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Home Doors

 

Home Doors Knowledge Base

Is safety glass used in all exterior home doors?

I locked myself out today, without keys, shoes, or cellphone, and with my oven on. None of my neighbors are home during the day, so I decided I had to...

Can I get away with painting one of these newer plastic storm doors from Home Depot with and oil base enamel?

How good will an oil base paint stick to a newer storm door (plastic front with glass and screen) from Home Depot? Now someone told me its baked ename...

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Material Doors

 

Material Doors Knowledge Base

What do I use to lubricate and moisten material-backed teak accordion doors?

I've already used teak oil but it didn't seem to do much except improve the appearance of the teak. The doors work very hard and have broken ...

what is infill material for Timber doors for acoustic treatment?

what is the procedure to make an acoustic treated door for cinema hall

what is best material for residential entry doors?

Is it wood,metal,or fiberglass?

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Replacement Doors

 

Replacement Doors Knowledge Base

Replacement doors?

I have some old storage cupboards in my garage for paint etc. However the doors are now completely knackered and falling apart. Is it feasible to ge...

can you buy replacement doors for a newer manufactured home from a regular building supply?

my husband and I own a manufactured home we purchased in 2002...it has all the amenities of a regular home including insulation and tape and textured ...

When purchasing replacement windows and doors (in my case vinyl) does it pay to go expensive?

The cost of high end replacement patio doors and windows is like 3-4 times as the ones you can by at Lowe's or Home Depot. If they last longer, w...

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Doors Styles

 

Doors Styles Knowledge Base

Do any of the 2007 or 2008 SUV's come with the barn-style doors in the rear instead of the liftgate?

I've 2 Suburbans with rear doors and I much prefer those to the rear liftgates I have had in vehicles. I am constantly going into the rear of my ...

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House Doors

 

House Doors Knowledge Base

Where can I find resources to help me build "carriage house" garage doors for my new garage?

My wife and I just bought a house that has a very old two-car garage with the old style, carriage house doors, like a barn. The doors aren't in g...

My dad and I were wondering what is the significance of the half-moon in out house doors?

Most out-house doors of old had a half-moon cut out of the door. This was before in-door plumbing.

Does your dog or cat know how to open doors in your house?

Does your dog or cat know how to open doors to your house or doors inside the house like opening bedrooms? Is there a special trick for them to open a...

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Glass Doors

 

Glass Doors Knowledge Base

How can I make my slidding glass door look like french doors?

I am looking for the lightweight aluminum grille you can put on your sliding glass doors to make them look like a french door- door with paynes? Any i...

How do you remove glass shower doors and railings on a bath tub?

I need to remove the two sliding glass doors (they ride on wheels on the top) and, if possible, the metal railings on the top,bottom, and sides. I hav...

Is it possible to replace the glass in sliding glass doors?

We have four sets of sliding glass doors- ALL of which, are fogged in-between the double-panes. Rather than rip out the entire doors, it certainly SE...

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Wood Doors

 

Wood Doors Knowledge Base

How do I stop wood from splintering on my cabinet doors when I'm drilling holes for new pulls?

I am first using a smaller bit then a larger one but the wood is still splintering. I have also put tape on the back but that didn't work. They are no...

How do you fix interior sliding wood doors?

I have sliding wood doors inside the house (connects room to room) that has gotten tight and sticky, due to natural shifts in the house. Is there a wa...

Laminate and Thermofoil, are these durable to wood doors?

Was wandering if the laminate or thermofoil doors have disadvantages over wood doors. Will they tarnish easily or turn yellow, or peel easily,etc?

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French Doors

 

French Doors Knowledge Base

French Doors?

i am thinking of having french doors installed. anyone know how much of a platform/decking i need to have to walk out on? i think its 1 1/2 lengths of...

How to fix French doors when the balls at the top get out?

We have french doors inside the house, and one of the balls that latch it popped out. The thing that holds it in is still there, but we can't get ...

Is it difficult to install french patio doors, or should I have them installed?

Replacing my sliding glass patio doors with French doors, but the installation costs more than the doors! (Which includes the frame) Is it hard to do ...

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Entry Doors

 

Entry Doors Knowledge Base

Why does my bedroom have 2 entry doors?

The main floor has 2 bedrooms, both of which have 2 entry doors. I've heard of houses having 2 doors for funeral purposes, but what's the sto...

Does replacing entry doors really add value to your home?

Also, Lowes wants to charge me at least $375 to do the entry door and storm door to install it. I have gotten others that said they would charge less ...

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