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Entry Door Replacement Wheaton

PELLA ENTRY DOOR Manufacturer: Pella series fiberglass Door and sidelight surface: Smooth fiberglass Door style: Solid European 2 panel. Sidelight: 2 full sidelights with Sheffield glass. Black Patina caming. Threshold: Bronze adjustable Hinges: Oil Rubbed Bronze, adjustable, ball bearing Hardware: Pella, Classic Collection, Chesapeake model. Oil Rubbed Bronze finish.Frame outside: Pella White Aluminum Exterior trim: […]

Geneva siding replacement

Windows: Window manufacturer:  Polaris Ultraweld Vinyl windows SIDING: Trim: Surround windows and doors with LP Smart Trim.   WHITE Install continuous Mastic vinyl outside corners.  QUIET WILLOW Siding: Install Quest .046 vinyl siding from Mastic.  QUIET WILLOW Dutch Lap profile Overhang: Mastic Ventura Vinyl continuous vent soffit.  WHITE Cap fascia with aluminum.  WHITE Gutters and downs: Standard size seamless gutters, […]

Front Entrance Door by Pella installed by Schmidt Exteriors

Manufacturer:  Pella series fiberglass Door and sidelight surface:  Smooth Fiberglass Door style:  European 3/4 light door with Artesian glass.  Nickel caming Sidelight:  2 full sidelights with Artesian glass.  Nickel caming. Threshold:  Bronze adjustable Hinges:  Satin Nickel, adjustable, ball bearing Hardware:  Pella, Rustic Series, Elkhorn model, Distressed Satin finish.  Single cylinder deadbolt to match. Frame outside:  Pella White […]

Schmidt Exteriors named by REMODELING Magazine to its 2018 REMODELING 550 List of America’s Biggest Remodelers

  Batavia, Illinois (May 2018) –Schmidt Exteriors ranks 134th on the 2018 REMODELING 550 list of the nation’s biggest specialty contractors. The REMODELING 550 brings together the nation’s 550 biggest full-service remodelers, replacement contractor / home improvement firms, insurance restoration firms, and franchisors. Because the full-service and replacement firms operate so differently, the REMODELING 550 […]

Midwest home exteriors that nod to nature

Color selection can be easy. Get the Midwest Rustic Look While working with clients, the process seams easy until it comes time to choose a color scheme. One approach has helped my clients:  Play off nature. A suburban house in a wooded area could feel right at home clad in Heathered Moss. Or a lake […]

Home Siding Spectacular from all Angles

When getting a haircut, the stylist doesn’t just consider the hair above your face. The same rationale rings true for your home siding and trim. When you clad your Naperville area  home with siding and trim, you’ll want to consider all angles, the front, side and back. Focusing merely on the front may save on […]

Home Siding for the Midwest that actually resists termite damage

Termites are called the silent destroyer for good reason. Without being noticed they can thrive in or behind home’s siding, not rearing their heads (or wings) until homeowners notice costly exterior damage such as wood damage and unexplained exterior cracks. Unfortunately, in the Midwest, it’s not uncommon for termites to strike, and when they do, […]