On Thu, 07 Jun 2012 11:24:20 -0500, Swingman wrote:

On 6/7/2012 10:16 AM, Steve Turner wrote:

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.


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...

Call me denser ... 7-10 days to refinish a door??

Not even the entry door to the Vatican would take that long. I think I
would look for another re-finisher.

They may be redoing a lot of doors to need that wait time. Maybe they
have only one stripper/strip tank, small shop, etc. Or maybe it's the
One Guy Does Doors company. If they're anything like me, I prefer to
let the refinished item air out for a week before putting it inside
the house. Lots of people are becoming sensitized to offgassing, so
that's one very valid (potential) reason for a delay.

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