Built for Home 2025 Awards: Our Favorite Exterior Building Products

Adaptable Outdoor Rooms

Stoett Outdoors

Stoett Outdoors creates a wide range of customizable outdoor screens and enclosures, including retractable patio screens, glass walls, roofs, pool enclosures, and wind barriers, made from top quality materials.

All screens are automated and can be customized to fit your specific space. With the click of a button, a sun room can become a patio, or an outdoor pool can become enclosed. What a great way to make every space adaptable to different needs!

High-End Custom Wood Doors

Doors by Decora

Doors by Decora designs and builds custom exterior wood entry doors. They also have their own Glass Studio to build custom leaded, beveled, textured, and stained glass to complete the look of each door.

Their use of hardwood, arches, iron accents, and hand-carving techniques makes these doors particularly suited to rustic or old world glamor styles. Check out their Estate collection for some truly stunning artisanship!

Recycled & Sustainable Roofing

EcoStar Roofing

EcoStar roofing manufactures synthetic slate and shake roofing tiles from up to 80% post-industrial plastic and rubber. They also create a line of EnergyStar rated products in cool colors to help with thermal insulation and energy savings.

Their majestic slate line highlights the natural beauty of slate, while more lightweight. They’re resistant to extreme temperature changes, weather, and UV exposure.

Smart Exterior Lighting

Lumecon

Lumecon is a leader in providing energy-efficient and economical exterior LED lighting solutions. Their cutting-edge ETD™ (Enhanced Thermal Dissipation) System Engines provide maximum thermal dissipation to each fixture through a uniform coat of UV stabilized acrylic polymer. The acrylic polymer protects the light engine panel from moisture and corrosion, extending its lifespan.

They create lighting for walls, streets, parking bays, decoration, and more. Their Wildlife-Protected Amber LEDs are doubly forward-thinking, using a gentler wavelength of light to minimize the disruptive effect of artificial lighting on wildlife and natural ecosystems.

Integrated Outdoor Security Systems

Brilliant Smart Home

Brilliant Smart Home set out to simplify smart systems. No more cords, complex setups, or confusing apps. One of their systems can be wired into a light switch while their second system can plug straight into an outlet – ready to go in just one step! They are a great option for renters, who can’t permanently install systems.

Their plug-in panel comes with Alexa built in so a second device is not necessary. Turn lights into smart lighting with their accompanying plugs and control everything in your house (locks, thermostats, cameras, and more) with just one app.

Weather-Resistant Decking & Railing

Keylink

Keylink builds aluminum railing systems and stainless steel cable systems with a focus on quality and ease of installation. They emphasize training and customer service, even visiting job sites to ensure that installation goes smoothly. They utilize specialty powder coatings to protect against humidity and saltwater so that maintenance is minimal.

Their cable fittings are so intuitive, that they offer a build-your-own kit complete with instructions to retrofit any existing system into one with clean, modern lines.

Noise-Reducing Exterior Materials

Acoustiblok

Acoustiblok, a self-advertised “NASA-spinoff company” improves quality of life by diminishing exterior noise. They create a range of products, including all-weather sound panels, and their patented AcoustiFence. They can enclose HVAC units, pool pumps, and generators, and line fences to block street noise or barking dogs. See some of their projects and use cases.

Modular & Prefabricated Wall Systems

Rastra

Rastra simplifies the building process by combining the process of building a structure and insulating it into one step. Their Composite Insulated Concrete Forms (ICCFs) are modular units which can be dry-stacked and then filled with concrete. The “molds” are created from recycled foam plastics and can be left in place after the concrete dries to serve as insulation! The wall material on either side of the forms can easily accommodate electrical and plumbing installations.

Eco-Friendly Outdoor Gathering Spaces

Belgard

Belgard creates a stunning array of outdoor pavers, wall systems, and modular outdoor kitchens and fireplaces to help form a modern oasis. Their permeable and grid pavers mimic the way natural land absorbs water. Unlike traditional concrete pavement, the permeable pavers have an interlocking system that contains more gaps, allowing water to drain better. They can alleviate the negative effects of stormwater runoff or drought conditions to benefit homeowners, builders and the community at large.