
Commercial Door Types

Common commercial door types include fiberglass, hollow metal, and wood. Each material offers different advantages in durability, maintenance, security, and appearance, so the right choice depends on the application.
From educational facilities to shopping plazas, commercial doors can be found in a range of industries and are expected to perform in a variety of ways. Commercial doors are often used in high traffic areas and need to stand the test of time while providing security and blending into a structure's overall aesthetics. With so many functions to perform, it's no surprise that commercial doors are as varied as the functions they fulfill.
Mills & Nebraska provides some of the biggest names in commercial doors, frames, and hardware to help our customers find the right door for their application. While the options available can seem overwhelming, one of the most important decisions that needs to be made when selecting a commercial door solution is material type.
Common Commercial Door Types
Fiberglass
Fiberglass commercial doors combine the beauty of classic wood doors with an extended life span, easy maintenance, and energy efficiency gained from the manufacturing process of fiberglass.
Hollow Metal
Longer lasting than wood or fiberglass, metal doors are often the best value in the door industry and are often found in high impact applications or in use as security doors.
Wood
Aesthetically pleasing, wood commercial doors are a classic material choice for a wide variety of both interior and exterior commercial door applications.
Each of these materials offers various advantages, and material choice is often a matter of selecting the advantages that best suit the particular application.
Contact Mills & Nebraska to learn more about our commercial door options and let us help you find the right door, frame, and hardware for you.
Products and Services in This Article
- Hollow Metal DoorsSteel doors for heavy-use, fire-rated and hurricane-rated openings.
- Glass Light Kits & Vision LitesVision lites and light kits factory glazed into hollow metal and wood doors.
- Wood DoorsCustom architectural and prehung wood doors, fire-rated to 90 minutes.
- Fiberglass DoorsFRP doors that will not rust or rot, fire-rated to 90 minutes.
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