french doors

[stage20]

looking into replacing the french doors on my house. whoever put these in didnt do a good job in the first place.

now that i have new windows in my home, i can feel a draft comming straight from these doors that ive never noticed before.
some added on weatherstrip may bandaid the issue, but i want rid of them.
they have the regular wood casing and its starting to rot at the bottom and so is the lower portion of one of the doors.

the box stores has the run of the mill doors with the blinds inside, which i like, but they look like the same thing im wanting to change out.

i dont have a big budget, but these are going to need to hold me over for the next several years so i need to buy a quality product.

prices and styles and brands vary so much in price i dont want to get burned on the lesser products.

any advice or opinion is appreciated.

 

[Stuart in MN]

Marvin, Anderson and Pella are big names in the door/window business, but chances are there are other smaller local brands in your area that sell quality products as well.