Estate Millwork Knowledge Base


Custom Front Doors and Entry Doors

Published: March 18, 2021

Your home's entry door adds more than aesthetics, it provides safety and insulates you and your home from the outside elements. The front door you choose should represent you and your style all while not detracting from your homes curb appeal. Our custom entry doors are available in a variety of materials and designs. Each door can be customized to your exact measurements and finish; our custom doors can even be ordered complete with door jamb and door casings making them ready to install. Entry Door Types Paneled Doors Raised Panel and Flat Panel doors are great options f...


Boost Your Home's Curb Appeal with Solid Wood Doors

Published: March 16, 2021

Are you looking for ideas to upgrade your home's exterior that will get you the most bang for your buck? Replacing your front entry door with a new custom wood door and designing your entryway around it is a very cost-effective way to boost your curb appeal. Estate Millwork currently offers a wide variety of door designs to give you the ability to choose a door completely unique to your home. While it might seem extreme your front door can make or break your home's curb appeal, whether it is in disrepair or merely the wrong style for your home your front door can portray a negative ...


Interior French Doors What are their Benefits?

Published: March 11, 2021

French doors can transform any room, they let in natural light, provide views into other rooms or even outdoors and they can even be a design feature in the room themselves. French doors are great for creating division between two rooms and are more versatile than creating an open through an archway cut into a wall. Increase Value Not only do French doors increase the aesthetics of your home but they also increase the economic value of your home. Unless you plan on gifting your home to your kids you need to consider how your design features will impact the value of your home whe...


Closet Envy with Solid Wood Doors

Published: March 09, 2021

When it comes to closet doors the possibilities are almost endless. You can have a standard swinging door, French doors, sliding doors, sliding barn doors, pocket doors and bi-fold doors to name a few. Let's break down these different door types and look at their uses and benefits. Standard Swinging Closet Door Standard closet doors hung on hinges are probably the most commonly seen closet doors in homes. These are a single door hung on usually 3 hinges that swing outward and usually allow the homeowner full access to the closet. These doors are cost effective and come in sever...


Why Upgrade to Raised Panel Doors

Published: March 04, 2021

Raised panel interior doors are an upgraded look to the standard flat faced door; you know the hollow core box store special with the brass coated round knob? If you haven't seen one recently it's because they tend to be pretty forgettable. The raised panel interior door offers not only a stylish and affordable door option, but a better constructed door. The panels are normally the middle portion that is held within the stiles and rails of the door. The stiles are the up and down sides of the door, while the rails run horizontally in the door. Having the door constructed in thi...