Interior black-framed metal and glass door

Steel Doors · Seattle, Washington

Steel Doors in Seattle.

A slim black frame does real work in a city this gray, letting more of a limited daylight budget through the opening than a bulkier profile would, provided the finish survives the dampness that comes with it.

In short

A slim black steel frame pulls more of Seattle's limited daylight through a doorway than a bulkier profile does, which is exactly why the style suits a climate this gray, provided the frame is finished to survive the dampness that comes with it.

Built for Seattle’s climate

A steel door frame in Seattle faces sustained dampness rather than intense heat or salt spray, but the corrosion risk sits in the same category coastal climates deal with, persistent moisture finding any gap in the coating. Marine-grade powder coat handles it, but it is still a coated ferrous frame and benefits from occasional inspection. An aluminum frame in the same profile skips that maintenance question at a small tradeoff in mullion thickness. Structural changes to an opening are subject to your municipality's permit review, confirm before demo starts.

Climate zone
4C marine
Best time to spec
spring through fall
What we plan for
persistent rain, moisture, and mildew

Why it suits Seattle

For a Capitol Hill or Queen Anne remodel, the marine-grade coating or the zero-maintenance aluminum swap costs the same as a dealer's stock frame, sized to the actual opening rather than a standard width. Seattle also ships faster than most cities on our map, freight lands right at the Seattle and Tacoma ports in the metro itself, so a custom order doesn't sit on a long inland haul.

Container-direct delivery into the Greater Seattle area.

How it ships to Seattle: Freight lands at the Seattle and Tacoma ports of the Northwest Seaport Alliance, in the metro itself.
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How it works

  1. 01

    Send your scope

    Drawings, a materials list, or a rough idea. No account, no obligation. Just tell us what the project needs.

  2. 02

    We source & spec

    We match products to your climate and local code, then price them factory-direct from vetted suppliers, not off a distributor's shelf.

  3. 03

    One delivered quote

    The whole schedule comes back as a single coordinated quote, delivered to Seattle. One order, one point of contact.

One source for the whole project

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Common questions

Steel gets the truest sightline but needs occasional coating inspection. Aluminum needs none of that at a small tradeoff in frame thickness. Both are built to your opening.
Marine-grade powder coat is rated for sustained moisture exposure, but it is still a coating on steel and benefits from periodic inspection over the years.
For a lot of Seattle buyers, yes. Given how much of the year this climate spends in sustained dampness, aluminum's zero-maintenance profile outweighs the marginally slimmer sightline steel offers for most people.

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Spec steel doors for Seattle.

Send drawings or a rough scope. We quote the Seattle delivered price, all-in.

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