At least it was not as cold as it could have been… but yesterday we finally got the replacement door in for the kitchen remodel… I am not sure it is exactly what we had planned but maybe it will grow on us… We had several compromises to get the door replace from the one that opened the wrong way for the kitchen vs. living room area…
The door opens on the left but the divide between the living and kitchen comes in the middle of that side. so we put some tile down at the entrance but it was always awkward coming and going…
So in the remodel we opted to replace the small odd area of tile with wood so the split was all the way to the door… , move the floor register, and replace the door with one that now opens to the kitchen… unfortunately the style of original door created a problem with the replacement so we had to go to a single with side lights as we didn’t think just open on the right with it being so close to the cabinet would be any better than open on the wrong side… Today, damn cold, etc.… they came with the replacement door… should have been hear over a month ago? Anyway they opened up a big hole and it sure got cold…
put a 6 x 6 hole in your house and find out how cold it gets… well, it wasn’t all that bad… never got below 60 in the house but geez when I get cold I stay cold and takes hours for me to warm up… the main part of living room warmed fine with the fireplace but the other areas were still cold late at night… although nice and toasty this morning and the new door is much more solid and sealed so fewer leaks over there… that is nice
And the new door. Opens on the tile of the kitchen. Doesn’t crowd the living room area, and is really solid compared to the last one but I think we gave up a little bit of glass area in the swap, It is a huge door… 42 inches wide but that was a trade off since they didn’t make side lights bigger than 14 inch other than really expensive special order and this was expensive enough… I found out that a 36 and a 42 door share the same center glass area… when you think you are getting a bigger door it is all bigger frame not bigger glass… oh well…
It is in, solid and way better at air tight than the old one… now for a bit more paint and we will be done with the remodel, other than paying the final bill… OUCH!…
At the same time I had the two shop doors replaced as they were rotting out at the bottom
These are all composite frames and Fiberglass solid doors… nothing in there that can rot now… and so far, I can see a big difference in the seals, tightness, etc.… and the one thing I learned is that you really need experienced, specially trained people to put in doors and windows if you want them to be solid, sealed and last… I am hoping now that these last longer than I do…
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