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| Entrance Doors For the past several years, the majority of our projects have involved entrance doors, and in all humility, I think we're getting to a pretty high quality level of installation; and in a few cases, repair. Every job is a new opportunity to attain to the "Holy Grail" of the "Perfect Installation", and in a few cases, we've come pretty darn close to it! This is important to your enjoyment of your home. Your entrance door is the first part of the house you touch as you approach, the last thing as you depart. It is one of the, perhaps THE most active and heavily used part of the structure. Its function often makes the first and most lasting impression on visitors and guests. And of couse, there are things (and people) that it is important to us they be kept in (or out!).  | Mrs Urenko likes her "Classic-Craft" door with sidelites and mahogany trim! |  | 
Painstaking attention to detail. Note the new wooden sill, and how the concrete patio, originally poured too thick near the door, has been ground and polished to the perfect height to match the new door. Black limestone aggragate has been exposed in polished area. | 
View from inside. | 
September 2007 |
About the most important thing in the function and longevity of a door, is that it have proper clearance from the frame. Ideally, a good installation will give about the thickness of a nickel clearance on all edges of a door from the frame as it is closing. The only parts of the door and frame that should touch each other as it is closing are the weatherstrips. After closed, on an exterior door, the entire length of the weathersrip should have uniform contact with its corresponding sealing surface. On an interior door, the edge clearance should be the same, and when fully closed and latched, should neither bind nor rattle excessively. These conditions, with periodic hinge pin waxing, and reasonable care of use, will ensure years of satisfactory service. Our supplier of choice is our local building material retailer, Werner Lumber. You may wish to visit them online at www.wernerlumber.com . Click on "material", then "doors". Good doors at a competative price. Many customers prefer to shop around, and when they find their choice, we come and install it for them. Millers ( www.millershomesurplus.com ) has a huge inventory of a wide variety of styles in stock. We have found that most need a "tune up" before installation, but the components are sturdy, and the price right. An aggravation with their line, is that only 2 and 3/8 inch backset for lock bore is available.(Friendly competition keeps us on our toes!) For those choosing and acquiring their own door: with a knob-style handset, 2-3/4" back set will give more dependable knuckle clearance, ask for it; and be sure to get jamb width to match the wall thickness. Call or write with any questions. | |
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