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Jeld-Wen Douglas Fir Option for its Custom Fiberglass Door Line JELD-WEN, a leading manufacturer of windows and doors,recently added an exquisite door style to their repertoire. JELD-WEN’s Aurora® Fiberglass door with its wood grain actually looks like a wood door but has all of a maintenance free door. Unlike a wood door the aurora will not rot,…
Door Saver II: A NEW And Improved Door Stop Every time I go to a builder show I am on the lookout for a cool new innovation that is not going to break the bank. While at the IBS in Orlando I spotted just what I was looking for, the Door Saver II. Have you…
Taking Precautions To Protecting Windows During Remodeling: On a recent project we were hired to remove a second floor balcony. Anytime your removing parts or performing demolition you need to consider what the debris will land on. On this project we tried to remove the balcony components and hand them down to a person. In…
Photo source Visualization Software: Access to Real-Life Images Makes a Powerful Sales Tool Salespeople in a variety of industries are taking advantage of dramatic improvements in technology to make it easier to present complex product lines and quicken the process from the initial meeting to the completed sale. The most exciting of these advancements is…
Using A Door Buck To Fit a Door When working installing hinges on doors one of the challenges is how to hold the door firmly on edge, the answer is a door buck. What is a Door Buck? A door buck is a simple site made jig that many carpenters use to hold doors securely…
Poor Flashing, Water Damage And Carpenter Ants Defeat Entry Door A quick look at this entry door did not show anything unusual but a closer inspection revealed that the bottom of the door and sidelights had been spliced “quickly and poorly” prior to us. This article is about how to replace door sill rot. Two…
Front Entry Door BEFORE: This new front entry door had a lot of rot and was not worth saving. It was a good opportunity for the new owner to change the look of the front entry. AFTER: Features: A Simpson brand Fir door with side lites. Double insulated glass, frame saver rot resistant jambs, a…
Replacing Front Door Trim n the photo above the entry trim is just flat casing built out to create a column look. a crown tops it off. This trim and the siding around it were rotted and in need of replacing. The customer chose a different detail and asked us to install the dentil head…
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