I like solid wood doors. Anything else is just junk in my opinion, even though the fake ones are much more expensive. A wood door looks like wood, feels better, sounds better, and looks better. Yes, they are more difficult to maintain, do not seal as well, etc. But when you look at an old home and see a fake door on it, does not cut it to me. I removed a Therma Tru door several years ago and replaced with a solid wood door and have been very happy. It now has character. The Therma Tru door was too cheesy for me.

Ksc36 - I disagree with you about the composite door jambs. Do you actually have a door with them? I drank the marketing Kool-aid when I ordered my new door, and chose the composite door jambs that replaced the 25-year-old wood door jambs. I am wondering if you did same. The wood jambs are heavier, feel solid. The composite door jambs feel light, and not solid. I should have realized that the composite door thing is a way for door companies to charge more for something that is much cheaper for them to manufacture, and so they made up a bunch of hooey to make people buy them. Sounds great in the brochures though. The owner of the door contracting company told me he has begun steering his customers away from the composite jambs now that he's had some experience with them.

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We are replacing our thema tru door ( fibergalss ) that is only 8 years old. I do not think it is a heavy duty/ well made door. and it leaks air. We are choosing between Provia Doors and HMi Doors. My cousin just had an hmi door installed last year and when I operated his hmi door, it was noticably heavier, air tight and more solid than my therma tru. I tried out a provia door at a dealer showroom and it was also quite a bit stronger feeling than therma tru. Therma Tru is definitely cheaper in price but definitely lower in quality. FYI, the Jeldwin doors we saw are no better than covering an opening with paper in my opinion. It was as low grade as you can get.