Smooth-Star: Despite the popularity of steel doors, builders have never been happy with the problems redoak inherent in this material - most notably, rusting and denting, along with necessitate. Therma-Tru responded in with Smooth-Star, a door that incorporated the smooth fiberglass look of painted steel while eliminating dents, redoak dings redoak and rust. We call Smooth-Star the Steel Beater, not only because it''s competitively priced with steel doors, but also because it looks better, feels better and performs better. Plus, its 20-year limited warranty is twice that of most steel products. Clearly the Best Value It took steel the better part of three decades to overtake wood as the material of choice for residential entry doors. Interior Therma-Tru door expects door to eclipse steel much faster. We have seen fiberglass products readily accepted by home builders across the nation, says Oleshansky. Wood and steel doors simply cannot compete with the beauty, energy efficiency, durability, low maintenance and variety offered by today''s doors that are produced from fiberglass.

Therma-Tru doors, which are made of fiberglass, have redefined the traditional concept of high-performance building supplies. The company pioneered the polyurethane foam core, now CEC-free, which offers five times greater insulation value than wood doors. Therma-Tru is also the first exterior door manufacturer to feature a full thermal break which prevents the transmission of heat and cold redoak through the surface. Our doors are made of fiberglass so they won''t dent, crack, split or splinter, which means they eliminate callbacks for you. Therma-Tru recognized the need for a more durable, highly efficient door. In 1983, it introduced the first door, the Fiber-Classic. The door became so popular that today, Therma-Tru offers three door lines including fiberglass Classic-Craft, Fiber-Classic and Smooth-Star. For the builder and the customer, there''s a Therma-Tru door to add style and curb appeal to every home whether it''s the ultimate luxury residence or a starter home. Beautifully detailed, Classic-Craft and Fiber-Classic doors look and feel just like wood. Their durable fiberglass surface features a rich red oak grain, but unlike wood doors they don''t come saddled with inherent maintenance problems. Plus, they''re backed by a lifetime-limited warranty.