National Door Company 15-Lite Steel Prehung Door vs Unfinished Mahogany 4-Lite Entry Door

Buy the National Door Company steel door for a ready-to-install, weather-tight front entry with a full frame, hinges and bore prep already done. Buy the mahogany slab if you want a wood door you finish yourself and will have it hung by a carpenter. The steel unit is the safer choice for most shoppers: it arrives prehung and primed, and steel resists dents, warping and weather better than unfinished wood. The mahogany door offers a warmer look and a DP50 rating, but it is a slab that needs a frame, hardware and a finish, and its review base is tiny.

• Choose the National Door Company steel door if you want a prehung, primed entry that installs straight into a standard 34-inch rough opening with hardware prep already done.
• Choose the mahogany door if you want a wood entry with reed glass and are ready to finish it and pay a carpenter to hang it.