But a top-of-the-line entry door, security aluminum storm door, or patio door, involves a huge number of details. For HMI, its the idea of both product and service working together to satisfy the customer's needs and personality, and enhancing the actual home color and style, with the style, beauty, security, and durability of a beautiful new entry door. The result is a beautiful new look for your home. Let us try to explain...

the current and future envisioned look of the home, and technical construction issues in remodeling the home entry door unit. It involves an expert visit to the home for the personal selection process and the technical considerations and measurements. It involves an explanation of how HMI products can provide superior value, beauty, style, security, and energy benefits to the homeowner. It will involve a consideration of your available options, depending on the size and construction of the home. Installing your door will need knowledge and experience; but excellent door installations begin when the initial selection process is done correctly.

Please note that dealers are independent companies, and are not controlled by HMI.

Visiting the homeowner's home, showing literature and samples, handling all of the details and investing this time with the homeowner, from the first phone call to the installation, is an extremely valuable service that better independent dealers may provide.

Placing an order with HMI requires specialized experience and knowledge. Homeowners can literally choose from over 40 different styles, 30 different colors, 8 different wood-grain finishes, and 1,000 different glass designs, and that's only a few aspects! There are literally hundreds of construction considerations -- home design, dimensions, installation, frame options, technical details, materials, size, color, texture, style, glass availability, hardware, and more.

Trying to describe all of these options and considerations over the telephone to each of thousands of homeowners would take HMI away from what we do best -- manufacturing top-of-the-line entryways. Keep in mind that dealers contribute their experience and their valuable time.

buying an inexpensive off-the-shelf entry door product and then installing it themselves. But after they consider all of the options and time in installation, they might find that the costs added up after-all, and they didn't get the beautiful home or the superior entry door that they hoped for.

The short answer is that we feel that good dealers provide a very valuable service to maximize a distinctive entry door value to a homeowner, enhancement of enjoying the home, and optimizing the home's curb appeal.