Welcome to our first edition of INsights, where we explore our thoughts on design and construction. You will notice the IN is large, as it is in our INsensation logo, because we will put an emphasis on the interior aspect of design. Insensation means ‘interior sensation’, and even though we also manufacture very high-end exterior, entrance doors, these doors are also have an interior side which we can design to match the frameless interior doors of a luxury residence.
A THICK FAT, DOOR IS THE BEST YOU CAN BUY
The first topic we will explore is universality. One of the unique aspects of our 2″ thick Insensation 2″ XXL frameless doors is that they work the same whether push-in or pull-out, whether single or double, whether ceiling-high or not, whether pivoting or pocketing, we use the same products, the same hidden frames, the same 2″ XXL doors, the same high-quality hardware. This is unique in the frameless world, as most other frameless doors have separate frames and door thickness for a push and pull door and have not been able to achieve one product for all configurations. Other manufacturers have different, inferior door thicknesses of 1 3/8″, 1 9/16″ or 1 3/4″. Thin doors are fine for rental apartments, but you don’t wan’t them in your million dollar home.
WORKS IN ANY KIND OF WALL OR THICKNESS
Insensation frameless doors work in any kind of wall of any thickness, unlike steel-based framed doors which have enormous design restrictions. They also work in any kind of wall type: wood stud, metal stud, brick or block. Our Los Angeles studio has doors installed in metal stud walls. Our Chicago studio has our doors installed in wood stud walls. Our New York studio has our doors installed in brick walls. As each part of the country has its own construction preferences, we cater to all.
CRACK IS WHACK
When we started our New York company, we interviewed over 1000 New York architects. There are over 9000 in New York. We asked them if they ever used frameless doors. Most said they have used the ‘steel frame’ company, and they had so many complaints about walls cracking that they stopped using them. Insensation frameless doors were developed and are constantly updated since almost 30 years. Our door frames were designed to specifically prevent wall cracking, even under very heavy loads. The American and Italian frameless doors and the very cheap Eastern European doors (Belarus, Hungary) doors on the market do not have frames which were designed for durability, not to mention their doors are thin with cheap hinges, cores, thin skins and unsightly hardware.
PRE-ASSEMBLY SAVES THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS
Universality also applies to who can install our doors. While many companies will attempt to sell you their own installers, every product we design is engineered to be installed by any contractor. Insensation frameless doors do not come in dozens of pieces for your contractor to spend weeks putting together and praying to get a good result. Our doors are pre-milled, pre-hung and pre-assembled, completely prepared to be fit into the rough openings of a wall, with the door leaf hanging and everything prepared for our extensive lines of levers, pulls and locks. There is no need for an expensive installation process when you understand what you are doing. If your subcontractors are messy, our doors can be protected during the plaster and painting phases. Probably 60-70% of our contractors do not even cover the doors during the finishing stages, as they work cleanly and professionally.
To sum it up, universality saves time and money, guarantees a perfect installation, and is the key indicator if a door is well engineered or not.
