Hometown 3/4 Lite Fiberglass Exterior Door vs Therma-Tru Fiberglass Full Lite Front Door

Buy the Hometown if you want a finished black door with a decorative 3/4-lite window and published energy numbers. Buy the Therma-Tru if you want a full-lite door and plan to paint it yourself. The Hometown ships painted black with Low-E tempered glass, a U-factor of 0.24 and foam insulation; the Therma-Tru is a bare white slab you finish on site. Both are fiberglass prehung units with insulated cores, so build quality is close. The Hometown gives you more door out of the box; the Therma-Tru leaves color and finish to you.

• Choose the Hometown if you want a painted black door with a decorative glass panel, brickmold and a documented U-factor of 0.24 without finishing it yourself.
• Choose the Therma-Tru if you want a full-lite door and are willing to paint or stain the unfinished white slab to match your house.