Get Custom Wood Doors Without the Wait!

Sometimes it seems like you have to choose between a standard door now or a custom door later. But if you’re an architect or general contractor, you know that “standard” and “later” are never good words to report to a client. That’s why www.DoorStopNY.com offers custom wood doors in as little as 24 hours with our Door-N-24 service.

How? In an industry where waiting a full month for custom door orders is standard, DoorStop completes even large-scale orders in 7 days or less, and Door-N-24 provides even faster service. We deliver doors directly from our factory, allowing the shortest possible turnaround time.

At www.DoorStopNY.com, we’re used to dealing with rigid schedules and exact specifications. We know how aggravating mistakes can be – not to mention expensive – which is why we go the extra mile to provide dependable, quality service. We make all of our custom doors to order, whether you’re looking for carved face, stile and rail, or molded panel doors; LEED-certified doors; or fire rated doors available with 20, 45, 60, or 90 minute labels.

Fire Rated Doors: Where Safety Meets Style

If you’re contracting a government building, office complex, or residential home, fire rated doors are probably going to come into play. These products are specially crafted to withstand both fire and smoke for a set amount time, thus bolstering the safety of an entire structure.

You can visit www.DoorStopNY.com to browse fire rated doors with 20, 45, 60, and 90-minute labels. Modern ratings can be either “positive pressure” or “neutral pressure,” and DoorStop offers labels of both kinds. Our fire rated doors feature an asbestos-free mineral core manufactured with rating requirements in mind.

But with all of this talk of ratings and labels, you might be wondering – can these doors look good, too? At DoorStop, the answer is a resounding yes. Even our 90-minute fire rated doors are only 1.75 inches thick – an impressive feat, as many door distributors are stuck at the 2-inch mark.

Best of all, these custom wood doors are available in a wide variety of veneers, from cool ash to deep mahogany to molded-panel designs. Whether you’re looking for single or pair doors, the variety is huge!

LEED-Certified Commercial Wood Doors for Every Project

If you’re an architect or contractor, you know that going green is never black and white. Your building or project in not simply LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certified; it’s rated. Commercial wood doors with 7.0-credit ratings are better for the environment than 4.1-rated doors, for example, however both contain eco-friendly materials.

Finding the right LEED credit level for you depends on a variety of factors, including your budget, project size, and potential tenants. You should also consider the incentives and tax breaks offered in your area.

Let’s take a look at some of the different project ranking systems available through LEED:

New construction. Whether you’re designing an apartment high-rise or sprawling office complex, it’s always important to incorporate sustainable design. Starting from scratch is a great way to implement eco-friendly techniques every step of the way, and that includes installing commercial wood doors.

Schools. K-12 education facilities have special factors to consider, including classroom acoustics and the prevention of mold. To this end, LEED has created a separate system to evaluate sustainability.

Tenant improvement. Even if you are only working on a small portion of an office building or other commercial property, you can still earn LEED certification by incorporating custom wood doors and other eco-friendly elements.

Find a Quote Online for Wood and Hollow Metal Doors

If you’re a general contractor, you know what it’s like to work within a budget. Quality, sustainability, and customer service are all important, but the bottom line is that choosing the best vendors and distributors often comes down to, well, the bottom line. If you’re searching for a reliable distributor of wood and hollow metal doors, the first step in determining affordability is requesting a quote.

At www.DoorStopNY.com, we make applying for a quote extremely simple. You can call us, email us, or fax us a summary of your project, as well as any relevant blue prints, specifications, and schedules. Alternatively, you can submit this information via our electronic form, which makes it easy for you to attach up to 100 MB of supplemental files.

Best of all, DoorStop caters to jobs of all sizes. Whether you need fewer than 10 commercial wood doors or over 50, we can provide you with top quality doors, frames, and hardware up to your exact specifications. Even if you’re not sure what you need, we can visit your site and recommend the best products for your project – and the most cost-effective.

Going Green with Ready-to-Assemble and Pre Hung Doors

If you’re an architect focusing on residential buildings, you know that sustainability is a major selling point. There are a lot of ways to design an eco-friendly home, such as building with recycled materials and insulating doors and windows to reduce energy costs. You can increase you green factor affordably and easily by investing in sustainable MDF doors, available as ready-to-assemble or pre hung doors.

Eco-friendly doors benefit both individual homeowners and the environment as a whole. The Energy Star rated insulation means that homeowners need to consume less energy, resulting in reduced utility bills and smaller carbon footprints.

But this same insulation can also protect a home from strong winds, earthquakes, and fires, as well as mold, moisture, termites, and other pests. They can also block noise from the outside, which means no more worrying about noisy neighbors!

Best of all, these custom wood doors are sustainable right from production, as they are composed of 100% recycled material. Recycled doors help reduce deforestation, leaving more trees to replenish the atmosphere by converting carbon dioxide into oxygen. With so many great benefits, eco-friendly custom wood doors are a smart decision for any residential architect.

Choose Custom Wood Doors for Your Renovation

Renovating a building is a lot different than starting from scratch. You've got a space with preexisting walls, windows, and doors — among other features — and while it's possible to ignore or build over these elements, it's often better to preserve what you can. For example, many architects choose to fill their old door frames and openings with custom wood doors from a door distributor. This allows them to both conserve materials and embrace the building's original character.

Custom commercial wood doors can actually be retro-fitted to frames and openings, meaning that no space is too big or too small. And if you are envisioning a large or “statement” door, these kinds of custom wood doors are available as well.

That all sounds great, but who has the time to wait for a custom order to go through? When you order from www.DoorStopNY.com, your custom commercial wood doors will be ready in no time with the DOOR-N-24 program. Even large orders are available within a week. Plus, Door Stop will help you determine your exact sizing and installation needs. If only the rest of your renovation was this easy!

What Kinds of Buildings Need Fire Rated Doors?

Fire rated doors are doors designed to keep smoke and fire out of an area for a designated amount of time, usually between 20 and 90 minutes. Of course, different buildings require different amounts of time — while one office building might be satisfied with 45-minute doors, a more at-risk factory would probably prefer doors built to withstand the full 90 minutes.

Rated doors are more common in commercial buildings than residential homes, although the needs vary dramatically per space. Some buildings only require fire rated doors for their emergency exit stairwells, while others will want nearly all of their doors to be fire rated. Overall, fire rated doors are most frequently used in public buildings, offices, and communal living areas such as dormitories.

Fortunately, fire rated doors aren't all function — they are also available in a variety of attractive forms, featuring MDF, stile and rail, and flush wood materials. And like any custom wood doors, fire rated doors can be modified to include any combination of glass, hardware, veneers, and more. They can even be certified under LEED criteria!

Door Stop Does It All

Door Stop opens the door to success because of how thorough we are. We don’t just provide doors – we do everything related to doors. We can help to manage your affairs no matter who you are. The following demonstrates how we work with different parties to achieve the results that they need.

General Contractors: We work with general contractors to make sure that your doors are delivered on time at exactly the right place. For commercial wood doors or hollow metal doors, we can construct a door to your exact specifications, and we never use ripped, or cut-down from standard size, doors. We can even get you the door you need within 24 hours. That’s speedy.

Architects: We work with you to plan your exact specifications. As experts, we consider ourselves a valuable resource in helping you to achieve what you desire, and we can even offer further ideas about how to implement your door needs.

Architectural Millworkers: Sometimes it can be difficult for architects and contractors to meet on common ground. We enter the picture here to help meet creative specifications with real-world practicality of your door choices.

Government Agencies: Our work is so clean cut and transparent that it meets the standards of the government in completing paperwork, documentation and certification. Our products are environmentally sustainable so that we can pave the way in bidding governmental jobs.

Door Stop – Right Door. Right Here. Right Now.

Commerical Woods Doors Aren't a Dime a Dozen

Doors are ubiquitous in commercial and residential settings.

We’re so used to seeing them, that we don’t realize just how many varieties and styles are out there. The average consumer is unaware of the intricacies that distinguish commercial wood doors from others. So it’s pretty common for people who are remodeling to take the door selection process lightly by assuming that they’re all the same.

In residential settings you have a little more leeway with choosing a door, but in commercial settings it’s a little more important that you’re choosing the right door for your business environment.

Choosing and installing commercial wood doors that don’t work for your business, could mean delays in productivity that cost you time and money. If concerned with choosing the right commercial wood door and having it installed properly, it’s imperative that you consult Door Stop NY’s professional and knowledgeable staff.

Door Stop NY has the skills and industry know-how to provide you with complete commercial wood door solutions. Whether it’s deciding on hinges, veneers, the right core, or the perfect handles, DoorStop’s architects are dedicated to taking your concepts and concerns, and turning them into workable solutions that are cohesive to your business’s environment. We can even work with your general contractor to ensure that every area is taken care of and your commercial wood doors are exactly what you wanted.

For more information about Door Stop NY, visit DoorStopNY.com or call (888) DOOR-N-24.

Let us LEED You To Success!

LEED, or Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design has been around for 12 years, and is an internationally recognized standard that establishes green strategies for energy savings, water efficiency, carbon dioxide emissions reduction, and improved indoor environmental quality.

LEED certification is based on 100 points with only forty needed to become certified. These points are awarded according to sustainability (26), water efficiency (10), energy and atmosphere, (35) materials and resources, (14) indoor environmental quality, (15) innovation in design (6) and regional priority (4). So it isn’t that difficult to get in the LEED, but it may be hard to be gold or platinum certified, because you need upwards of sixty points.

LEED lasts throughout the entirety of a building’s existence – from design and construction, to maintenance and redevelopment. It isn’t only for commercial services, either. LEED can be applied to residential structures and schools. And it doesn’t have to be applied to the whole building; LEED can certify a four floor area.

So if you want the transparency involved in determining the construction of a project, we offer doors compatible with LEED standards, without minerals and particles, with AgriFibers and renewable materials. Drop by www.DoorStopNY.com today to get in the LEED!

Welcome to The Door Stop Blog!

First of all , it’s our blog, so let’s talk about us for a sec...

We are a third generation door company that provides customizable doors for your business needs. We want your company to feel safe and comfortable while working with us, and when you do, you will be satisfied enough to return to our products in the future.

Throughout the tri-state area, we have been expanding, and most recently we have opened a new office in Carlstadt, New Jersey. So besides installing doors in some of Brooklyn and Manhattan’s most exciting new projects, we installed doors in the Empire State Building, which is a symbol of our affiliation with, and love for, New York City.

Today, we’re leading the way in Green door technology. We want you to see for yourself just how Door Stop is making a difference. We comply with LEED standards, which are set by the government agency the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) in order to improve energy savings, water efficiency, carbon dioxide emissions, and overall door quality.

We want to thank you for working with us, and if you’re not yet, join us to realize your custom constructed door dreams! Keep checking in on our blog for useful tips and ideas about what kind of doors are right for you. “Right Door. Right Here Right Now.”