Monarch Custom Doors hand-forges wrought iron double front doors, also called double entry doors, for homeowners, builders, and architects who want an entrance that matches the scale of the home behind it. Every door is built from 12-gauge iron to your exact opening size, not pulled from a warehouse of standard widths.
A double-door configuration gives you options a single door can’t: wider openings for grand estate entrances, symmetrical sidelights, and the visual weight that architects often specify for larger facades. Most of our double door builds use one active leaf for daily use and one fixed (inactive) leaf, secured with heavy-duty flush bolts, though full active/active configurations are available on request for wider walk-through clearance.
Because a double door carries more glass and iron than a single-leaf entry, hinge and frame specification matters more here than on most exterior doors. Our frames are reinforced at the load-bearing jamb to support the added weight, and every door ships with hardware sized for the specific leaf configuration you order, not a generic kit.
These doors also carry the same thermal barrier technology used across our Wrought Iron Doors line: a U-value of .27 and R-value of 3.70, independently tested and built into every double door we manufacture. [Learn more about our thermal barrier technology →]
With over 20 years building custom iron doors for residential and architectural projects nationwide, Monarch Custom Doors backs every double door with factory-direct pricing and nationwide shipping.
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Double doors aren’t just a wider version of a single door. They change the proportions of an entrance and the way hardware, structure, and daily use all work together.
If you’re deciding between the two, our Wrought Iron Single Doors page covers the single-door side of this same comparison in more detail.
For more than 20 years, Monarch Custom Doors has manufactured premium double front doors for residential and architectural projects across the United States.
Most of our double doors use one active leaf for everyday use and one fixed (inactive) leaf secured with flush bolts, which is the standard configuration for double doors. Full active/active builds, where both leaves open, are available if you need wider walk-through clearance for moving furniture or equipment.
Yes. A double-door unit carries roughly twice the iron and glass of a single leaf, so the frame and hinges need to be rated for that load. Our frames are reinforced at the jamb specifically for double-door installations, and hardware is sized to the leaf configuration you order.
Double doors make sense for openings 6 feet wide or more, symmetrical estate-style facades, and entrances meant to be a focal point of the architecture. A single door is usually the better fit for narrower openings or when a single active leaf is preferred for security.
Yes, sidelights and transom configurations are available on nearly all of our double door designs, and they pair especially well with wider estate-style entrances.
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