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Larry[_25_] July 18th 10 04:28 AM
Things you know you may regret...
 
YukonBound wrote:
In ,
says...

I know I am going to regret this, but?

I?ve decided to rip out the last sliding patio door in our house and
replace it with inward opening double French doors and double screen
doors. The part I think I will regret is that I?m convincing myself
that I ought be the one who removes the old door and installs the new
doors. I think it is just a hair beyond my carpentry capabilities, so it
would be a good learning experience for me. If I do that right, why,
maybe I?ll start building rowboats in my spare time!

Anyway, I ordered the doors and trimmings and I?ll have about four weeks
to make up my mind before they arrive. Choice was between wood doors,
clad wood doors, or fiberglass doors. I ordered the latter.

If you're a believer, pray for me. :)

I'm going to finish painting my house. Hopefully I'll get it done this
year. The trouble is, by the time I finish, the place where I started
will be three years old! My son's no help at all, I'm afraid he'd be
drunk and falling off the ladder, etc.

It's time to move into a condo. You will have a bigger driveway, too.

Larry[_25_] July 18th 10 04:30 AM
Things you know you may regret...
 
Harry  wrote:
On 7/14/10 3:03 PM, wrote:
On Wed, 14 Jul 2010 14:38:01 -0400, Harry
wrote:

I know I am going to regret this, but…

I’ve decided to rip out the last sliding patio door in our house and
replace it with inward opening double French doors and double screen
doors. The part I think I will regret is that I’m convincing myself
that I ought be the one who removes the old door and installs the new
doors. I think it is just a hair beyond my carpentry capabilities,
so it
would be a good learning experience for me. If I do that right, why,
maybe I’ll start building rowboats in my spare time!

Anyway, I ordered the doors and trimmings and I’ll have about four
weeks
to make up my mind before they arrive. Choice was between wood doors,
clad wood doors, or fiberglass doors. I ordered the latter.

If you're a believer, pray for me. :)


We went with Andersen 400 Frenchwood sliders. They look like french
doors but still slide.

The real trick with anything like this is getting the rough opening
right and bucking the door in.


I wanted the french doors so we could get items wider than a single
door in or out of the house. It's only a 60" opening, in total, so
with only one side opening, the actual space available is less than 30".

If I get this door in myself, I can just hear my wife saying,
"Hey...how about building this greenhouse, pergola, whatever..."


What else do you have to do all day?

Larry[_25_] July 18th 10 04:32 AM
Things you know you may regret...
 
YukonBound wrote:


"Harry " wrote in message
...
I know I am going to regret this, but…

I’ve decided to rip out the last sliding patio door in our house and
replace it with inward opening double French doors and double screen
doors. The part I think I will regret is that I’m convincing myself
that I ought be the one who removes the old door and installs the new
doors. I think it is just a hair beyond my carpentry capabilities, so
it would be a good learning experience for me. If I do that right,
why, maybe I’ll start building rowboats in my spare time!

Anyway, I ordered the doors and trimmings and I’ll have about four
weeks to make up my mind before they arrive. Choice was between wood
doors, clad wood doors, or fiberglass doors. I ordered the latter.

If you're a believer, pray for me. :)


The wife makes me hire an experienced renovator and i work with him.
The projects tend to get finished this way.
I'm thinking of replacing the two attic windows and 4 piano style
window on the west side.
The attic windows are about 24 feet off the ground so I'll probably
rent a boom lift... rather than struggling on my extension ladder.
The wife makes you...

Your son makes you...

Sucks to be you.


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