The door was custom fabricated in Western Red Cedar — a species with excellent dimensional stability and a natural resistance to weathering that makes it well suited to exterior applications. Cedar is lighter than most structural hardwoods at comparable dimensions, which matters when the door is this wide.
Internal reinforcement is EverFrame by Bespoke Doors. This is a steel-and-engineered-timber composite frame built inside the door slab, giving it the rigidity of a much heavier door without the weight penalty. It holds geometry under load and stops the door from racking over time.
The pivot hardware is FritsJurgens System One — a commercial-grade concealed system that handles the demands of an oversized residential entry. Hardware at the floor and header is set into the jamb structure, which is KD hardwood dressed to suit the opening. The locking side uses a Zanda mortice lock with rolling latch — one motion to engage, clean to operate. Brass door seals run the base of the door, compressing on close to cut draughts and keep insects out. Our pivot door installations at this scale always start with the structural engineering — the hardware spec and the door construction have to be designed together.
