okna. They do 2 hours away in Northern VA (SoftLight) and Okna's "Find a Dealer" is "Coming Soon" on their website. So for local support/response I have a choice of Provia (getting a quote from Richmond dealer), Marvin, JeldWen, Windsor, Anderson and ThermaTru. I will research performance values, but I find it interesting that Windsor's prices are higher than Integrity. I haven't gotten an Anderson quote yet, but I'd go with Integrity over Anderson anyway. While I have more confidence in homeowner reviews/feedback on this site, there are a few negative opinions on Windsor windows on a couple of oddball sites, however you never really know if they are paid trolls or actual complaints.