How to Build A Board and Batten Door

By Robert Robillard

Building Board and Batten Doors In this article we will show you how to build a board and batten door using rough-sawn,  ship lap lumber.  Building a board and batten door is a task that can be completed in a relatively short period of time and is a project that is suitable for novice woodworkers.…

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Building A Sliding Barn Door

By Robert Robillard

Building and Installing a Sliding Door Today it seems like every home décor magazine and Pinterest board is covered with sliding barn door ideas. Whether it’s a modern, industrial-style door or a more rustic, country design, or something in between, I am seeing more and more interest in this trend from clients. One of the…

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Custom Wood Screen and Storm Door

By Robert Robillard

Making A Wood Screen and Storm French Door A storm door is very much part of a home’s curb appeal. We were recently asked to replace an existing combination screen and storm door on a client’s house. The existing door was constructed out of pine and had metal clips that held the screen or storm…

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Garage Door Maintenance

By Robert Robillard

This post was sponsored by 3-IN-ONE Oil; however, all views expressed below are my own. Sticky Garage Door Fix My garage door is the biggest door in my house and recently I started noticing that is was not opening as smoothly and sticking at one point in the track. This should not have been a…

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How To Build Rustic Cabinet Doors

By Robert Robillard

Cope and Stick Rough Sawn Cabinet Doors In this article I will discuss how to build rustic cabinet doors. We recently had a remodeling project where we were asked to trim out a timber framed pool house. The project required us to work with rough sawn, ship-lap pine boards and to build two changing rooms,…

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Installing A Swinging Door

By Robert Robillard

Swinging Door With Butler Style Hinges I put the final carpentry touches on my new office by installing a swinging door.  the door is a 15-lite clear safety glass door on a “butlers hinge. ” A butler hinge allows the door to swing in both directions and is sprig loaded to swing open and then…

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Exterior Door Flashing Issue

By Robert Robillard

 Door flashing and Weather-Resistant Construction: On a recent project we were hired to replace the pressure treated decking and railing on a porch and replace everything with mahogany.  A pretty straightforward project, or at least that’s what I thought.  The door was leaking at the sill and had an exterior door flashing issue.While removing the…

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Door Replacement

By Robert Robillard

Replacing a Front Door:  It’s Never As EASY… As It First Appears!   BEFORE PHOTO The red door below is circa 1940. The bottom rail was cracked and the door did not close / seal well and was leaking air, a perfect candidate for a door replacement. The homeowners were replacing the old damaged oak…

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