Restoring Hardware :: Common Reasons Hardware is Painted
If you have lived in or worked on an old house, you probably know exactly what I mean. There is almost nothing that is more frustrating than having to work the paint...
Tag Archives: Doors
Making a Bi-Fold Door :: Salvaged from a Solid Wood Door
To make the bi-fold, I started by cutting my 30" (less a few fractions of inch from previous work) door in half. I did this by placing it on my temporarily work...
Installing a Tile Landing (& Raising a Door Sill) :: Adding a Tile Landing to a Carpeted Room
When working in older homes, you must be conscious of the build up of flooring. As the years pass, it seems, we (in the general sense of collective humanity) always opt to...
How to Replace a Pre-Hung Door: A Door Layout Fix
This procedure requires the installation of what is known as a Dutchman. (See the section Moxie Mouth in the right side bar for a definition.) A Dutchman can be patched in and...
Flipping the Hinges and Lockset on a Pre-Hung Door: A Door Layout Fix
In a nutshell, Dave has a situation in the hallway leading from his foyer to his kitchen. The basement door and the door on the powder room, immediately opposing each other, both...
A Door Layout Fix :: The Situation and Options
Dave and his family live in what is called an "Executive Line" home. All major production builders (as opposed to "custom builders), it seems, build in this line. And like most in...
A Bi-Fold Door Fix. Installing a Bi-fold Door Repair Bracket
... I never lost my cool at any point during this install. I will tell you that trying to retract flushed plastic sleeves from a bi-fold door is not necessarily an easy...
BiFold Closet Door Fix: Adjusting a BiFold Closet Door After a Carpet Installation
A few other points of note: These doors brushed at the bottom even with the Berber in place AND they were tight at the header; they were hollow-core and they were big...