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Contemporary Exterior Wood Doors by Simpson Door Company

We are proud to offer this new collection of Contemporary Doors that draws the best of modern design into the Simpson heritage. Our Contemporary Doors deliver clean lines and distinctive styles, all with the quality and craftsmanship you expect from us. So embrace the bold architectural features of modernism without sacrificing the warmth and durability of wood.

View our entire Contemporary Exterior Doors section in our online catalog.

JELD-WEN has the Right Moves with New Tilt & Turn Custom Windows

JELD-WEN’s energy efficient Tilt & Turn home windows take building and remodeling projects further with one-of-a-kind options, performance features

Klamath Falls, Ore. – They tilt, turn and they have all the right moves when it comes to performance and style.

Thanks to global-inspired design, JELD-WEN’s new energy efficient Custom Wood Tilt & Turn windows deliver exceptional style flexibility along with reliability and performance. Tilt & Turn windows offer the functionality of a casement window (hinged on the side to swing inward) and the ventilation of a hopper window (hinged on the bottom to open inward at the top). Increasingly popular among U.S. homeowners for building and remodeling projects, this European home window style provides energy efficiency, enhanced security and design freedom.

With all the advantages of the Tilt & Turn style, JELD-WEN is raising the bar even higher with its new offering. JELD-WEN® Custom Wood Tilt & Turn windows can achieve a DP (design pressure) rating of 65, even for its largest size of 48” x 84”. Additionally, they are available with proprietary AuraLast wood TM, JELD-WEN solid pine wood offering known for its industry-leading warranty and protection against wood rot, termites and water saturation. They also are available with sustainable SFI® certified wood as an option.

With protective exterior aluminum clad available in 41 colors, JELD-WEN also offers a number of size, shape, design, wood, glass and grille design custom options. Functionality choices include full tilt & turn, or inswing casement or hopper style only. JELD-WEN Custom Wood Tilt & Turn windows come with a 20-year warranty and are available for both residential and commercial applications.

“This window style offers key advantages when it comes to security, thermal and structural considerations,” said Brian Hedlund, JELD-WEN product marketing manager. “We’ve taken it to the next level with unique options specifically designed to enhance reliability and performance.”

Sustainable Product: AuraLast® Wood

JELD-WEN has revolutionized the wood window and door industry by inventing technology that creates longer lasting, more reliable wood products. This is a major hit with today’s growing market looking for green and sustainable solutions. AuraLast Wood is JELD-WEN’s secret to longer-lasting wood due to an exclusive manufacturing process that creates a shield of protection against wood rot/decay, termite attack and water saturation. This leading-edge technology is designed to distribute active ingredients into the very core of the wood for virtually 100% surface to core protection. That means, even if the surface of the wood is compromised by saw cuts, nails, screw holes and other finishing processes, AuraLast Wood will still be protected. This protection allows JELD-WEN to offer an industry leading 20 year limited warranty on pine wood windows, patio doors and exterior doors and a limited lifetime warranty on exterior door frames and trim boards manufactured with AuraLast Wood.

Sustainable benefits for AuraLast Wood include:

• Fewer toxins: JELD-WEN uses a closed-loop, water-based solution process to manufacture AuraLast Wood, which reduces harmful, volatile organic compounds (VOCs) by 96 percent compared to the industry standard method of submersing wood into harsh petroleum-based treatment solutions.
• Longer lasting products: Manufacturing products that last longer means less waste going into landfills and more efficient use of our natural resources.
• Locally sourced: All JELD-WEN AuraLast Wood products are made in the United States. That means the products travels shorter distances to the final home destination. This significantly reduces fuel consumption and its impact on the environment.
• Less waste: Because JELD-WEN manufactures the most extensive lines of doors and windows, the wood by-products are recycled and used to make a variety of other JELD-WEN wood and wood composite products.