Daniel pulled off the storm door, and I sealed our new door (using spar varnish, which is a sealant they also use on boats). While I’m going to have to resand and reseal where I puttied over the screw holes of the window (so much for using wood filler that was supposed to match the [...]
We have a door!
It opens!
It closes!
It locks!
And it only took three people and 13 hours to install!
Enjoy the installation in-progress shots.
After the 5k and running errands yesterday, Daniel and I began the long, arduous process of replacing the front door (although I thought it would be a piece of cake to hang when we started). Needless to say, it’s now Sunday afternoon, and we still haven’t gotten it hung. I’m pretty sure we’re going to [...]
February 23, 2008 – 1:02 pm
There don’t seem to be too many modern-style doors that are readily available. In fact, the basic home-improvement store like Lowe’s or Home Depot doesn’t have any.
Since the front of the house is the first thing people see, we really didn’t want to put in a more traditional-style door. In fact, we really liked the [...]
February 23, 2008 – 12:19 pm
I realize that lately I have done a terrible job of updating, so it’s definitely time to get back into gear with the posts. Daniel and I really didn’t tackle a lot during the entire month of January, so the house pretty much stayed the same (and the projects that were unfinished before the holidays) [...]