On 8/20/10 2:52 PM, YukonBound wrote:


"Harry" wrote in message
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"Secular Humanist" wrote in message
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Installed! Whew!

Still have to paint trim, install screen doors.

Took just a tiny shim on one side to level left to right. Concrete
floor
was perfectly flat. Built-in locks lined up perfectly, as did the
deadbolt.


Interesting... looks like they could have been wider? Or was there some
structural issue?


You'd have thought I would have bought something decent instead of those
cheap doors with the plastic window frames, huh?

Nothing is cheap now-a-days, my stinky little spoofer.
I went over last week to order 6 more replacement vinyl windows. They
quoted me $2100.00 so
I settled for 4 at $1400.00. I'll get the last two for the 1st floor at
the winter booking special price.


Well, you're right about pricing. But there are ways to save money and
get something better than "more expensive." A pricier set of doors I
looked at were fiberglass on the outside over an oak core. The oak
showed on the inside. I saved a few hundred by buying fiberglass outside
and inside, over a pine core. The fiberglass has a "permanent" finish,
but can be painted if you want. The window panels are the same, and the
frame on the inside that holds them in is wood, finished in the same
color as the fiberglass. Not having to paint doors is a plus to me.
I'll try to get the trim painted in the next few days, but we want to go
out fishing on Sunday. One of our favorite spots in the Bay is producing
pretty good results.