On 6/7/2012 10:19 AM, Doug Winterburn wrote:
On 06/07/2012 08:16 AM, Steve Turner wrote:
On 6/7/2012 6:53 AM, Doug wrote:
All,

Need to refinish my mahogany front entry door - would like to
undertake this myself,
however not clear this would be the best course of action.

Understand that finishing in place is not practical and I do not have
a spare door to put
in place while the door is off being refinished.

Spraying a large surface with multiple coasts of spar varnish in the
house is also not a
good idea.

Found a local shop that does this work - they remove your door to
their shop for 7-10
days, and install a temporary door by screwing it to the door jam.

While that may be a secure way to install the door - am not receptive
to having 6 screw
holes left in the door frame.

Call me dense, but it's not really a temporary "door" if it's screwed to
the jamb, is it? I guess in order to get in and out of the house you
have to use an alternate door for that 7-10 days? Wouldn't it be
possible for them to hang a temporary door off the existing hinges along
with your handle and lock hardware so you could actually *use* the
thing, and so that you wouldn't have to repair any damage to the jamb
afterwords? Doesn't seem that difficult to me...


Well, if all the hinge/latch spacing/types were standard...

And more likely the weather strip at the bottom of the door and
perimeter of the door will not mate properly.