Entry door - installers damaged floor
monicar
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Water came in through the entry doors, floor destroyed.
Comments (11)Our doors all open into the house. We live in a 100+ year old house. The french doors that open into the dining room are the only ones that we ourselves (as in hubby and buddy, not actually 'me' LOL) replaced. I do know they put flashing of some sort around it to make sure that it didn't leak. We have never had a drop come in around any of them. All of those doors have decks off of them so they are built up off of the ground. Only the deck off of the dining room is ever cleaned off of snow. In fact, if I went to open one of the kitchen doors right now, I would probably end up with a couple of inches of snow in there since the snow has drifted up against the doors. From the pictures, it looks like it might be coming in under the door, which would definitely make it an installation problem. Is this new construction or remodel? Have you ever had any problems before?...See Moreinstalling new entry double doors
Comments (3)Spray, assuming it's done correctly absolutely the best way to go. No brush or roller marks. It shouldn't be too hard to install them without damage but even the best of us make mistakes. Let me ask you, what would you do if there was a scratch in the door the week after they were installed? Touch it up, right?...See MoreEntry Door Install in Maryland
Comments (13)Good advice above... Anything CAN be done, its really a matter of what is best. In this case, it can vary regionally as well. Around here, in a 1968 home the height measurement when leaving in the existing sill will be darn close to accepting a standard height door. The wood is typically very solid as well, so there is not typically a major reason to replace when those conditions exist. Could be different in MD. If he had to cut the height down a couple inches and the threshold sits that much higher than the finished floor, those are circumstances where that may not have been the best application... In other words, it really depends on what you have going on in your home. On the surface its not wrong, nor is it necessarily right unfortunately...See MoreOrder of instal for a new front door and redoing front entry interior
Comments (1)IMO you need to have a space weather tight befor doing flooring is that the question? I need to see the original doorway and the one you ar eplanning , how much work will be involved for instance. No it does not matter what season the door should be done properly no matter what seaon it is installed In Canada I like steel doors in a factory finish . I guess I would get the space ready for the new flooring but wait until the door is in before doing the flooring...See Moremonicar
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