Today we urethaned the outside of the front door with a marine varnish. Shiny, to say the least. Used a polyurethane on the inside. Nice, dried fast. Also installed the new door handle and deadbolt.
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Showing posts with label door. Show all posts
Sunday, March 15, 2009
Inspections & Door Framing
We've done two inspections for electrical and about three for construction. Our next electrical inspection is tomorrow and hopefully we will be clear for insulation and drywall.
At this point we are cleared to stucco the outside of the building, pending the door being framed out and finished. Joe worked on that today though I'm not sure if the framing is completely done.
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Semi Complete
Okay, the front door is looking semi complete.
I forgot to mention the new light fixture.
Check out the cool Gasparilla flag we found Saturday!
I forgot to mention the new light fixture.
Check out the cool Gasparilla flag we found Saturday!
Now we need to urethane the door and paint the whole house!
Monday, January 19, 2009
Thursday, January 8, 2009
Gel Stain
Painting with gel stain is like painting with cold gravy.
The good news is that the 2nd coat goes on much easier than the first. I am staining a fiberglass/composite door and ya know, it's kind of like plastic. So the first coat didn't have much to stick to. The second coat does.
A nice guy at Tanner Paint told me that it's a good idea to wipe the door first with vinegar. He, and all the folks at Tanner, are really nice and helpful. They tell you what you need whether or not they actually carry the brand they are recommending. They care. And it shows, because they've been around for 75 years and have a loyal following. It's nice to just chat with those folks, pet the beagle, etc. I'm glad to do business with them.
Contrast this with Tampa Door, also a family owned company. It had been recommended to us a few times. We chose a door on Sept. 18, paid them in full on Sept. 19, and waited the 4 weeks they told us it would take for our door to be ordered, sized, pre-hung, etc. We called at 4 weeks. We called at 6 weeks. We called at 8 weeks. ETCETERA. At no time did Kieth or Antoine call US to tell us of the delay or explain the holdup.
Eventually, I lost it with Antoine over the phone. He finally delivered it to us on Dec. 6 -- that's ELEVEN weeks after we ordered it. At the time he dropped off the door, Antoine told me he would get the staining instructions to me right away. He'd drop them off on his way home from work. He'd come by on Monday. I called a couple of times. No, he doesn't want to simply fax them to me. He'll drop them off, he'll bring us some cut pieces from other fiberglass doors so we can test our stain first. He'll be right over..... and here it is, Jan. 8, and he's still a no-show.
Thanks Tanner! You've got my business.
No thanks Tampa Door. Never again.
The good news is that the 2nd coat goes on much easier than the first. I am staining a fiberglass/composite door and ya know, it's kind of like plastic. So the first coat didn't have much to stick to. The second coat does.
A nice guy at Tanner Paint told me that it's a good idea to wipe the door first with vinegar. He, and all the folks at Tanner, are really nice and helpful. They tell you what you need whether or not they actually carry the brand they are recommending. They care. And it shows, because they've been around for 75 years and have a loyal following. It's nice to just chat with those folks, pet the beagle, etc. I'm glad to do business with them.
Contrast this with Tampa Door, also a family owned company. It had been recommended to us a few times. We chose a door on Sept. 18, paid them in full on Sept. 19, and waited the 4 weeks they told us it would take for our door to be ordered, sized, pre-hung, etc. We called at 4 weeks. We called at 6 weeks. We called at 8 weeks. ETCETERA. At no time did Kieth or Antoine call US to tell us of the delay or explain the holdup.
Eventually, I lost it with Antoine over the phone. He finally delivered it to us on Dec. 6 -- that's ELEVEN weeks after we ordered it. At the time he dropped off the door, Antoine told me he would get the staining instructions to me right away. He'd drop them off on his way home from work. He'd come by on Monday. I called a couple of times. No, he doesn't want to simply fax them to me. He'll drop them off, he'll bring us some cut pieces from other fiberglass doors so we can test our stain first. He'll be right over..... and here it is, Jan. 8, and he's still a no-show.
Thanks Tanner! You've got my business.
No thanks Tampa Door. Never again.
Monday, December 8, 2008
The Door Arrives!
Antoine dropped off our door on Saturday. We ordered it on Sept 19th. It was supposed to take "a few weeks" for delivery. I had called repeatedly, every 10-20 days... finally lost it with Antoine last week. He delivered it himself...
Now we need to stain it...
Now we need to stain it...
Saturday, September 20, 2008
Door Shopping
We went to Tampa Door on Friday and "choiced" a new front door. Here's a photo from the catalog. Ours will have 6 little panes of glass, not the beveled work seen here. It's fiberglass but it looks like wood.
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
The Front Door
I know, it's a beautiful door. Why are we replacing it? Well, it swells and shrinks. It's not square (more of a parallelogram). We have a diagonal reinforcement that we have to fidget with all the time to get the deadbolt to line up. The door jam is falling apart, due to termites and our cat, who thinks that it is his scratching post. It looks like hell.And yeah, I feel guilty for replacing it.
Hot day, Scott?
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