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"Secular Humanist" wrote in message
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On 8/20/10 1:32 PM, nom=de=plume wrote:

"Secular Humanist" wrote in message
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...doors...

http://tinyurl.com/2ecnx3g


Installed! Whew!

Still have to paint trim, install screen doors.

Took just a tiny shim on one side to level left to right. Concrete
floor was perfectly flat. Built-in locks lined up perfectly, as did
the deadbolt.


Interesting... looks like they could have been wider? Or was there some
structural issue?




The 60" opening could have been made wider when the house was built. I
could have hired a good carpenter to make it wider during this latest
project, but the expense would have been substantial. Such a project is
way beyond my rudimentary carpentry skills.

The sliders were a problem, since the widest opening they would allow was
less than 30". But now, with these double opening doors, I can pull both
open at the same time.

Guess who sits on that little footstool... meow!


When I built a new cape Cod style house back in 1975/76 I installed 5' wide
sliding doors.
It was plenty wide to pass through.... but some of the fat assed dopers
might struggle a bit.

Who are the "fat assed dopers?" Your son and his friends? And how come
it's taken you three years to paint your little house?

In article ,
says...

"Harry" wrote in message
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In article ,
says...

"Secular Humanist" wrote in message
m...
...doors...

http://tinyurl.com/2ecnx3g


Installed! Whew!

Still have to paint trim, install screen doors.

Took just a tiny shim on one side to level left to right. Concrete
floor
was perfectly flat. Built-in locks lined up perfectly, as did the
deadbolt.


Interesting... looks like they could have been wider? Or was there some
structural issue?


You'd have thought I would have bought something decent instead of those
cheap doors with the plastic window frames, huh?

Nothing is cheap now-a-days, my stinky little spoofer.
I went over last week to order 6 more replacement vinyl windows. They quoted
me $2100.00 so
I settled for 4 at $1400.00. I'll get the last two for the 1st floor at the
winter booking special price.

They are cheap as in the lower end of the price scale. You can tell by
the window frames. Cheap plastic that in just a short while will yellow
nicely.

On 8/20/10 2:52 PM, YukonBound wrote:


"Harry" wrote in message
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In article ,
says...

"Secular Humanist" wrote in message
m...
...doors...

http://tinyurl.com/2ecnx3g


Installed! Whew!

Still have to paint trim, install screen doors.

Took just a tiny shim on one side to level left to right. Concrete
floor
was perfectly flat. Built-in locks lined up perfectly, as did the
deadbolt.


Interesting... looks like they could have been wider? Or was there some
structural issue?


You'd have thought I would have bought something decent instead of those
cheap doors with the plastic window frames, huh?

Nothing is cheap now-a-days, my stinky little spoofer.
I went over last week to order 6 more replacement vinyl windows. They
quoted me $2100.00 so
I settled for 4 at $1400.00. I'll get the last two for the 1st floor at
the winter booking special price.


Well, you're right about pricing. But there are ways to save money and
get something better than "more expensive." A pricier set of doors I
looked at were fiberglass on the outside over an oak core. The oak
showed on the inside. I saved a few hundred by buying fiberglass outside
and inside, over a pine core. The fiberglass has a "permanent" finish,
but can be painted if you want. The window panels are the same, and the
frame on the inside that holds them in is wood, finished in the same
color as the fiberglass. Not having to paint doors is a plus to me.
I'll try to get the trim painted in the next few days, but we want to go
out fishing on Sunday. One of our favorite spots in the Bay is producing
pretty good results.

On 8/20/10 6:08 PM, wrote:
On Fri, 20 Aug 2010 12:21:00 -0400, Secular
wrote:

...doors...

http://tinyurl.com/2ecnx3g


Installed! Whew!

Still have to paint trim, install screen doors.

Took just a tiny shim on one side to level left to right. Concrete floor
was perfectly flat. Built-in locks lined up perfectly, as did the deadbolt.


Looks good.


Hey, thanks. It was pretty scary for me... Getting the old door out was
much more difficult, involving j mold and a pneumatic cut-off saw and my
fear factor.

On 8/20/10 2:49 PM, YukonBound wrote:


"Secular Humanist" wrote in message
m...
On 8/20/10 1:32 PM, nom=de=plume wrote:

"Secular Humanist" wrote in message
m...
...doors...

http://tinyurl.com/2ecnx3g


Installed! Whew!

Still have to paint trim, install screen doors.

Took just a tiny shim on one side to level left to right. Concrete
floor was perfectly flat. Built-in locks lined up perfectly, as did
the deadbolt.


Interesting... looks like they could have been wider? Or was there some
structural issue?




The 60" opening could have been made wider when the house was built. I
could have hired a good carpenter to make it wider during this latest
project, but the expense would have been substantial. Such a project
is way beyond my rudimentary carpentry skills.

The sliders were a problem, since the widest opening they would allow
was less than 30". But now, with these double opening doors, I can
pull both open at the same time.

Guess who sits on that little footstool... meow!


When I built a new cape Cod style house back in 1975/76 I installed 5'
wide sliding doors.
It was plenty wide to pass through.... but some of the fat assed dopers
might struggle a bit.

I try my best not to discuss Fat Asses, and I wish you wouldn't, it just
gets the dopers into a feeding frenzy talking about the photo I took at
del Coronado

--
I'm the real Harry, and I post from a Mac, as virtually everyone knows.
If a post is attributed to me, and it isn't from a Mac, it's from an ID
spoofer who hasn't the balls to post with his own ID.

In article ,
says...

...doors...

http://tinyurl.com/2ecnx3g


Installed! Whew!

Still have to paint trim, install screen doors.

Took just a tiny shim on one side to level left to right. Concrete floor
was perfectly flat. Built-in locks lined up perfectly, as did the deadbolt.

Cheap builders model doors?

In article ,
says...

In article ,
says...

...doors...

http://tinyurl.com/2ecnx3g


Installed! Whew!

Still have to paint trim, install screen doors.

Took just a tiny shim on one side to level left to right. Concrete floor
was perfectly flat. Built-in locks lined up perfectly, as did the deadbolt.

Cheap builders model doors?

Probably the ugliest generic doors I have ever seen...

--
Rowdy Mouse Racing - We race for cheese!

On 8/20/10 8:06 PM, I am Tosk wrote:
In om,
says...

In articleGuKdnVoMl5vwNvPRnZ2dnUVZ_uCdnZ2d@earthlink .com,
says...

...doors...

http://tinyurl.com/2ecnx3g


Installed! Whew!

Still have to paint trim, install screen doors.

Took just a tiny shim on one side to level left to right. Concrete floor
was perfectly flat. Built-in locks lined up perfectly, as did the deadbolt.

Cheap builders model doors?

Probably the ugliest generic doors I have ever seen...



Uh-huh. The doors probably cost more than all the furnishings in your
one bathroom, motorcycle-in-the-kitchen house. They are just standard
"french" doors.

This, I understand, is the front door on your house:

http://tinyurl.com/33nwevs

Secular Humanist wrote:
....doors...

http://tinyurl.com/2ecnx3g


Installed! Whew!

Still have to paint trim, install screen doors.

Took just a tiny shim on one side to level left to right. Concrete
floor was perfectly flat. Built-in locks lined up perfectly, as did
the deadbolt.

How narcissistic of you! What a tiny yard, too.

YukonBound wrote:


"Secular Humanist" wrote in message
m...
...doors...

http://tinyurl.com/2ecnx3g


Installed! Whew!

Still have to paint trim, install screen doors.

Took just a tiny shim on one side to level left to right. Concrete
floor was perfectly flat. Built-in locks lined up perfectly, as did
the deadbolt.


looks great.
Now, if any wacko doper shows up at your door, you'll have plenty of
time to plan their speedy withdrawal.
Sure, dummy.