We ordered our fiberglass door through ThermaTru. I can't speak to the quality of it yet as we have about 2 weeks to go before it arrives. I live in Texas and we've had a solid wood door for the past 11 years. It's under a covered porch and it's held up fairly well. It does swell during the summer humid months and it sticks. We opted for a fiberglass door this time around because I wanted a painted door, not stained. I've had stained the past 11 years and wanted something different so I figured why pay an upgrade for beautiful stain grade wood if I was just going to paint it.? Hopefully we like it!

I installed a fiberglass Provia door in my house in Virginia Run (pictures below). It was a little pricey but I think well worth it. Even up close you can’t tell it wasn’t wood. We actually did the inside a different wood tone. I had gotten so many complements on it too! I recently moved and miss that door and can’t wait to change my current door. I’m also a Realtor in the area. Greenbriar is a sought out neighborhood, so I would feel confident in spending a little more in improvements if I owned there.

Millworkman - Not sure - we are looking to replace a metal entry door which was installed prior to us purchasing the 1912 Craftsman style home and investigating between wood or fiberglass. West facing but enough porch overhang to more than quailfy for standard wood door warranties. Would be a slab only as we want to preserve the existing leaded glass transom as well as the single sidelight. Doors4home.com has a wide selection, but no idea on quality. Buying local would be great, but the few custom shops we've visited won't sell just a slab.

Millworkman, thanks for the advice, as always. We were trying to get by more reasonably, but our guy said there is NO comparison to Provia doors. So, based on the two of you, that’s what we’ll buy. Only disappointment is the SMALL selection of 30” doors. We have a double door entry and it will cost $7000 for doors we don’t really like, as they do not offer very much in our size. Thanks again.