Thanks Millworkman, the $400 was for the smoothstar which is obviously going to look different. The salesman tried to drop it down to 1 french door instead of go to the Therma Tru which to me sounds like "I'd rather not sell you a door than sell you one of those..." I'd never heard anything that negative about Therma Tru so that's why I was wondering.

Hey I can just swap out 200sq. ft. of hardwood with carpet and make up the difference right?

Probably and that is what I would do. I like Thermo Tru as an entry door especially the smooth star and I would guess that 400 was a single door no way that's a double door. The problem with double entry doors is that without a good size overhand there are inherent leak issues as the bottom of the doors at the astragal and sill is just a nightmare to weatherproof.

+1 MWM

I have seen so many French door applications that leak no matter how good the install is.

Keep in mind that screening will also be a bit more of a challenge with a true French door.

We moved into our new house three years ago. After much research on windows, we went with Marvin Integrity for the whole house [LOTS of 6ft. double windows with transoms, six sets of Atrium (double) doors, full glass.] When the estimate came in, about $4k over budget, we decided to change the atrium doors to Therma Tru and we couldn't be happier with them. There are no drafts, they are holding up great! I would definitely go with Therma Tru to trim your cost. We love our Marvin windows too, make sure they are installed correctly ~ I think proper installation is the most important thing on them.

Couldnt be happier with ThermaTru??? Really? You must be a very easy person to please.