Knotty Alder Exterior Wood Door

$4,500 worth of doors left at the end of our driveway. The deliver was made while i was at work and i clearly communicated with the driver to leave at our covered carport area. Home depot subcontracted AAA transportation, contacted them, and they could not help claiming they followed home depot’s instructions. DO NOT recommend having ANYTHING delivered from Home depot

Glue joints split apart at numerous places up to 1/4”. Neither Home Depot or the door manufacturer’s warranty would cover it. Don’t waste your money

If your looking for a door with poor quality and holes where sunlight and weather can get in then this is the door for you. Got around to finally staining and sealing the door. When I had it resting upright and light behind it I noticed a large gap where the boards come together. Very poor quality workmanship and apparently no quality control or checks. Waste of money!

This is a beautiful door, but has poor quality control. See image.

The quality of this door doesn’t match the price. I purchased this for a new home and selected the double door without stain to wait until I know the color I’d like it. They should of chose more quality pieces of pine. The notches in the door although I do understand are part of the design are terrible. One of my door has a huge black notch with a actual hole. I paid install and everything so it’s such a hassle to remove, possibly return and then pay to reinstall. I wouldn’t choose this brand.

This door is stunning in our renovated home!

Overall a good quality door. The grey stain looks a bit murky, but that may just be our color choice. The two major negatives against the door are that 1. One of the knots in the wood go all the way through. As in, I can see daylight through the knot. For a front door, having a hole is not ideal for obvious reasons. 2. The plastic that covers the glass is IMPOSSIBLE to remove, and there is some stain on the glass in certain panes.

We ordered the slab because we have an old house and it wasn't possible to rip off the original door frame. I am so glad we did, because my handyman had to cut the door to fit our frame. I knew the door had knots, but there were a lot more than anticipated, so my handyman used a wood filler. Unfortunately, he didn't use a stainable wood filler so when we went to stain it, it looked terrible. I actually liked the original color of the door, so I had him sand the whole thing back down. Instead of re-staining, we decided to finish it with a clear coat for protection. We used Minwax Helmsman Spar Urethane water based stain in Clear Semi-Gloss. **note, you will need to do a light sand in between coats. The final product is PHENOMENAL! It truly is so beautiful and the door of my dreams. Although there was more headache in the process than anticipated, in the end, it paid off.

I ordered the ebony stained wanting black. It looks black except when the sun is shining g on it appears somewhat brown. As others have mentioned expect natural knots on the door.