Daily active leaf
Choose the leaf that provides the clearest path from steps and driveway to the interior circulation route.
Wide Hamilton Entry Systems
Double Entry Doors for Hamilton Homes
Double doors create a broad entrance, but performance depends on disciplined alignment, a secure meeting stile and a clearly planned active leaf.
Two Leaves, One Weather Seal
The meeting stile is the heart of the system
A pair of exterior doors can provide generous moving clearance and strong curb presence. It also creates more hinges, a central joint and additional locking points that must stay aligned through seasonal movement.
Define which leaf is used daily, how the inactive leaf secures at the head and sill, and whether both leaves must open for furniture or accessibility. The answer affects hardware, threshold preparation and maintenance.
Windows Hamilton provides project-based door planning and installation service; there is no retail showroom or parts counter.
Plan the Active and Inactive Leaves
Wide access works only when both leaves are controlled
Security, sealing and convenience meet at the centre joint.
Inactive-leaf fastening
Head and sill bolts need secure engagement without becoming difficult to release when the full width is needed.
Seasonal alignment
Adequate frame anchoring and even reveals reduce rubbing, light gaps and latching problems as materials move.
Use Width With Purpose
Coordinate glass, hardware and centreline
A symmetrical façade still needs a practical everyday route.
Matched solid leaves
Create a calm, private entrance with durable surfaces and coordinated handles or pull hardware.
Decorative glazed pair
Repeat glass patterns across both leaves while reviewing privacy and safety requirements.
Asymmetrical active pair
Use one primary leaf and a secondary release leaf where daily convenience matters more than identical hardware.
Confirm the Opening Can Support the Width
Do not assume an existing single opening can simply become a pair
Replace a complete pair within a stable structure
Renew frame, sill, leaves and centre sealing together when the rough opening remains appropriate.
- Header and base are sound
- Opening can be squared
- Finish transitions are planned
Coordinate structural and permit review
Changing opening width may require design, approvals and wall work beyond a standard door installation.
- Structural review
- Exterior cladding and flashing plan
- Interior services and finishes identified
Alignment Must Be Verified Under Load
Test the complete pair before trim conceals the frame
Both leaves should reveal evenly, the inactive bolts should engage without forcing, and the active leaf should latch with consistent weather-seal compression.
Exterior water control must extend continuously across the wider sill. Interior and exterior finishing should not pull the frame out of square after the operating test.
Plan the Quote
What to include with a double-door request
Full façade and foyer photos
Show approach, steps, swing area and interior traffic path.
Complete unit dimensions
Measure outer frame width and height, plus each current leaf.
Active-leaf preference
Explain which side should be used daily and why.
Moving and accessibility needs
State the clear width required when one or both leaves are open.
Make the Wide Opening Work Every Day
Request a Door QuotePlanning double entry doors in Hamilton?
Send Windows Hamilton full-opening photos, dimensions and your preferred active leaf. We will help plan security, centre sealing, threshold support and finish work around the way the entrance will actually be used.
Talk with our team: Call Windows Hamilton at 289-975-4020.