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Here are three classic examples of French Doors. Notice the number of windows on the doors. In a standard six foot eight inch door, you typically will have a choice between four and six windows.
What is a 4-Lite or a 6-Lite Door?
Just so you know, windows in French Doors are often [...]
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I have written at great length about doors. I told you about leaded glass doors, exterior doors, front doors, back doors, you name it doors. What I have not shared is my passion for Mahogany Doors.
You see, my Dad left corporate America at the youthful age of 52 and [...]
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French doors come in a wide variety of designs, styles, colors and materials. What you choose is up to you, and the variety can be overwhelming, but in the end it is the most important part of your home, its the first impression.
Depending on your level of investment, [...]
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This is a GREAT question and I thank a reader for asking. I’m not so sure you should buy your door online unless you are fully informed about what it entails.
The doors look great, actually I have yet to see a door picture look good on the internet, but if you [...]
Continue Reading →August 22, 2010
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Door value price, quality and experience
When considering the value of your door puchase, take into consideration the difference between going to a Steak House and eating at your Local Pub. Purchasing doors is similar to considering different cuts of meat. You are not to pay for a choice sirloin [...]
Continue Reading →This double door French door leaded glass unit is a double door unit with a pineapple glass panel. The classic beauty of this arch-top classic french door design accents any home by combining both the elegant lines of the arch and the flowing lead lines complemented by beveled glass patterns. The doors are eight feet in height and 32 inches [...]
Continue Reading →A paint scraper is used for scraping surfaces to remove paints and varnishes from exterior doors. You may purchase one at any hardware store if you so desire.
For those who intend to refinish doors, the tool will prove invaluable. For others it will be advisable to forget it and spend the time doing something else. In [...]
Continue Reading →Sandpaper, used inevitably in every wood working project you will ever endeavor to start, and is critical for finishing or refinishing exterior doors. Sandpaper is critical in refinishing exterior doors, and for that matter all doors of any sort.
When using on exterior doors, apply a lot of elbow grease and will power.
Buy plenty [...]
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DoorSmart Smarts- Fabulous & Frugal: Weatherproofing saves in winter January 29, 2012We have been fortunate this year to have had a mild winter. Harsh winters can wreak havoc on a budget with home heating costs. […]
- $5.6 million to be spent on systemic or maintenance projects in the school system this year January 28, 2012Springfield Middle School’s “ugly,” “worn out” rubberized gym floor that is as old as the 35-year-old Williamsport school will be replaced this summer with a parquet floor better suited for athletic activity, said Mark Mills, Washington County Public Schools’ director of maintenance and operations. Washington County Technical High School will get its entire […]
- Your Home: The changing of the key January 28, 2012One of the rights of passage when you buy a home, especially your first home, is the handing over of the keys at closing. The question is, should the first order of business then be to change the locks on your new home? […]
- Committee gets organized, cautioned and tipped January 28, 2012NAPPANEE — Members of the Nappanee Retail Committee met for the first time in 2012 for an eventful meeting with the organization of its and its associated agencies and learning cautions and tips from local law enforcement. […]
- Toxic fumes threat after rubbish blaze January 22, 2012RESIDENTS in Melbourne's west are being warned to take shelter immediately from toxic fumes caused by a garbage fire. […]
- Dramatic lock down at school in Surrey January 21, 2012More than 1,300 Fleetwood Park Secondary students were confined to their classrooms with exterior doors locked Wednesday during a Code Red alert that ended when a 19-year-old man was arrested in a nearby park. […]
- BP Glass Garage Doors and Entry Systems, Inc. Leads Industry in Green-Friendly Manufacturing January 19, 2012BP Glass Garage Doors and Entry Systems, Inc. green-friendly manufacturing process minimizes pollution and energy consumption, while maintaining the exceptional quality and design architects, builders and homeowners have come to expect from the company. The company's products now comply with US Department of Energy, International Code Council, and Calif […]
- Exterior Bathroom Doors Removed At McKinney School January 13, 2012McKinney North High School no longer has doors at the entrance of their bathrooms. […]
- Major courthouse demolition delayed January 6, 2012TIFFIN -- An avid supporter of local history in neighboring Wyandot County, Bill Mullen went to Tiffin this week to save a piece of the endangered Seneca County Courthouse. […]
- Recent sightings: Cosmic dynamo installation January 4, 2012With the exterior doors temporarily removed from Sterling Hall, workers move a three-meter diameter, hollow aluminum sphere, an essential component of the Madison Plasma Dynamo Experiment, into the building. […]
- Fabulous & Frugal: Weatherproofing saves in winter January 29, 2012
