Solid wood door (double door)
I want to replace my current double exterior door. Well it is an exterior
door on both sides, the outside is facing the street, and the inside is facing the courtyard. So it's not an entry door to a building structure. The existing door is a hollow wood door and the bottom is rotted from being too low touching the deck where there is moisture, and the hinges are rusted. I would like to replace it with a solid wood door, and I don't want anything fancy just two slabs of 3/4" wood 30" W x 78-1/2" H x 3/4" D and I would like to have a normal cylinder lock, a dead bolt, and top/bottom flush bolts on one door. It seems the big box stores only sell doors with fany panels and cravings which I don't care for. I called two local lumber yards and they don't do it either. Anyone know of a good source that would do custom sized plain jane solid wood flat door with custom routing of hinges, locks and flush bolts? Thanks in advance, MC |
Solid wood door (double door)
MiamiCuse wrote:
I want to replace my current double exterior door. Well it is an exterior door on both sides, the outside is facing the street, and the inside is facing the courtyard. So it's not an entry door to a building structure. The existing door is a hollow wood door and the bottom is rotted from being too low touching the deck where there is moisture, and the hinges are rusted. I would like to replace it with a solid wood door, and I don't want anything fancy just two slabs of 3/4" wood 30" W x 78-1/2" H x 3/4" D and I would like to have a normal cylinder lock, a dead bolt, and top/bottom flush bolts on one door. It seems the big box stores only sell doors with fany panels and cravings which I don't care for. I called two local lumber yards and they don't do it either. Anyone know of a good source that would do custom sized plain jane solid wood flat door with custom routing of hinges, locks and flush bolts? Just about any carpentry shop. However... 1. You won't get a "normal cylinder lock" into a 3/4" slab. Nor a normal deadbolt. 2. A solid, glued up 3/4" door is going to warp like crazy. What you need are doors at least 1 1/2" thick made with rails and stiles. If you want them to last, use rails & stiles at least 6" wide - wider is better - that are morticed together. A center rail too. To fill in the empty space you could use either a 3/4" floating panel or apply boards of whatever thickness to one side but they'd need some space between them. If you want an authentic look for your Spanish style manse, have the doors made of "cedro" (Spanish cedar) and oil or varnish them. Go find a Mexican/Cuban carpenter in Hialeah, he'll fix you up. The bolts normally used on doors like you want are called "cane bolts". -- dadiOH ____________________________ dadiOH's dandies v3.06... ....a help file of info about MP3s, recording from LP/cassette and tips & tricks on this and that. Get it at http://mysite.verizon.net/xico |
Solid wood door (double door)
Sorry my bad, I meant to say 1-3/4" thickness.
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Solid wood door (double door)
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Solid wood door (double door)
On Oct 23, 11:45*pm, "MiamiCuse" wrote:
I want to replace my current double exterior door. *Well it is an exterior door on both sides, the outside is facing the street, and the inside is facing the courtyard. *So it's not an entry door to a building structure. The existing door is a hollow wood door and the bottom is rotted from being too low touching the deck where there is moisture, and the hinges are rusted. I would like to replace it with a solid wood door, and I don't want anything fancy just two slabs of 3/4" wood 30" W x 78-1/2" H x 3/4" D and I would like to have a normal cylinder lock, a dead bolt, and top/bottom flush bolts on one door. It seems the big box stores only sell doors with fany panels and cravings which I don't care for. *I called two local lumber yards and they don't do it either. Anyone know of a good source that would do custom sized plain jane solid wood flat door with custom routing of hinges, locks and flush bolts? Thanks in advance, MC Given your problem I wouldn't hesitate to order a fiberglass door from one of the companies like ThermaTru. Not cheap, but they have a huge selection of styles, even some rather plain offerings. Corrosion resistant hardware should be no problem. www.thermatru.com. Good luck. Joe. |
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