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Installing New Doors:
 

Installing A Steel Entry Door

The rough opening is prepared and the pre-hung door is tilted into place and fastened. Shims are placed in the jambs to create a uniform gap between the door and frame.

 



Installing A Pre-Hung Interior Door

The door jambs are trimmed shorter, braces are tacked in place, and shims are nailed to the rough opening.

The door is placed in the rough opening and the hinge jamb is adjusted to make it plumb, then nailed to the framing. The striker jamb is adjusted and fastened.

 



Building A Custom Pre-Hung Door

When we needed a skinny 22 inch door, we ripped down a 24 inch solid wood door blank and bought a door jamb kit. We used a simple fixture to rout the door hinge pockets and made our own pre-hung door.

 



Installing The Custom Pre-Hung Interior Door

This extra-skinny solid-wood door is installed in a tight opening, with very little room for error.

 



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Door Repairs & Maintenance:
 

Cutting Off The End Of A Solid-Wood Door

Sometimes the flooring ends up being thicker than expected, and the only solution is to slice off the bottom of the door.

 



Fixing A Solid Wood Door With
Separated Rails And Stiles

Old raised-panel doors sometimes come unglued, then the pieces separate, and the door starts to sag. But there's a fix for that.

 



 

Fixing A Split Door Jamb

After this house was broken into (by the owner, who was locked out) the solution was to either replace the entire 6-foot door or repair the damaged door jamb.

 



Replacing A Window Screen

Replacing a torn screen is surprisingly easy. Making sure the metal frame doesn't bend is the hard part.

 



Repairing Rotted Door Jambs Using
Wood Blocks For Filler

After removing the trim, I cut away a section of rotted door jamb and fastened blocks of treated lumber in place. Not an elegant fix but better than nothing.

 



Fixing A Rotted Door Jamb With 2-Part Epoxy

For smaller amounts of rot damage, 2-part epoxy often is the best solution... as long as there is enough good wood to bond to.

 



Re-Painting A Steel Door

With a little care and technique, a steel door can be painted quickly without drips and sags.

 



Painting Wood Door Jambs And Trim

The trim is sanded, caulked, and given a coat of good-quality primer before the finish coat of paint is applied.

 



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Door Knobs and Locksets:
 

Installing A New Door Knob...
And Drilling The Hole Too

A pair of holes are drilled for the lockset, and the latch recess is chiseled out. The latch is installed and the two halves of the door knob are assembled. The striker plate is installed to complete the job.

 



Replacing A Lever-Style Lockset

A broken Peachtree brand entry lockset is removed and a new one installed.

 



Cutting A Deadbolt Hole In A Metal Entry Door

The center point for the deadbolt is carefully laid out and the hole is drilled with a bi-metal hole saw capable of cutting light-gauge steel.

 



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Replacing Doors:
 

Replacing An Old Entry Door With A New Steel Door

The door on this old garage was a piece of junk, so we replaced it with a new steel door. Since the garage was so small, we used an outswinging door to leave more room for the family car.

 



Removing A Pre-Hung Exterior Door

The brick-mould trim is pried off and the fasteners securing the door jambs are removed.

 



Removing A Deteriorated Sliding Patio Door

After only 15 years, this sliding patio door had begun to fall apart, so we removed the old door and repaired some rot damage in the floor structure.

 



Installing A Replacement Sliding Patio Door

An Andersen slider door kit is assembled and installed in the existing rough opening.

 



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New Door In An Old Wall:
 

Framing The Rough Opening For A New Sliding Door:

The new rough opening is laid out, temporary bracing is installed, the studs are cut and a new header and trimmer studs are installed. The old window is removed and the siding is cut away.

 



Installing A New Sliding Patio Door

The frame of the vinyl sliding door is set in the opening, squared up, and shimmed. The fixed and sliding door panels are installed, then the handle is installed.

 



Installing Exterior Trim Around A New Sliding Door

1x4 trim boards are fastened to the wall and special flashing is installed.

 



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Specialty Doors:
 

Replacing An Old Basement Entry With A New Bilco Door

An old wooden basement access door is demolished, some new concrete is poured to form a smooth level rim, and a new Bilco steel door is installed.

 



Installing A Larson Retractable Screen Door

To improve summertime ventilation, we installed a roll-up screen door between the house and garage.

 



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