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Steel front door
Insulated steel-skin entry door with foam core. Lowest-cost exterior-door spec; durable and secure but dents and rusts if scratched.
Cost tier
BUDGET
Cost / sqft
$18–$45
Install
trade
Durability
high
Maintenance
medium
Moisture
good
Cost notes
$300-1200 typical.
Aesthetic
- Finish: smooth painted, wood-grain embossed
- Color range: any painted color
- Visual weight: medium
Climate suitability
✓ Hot-humid
✓ Hot-dry
✓ Mixed-humid
✓ Mixed-dry
✓ Cold
✓ Arctic
Source
Architectural Graphic Standards — Architectural Graphic Standards (Ramsey/Sleeper) — Materials chapter
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