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Photo: Larson Full View Door Storm doors The front entryway of most homes is usually the most ornate and formal. Many people avoid putting storm doors on their front doors for fear that the storm door will negatively affect the homes appearance. Choosing a storm door style is easy top do. I recently installed a…
Swinging Hinge Door On this project I was tasked with installing a swinging butler door. We had to change out a 6-panel solid wood swinging “Butlers Door” with a 15-lite [15 panes of glass] door. A “Butler Hinge” is also called a “Swinging Door Hinge,” and a “Double Acting Floor Hinge.” It is a floor…
BEFORE: replacing a front door Close up of the old door Sunburst Style pediment. Upon close inspection this sunburst was never flashed to prevent water from getting behind it. Why it didn’t leak is beyond me. AFTER: replacing a front door entry Close up of the dental pediment head piece and column trim. [click on…
Fire Rated Garage Door There are first times in every occupation and today was one of those firsts for me when we had to deal with a metal coated garage door. On my recent mudroom remodel we had to cut the garage access door along the bottom because new slate flooring and underlayment raised the…
Removing The Fishbowl! This week it’s been HOT HOT HOT! We’re working on Lang Street glass enclosed mudroom. In this post we were tasked with removing this glass enclosed mudroom entry way, which I refer to as the fish bowl, as well as the door and surrounding floor tile. Click on photos to enlarge. The…
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