I plan to install a door this weekend into an opening the correct
width. The plan is to stain and varnish the door.

1. Should I install the door and then take the door off and lay it on
carpeted saw-horses and then sand, stain, seal, varnish ?

2. Sand, stain, seal, varnish and then try to install ?


The hardware is polished brass, I want antique, brass. How hard is it
to change the hardware ?

Thanks