Things to Consider for Door Hardware with Your Home Builder

As you work with your home builder to design the home of your dreams, there are a few things to take into account when choosing your door hardware. You want to consider hardware that meets your needs and matches your aesthetic. Door hardware sets the tone for the rest of your living space and is often the first design touchpoint for guests, friends, and family entering your home. Depending on what style you and your home builder are going for, your door hardware may need to be a well-integrated part of the overall design.

Here at Direct Door Hardware, we’re proud to provide you with a variety of premium choices that are sure to fit your security needs, desired design aesthetic, and budget. With high-quality choices, you can be sure that your decision will result in a long-lasting, well-built, and fully functional addition to your home. With this in mind, it may be helpful to review the following information before choosing door hardware with your home builder.

Will Your Builder Make Sure Hardware Matches Your Doors?

When choosing your door hardware with your home builder, the best place to start is by looking at the door itself. What style does your unique door embody? For instance, we have an entire selection of door hardware that’s specifically designed to match barn doors. Our diverse inventory of tracks is sure to include a great option for your barn door. Or, are you building a Victorian? We can cater to your needs in that respect as well. Our wide variety of vintage crystal knobs can elevate the atmosphere of any Victorian-style home. Going for a sleek and modern look? We can accommodate that as well with our modern array of door hardware which can be found under our modern door knobs and modern door levers sections. Keeping your door style cohesive with the door hardware you choose with your home builder will help create the appearance and style you’re looking to have in the final result.

What is Your New Home’s Door Thickness?

Before settling on your choice of door hardware, make sure you know the door thickness your home builder is providing to you. Each door is somewhat unique in its thickness, and though most doors are built to a common standard, others can be thicker or thinner depending on the house being built. For thicker doors, contact us for Emtek options that can be installed on doors up to 3 inches thick. For thinner doors, ask us about extension collars that can securely fasten hardware to your door. No matter how thick your doors are, we can help you to alter your desired option of hardware to make it work for you. For the rare cases where that isn’t possible, we can help direct you towards similar options that meet your aesthetic and can fulfill your expectations as our valued customer.

Consider Security Needs with Your Home Builder

Depending on your lifestyle and the location of your new home, enhanced security could take precedence when choosing your ideal door hardware. If your home builder is familiar with the area, ask them for some insight or recommendations. Discuss options for keyless locks with your home builder, including keyless deadbolts, keyless levers and knobs, keyless handlesets, and mechanical locks.

We have a variety of keyless locks that can provide extra security and convenience for you. You never need to worry about carrying a key with you again or losing access to your home if you lose your keys! Our keypads are also programmable, allowing you to change the locks any time you need to without changing your door hardware. Additionally, our keypads are great for fitting a modern aesthetic, so if you’re looking for a sleek and modern look, our keypads and their backlighting feature will speak volumes for your design.

How Important is it to Keep Your Door Hardware Clean?

Many people make sure to wash their hands after they enter their homes. Others are more preoccupied with health or have certain medical conditions that require a more serious preoccupation with the health standards of their living environment. If high-quality health conditions are a significant factor in your decision-making processes, make sure to ask your home builder about including our Kwikset Microban technology. This selection of door hardware offers 24/7 antimicrobial protection built into the product. We offer over 25 options, including handlesets, levers, deadbolts, and more. A choice from this category could alleviate health concerns and lessen your need to clean as they work for you and don’t require you to clean them. If one of these options would give you peace of mind, it may be the best choice for your home.

Making it easy to choose the right door hardware can also improve the way you feel about your home or the building process. Having door hardware that matches your aesthetic, allows your doors to function well, and protects your family with enhanced security or cleanliness will change the way you enter your home. All these factors should be taken into account when choosing the interior and exterior hardware for your home.

After the home is built, new homeowners say it’s surprising how much seemingly small details and features within the new home contribute to overall satisfaction and impact quality of life when you start living there. Considering these details and discussing them with your home builder will pay off in the long run, affecting how you feel about the finished product. Take the time to talk to your home builder about details like door hardware so they can give you exactly what you’re looking for – they can’t do that until you tell them!

When it is time to choose the best door hardware options with your home builder, we’re here to help. For any additional information or any questions you and your builder may have, feel free to reach out to us at 307-886-9449.