Custom iron door units
A custom wrought iron door unit fills the whole opening, not just the door. When an entry in your Houston-area home is extra wide, extra tall or an odd shape, we build the door and the fixed iron and glass around it as one piece.
- Lead time
- 4 to 6 weeks right now
- Fit
- Odd shapes too
- Warranty
- 25 years structural
When the opening is bigger than the door
Many homes have an entry that is wider or taller than a standard door. The extra space usually ends up as wood trim, a builder's glass panel or a wall that never quite matches.
A door unit solves it in iron. The door opens and closes like any other, and the panels around it stay fixed, in the same scrollwork and glass. Even an oddly shaped opening gets one clean design. A unit can take side panels, a transom over the door, or both.
One opening deserves one design.
Pick your glass
5/8 inch insulated glass comes standard on every door. The texture is your call, and it decides how much of the front hall people see from the street.
Clear
Privacy
Clear glass shows the most. Pick it when the view through the door is part of the look, or when the entry faces a private drive.
Flemish
Privacy
Flemish glass has a soft, rippled texture. Light comes through and shapes blur, so the hall stays bright without being on show.
Aquatex
Privacy
Aquatex gives the most privacy of the three. You still get daylight in the hall, and people outside see mostly light and color.
Privacy ratings come from our glass chart, with 5 the most private.
How every Amador door is built
We design and build every door in house. We start with flat sheets of steel and shape our own tubing, then bend the bar stock for the scrollwork by hand.
- Steel
- At least 14-gauge steel in the door and the jamb.
- Thickness
- 2 inches.
- Scrollwork
- 5/8 inch solid bar, bent by hand.
- Glass
- 5/8 inch insulated glass comes standard. Depending on the design, the glass opens on hinges so it is easy to clean.
- Seals
- Marine-grade EPDM rubber seals on every glass frame that opens.
- Insulation
- Polyurethane foam injected into the door and the jamb. Thermally broken insulation is an upgrade.
- Hinges
- Three ball bearing hinges per door, machined in house, each rated for at least 700 lbs.
- Threshold
- A steel threshold built into the frame.
- Sealed
- Coated, then sealed with two coats of clear polyurethane.
- Mounting
- Set with lag bolts through the jamb. No mounting tabs.
Every door comes with a 25-year structural warranty, 2 years on the finish and 1 year on the glass and handle.
How to get your door unit
Call us
Call 281-500-0046, or leave your name and number and we call you back.
We come out and measure
We meet you at the house, take the measurements ourselves and give you an exact price.
We build it
Right now our lead time is 4 to 6 weeks. A door unit is built to your exact opening, and we take those measurements ourselves.
Real installs
Questions buyers ask
What is an iron door unit?
It is a door built with the fixed iron and glass around it, so it fills the whole opening, even an oddly shaped one. It can include side panels, a transom over the door, or both.
Can you build for an oddly shaped opening?
Yes. We build fully custom door units, even for oddly shaped openings.
How do I measure for a door unit?
You do not have to. Call us, and we come out and measure the full opening, arched or angled tops included.
How long does a door unit take?
Right now our lead time is 4 to 6 weeks.