Replacing a set of entry doors.
I am having trouble deciding on a door style for my home. It is a colonial with a contemporary twist due to the window boxes. The bay windows on the lower level have a copper top that is slowly turning verdi. I would like to keep the double doors, perhaps letting in more light although it is an eastern exposure so get very hot and I do not think wood doors would work, although I am not a fan of fiberglass. Any help would be appreciated.
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Comments (11)There is no way to see the existing door/frame assembly---so no way to come up with the correct advice. Is the door causing a problem, or is the frame causing a problem. If you replace the door, and the frame is bad, you still have a problem. If there are no problems and you just want a new door, then that is relatively simple. You will need some tools for the job. Home improvement stores sell door holesaw kits that will drill the hardware holes for about $20. The mortices for the hinges---those are the cutouts in the door where the hinges set in----have to be cut. A very sharp chisel and hammer can cut those, or there are jigs sold at the HI stores and other places for using a router with a straight bit for making the mortices. Drill bits for predrilling the screw holes are a good idea---VIX bits center and drill screw holes. You may also need a hand/power plane or a saw to trim if the new door is larger. Measure the old door---width and height. Get the new exterior door you like that is the closest but larger size. If either the width or height is less, the door will not fit properly. Set up two saw horses. lay the new door on the saw horses. If it has an inside/outside, make sure the inside faces up. Remove the old door, by removing the hinge pin, and hardware and lay it on the new door, aligning the lockset side and the top. Mark the holes for the lock set and also mark any part of the door on the hinge side or bottom that needs trimmed---using the old door as a pattern. Trim off any of the new door that needs trimming. Lay the new door back on the saw horses and the old door on top again. Align the top/sides/marked hardware hole and make sure the new door is now an exact copy. Now mark the hinge mortices. That means top and bottom as well as how far the hinge is inset in the width of the old door. Make sure they are exactly the same as the old door. Cut the mortices and install the hinge halves---predrilling the screw holes. Hang the new door and double check the location of the marks for the hardware holes. Cut the hole for the latch---in the edge of tew door first, using the alignment marks and the plastic template in the door holesaw kit. Then drill the knob hole, stopping just short of drilling all the way through the door. Finish the hole fron the opposite side to prevent chipping. Install the old/new hardware and you are done. If you do not think you can do these steps exactly---1/16" off will result in the door not fitting ----then getting a pro willm be less expensive than ruining a door and then getting a pro....See MoreReplacing double door entrance doors
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Comments (10)(keep in mind that on a painted door you have the option of filling and redrilling holes, in case your measurements turn out to be super obscure. but they don't look that odd.)...See MoreUser
6 years agolast modified: 6 years agoThe green front door is a "yes" for me too. He is an example of the green front door.
The door color is Pittsburgh Paints #503-7 " Dark Green Velvet."
The green door works with a quiet trim color. The white would be replace on the frame/trim/cornice color with Benjamin Moore #1537 "River Gorge Grey."
Also, someone mentioned that utility box; needs to be hidden with low shrubs.
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6 years agoThank you for the feedback. The doors are steel though and have rust spots, we repaired once but its time to replace so I thought a different style to update things a bit would be nice, maybe letting more light in. I have had shrubs hiding the box but the city chopped them down recently saying it was against code to have shrubs so close. How about any of these?
Porter Edun
6 years agoThe third door you posted would look nice. However, due to the the home I would avoid ornate work on the glass!
Something like this or similar... shame to paint wood, but the Crisp Romaine would look very pretty on this door and on the home.
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6 years agomore like this, maybe in the brown wood? Minus the notches under the window that give it a craftsman look?
greenfish1234
6 years agoI think the red one and your last look too craftsman. Something like your favorite without the scrollwork
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6 years agoI'd pick something more this style...
And I understand about your daughters concerns....
Melissa Gallagher
6 years agoI'd go with black or the darkest, greenishblack color you can find to pick up the verdigris , but I wouldn't do a lighter green
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6 years agoKafeenbuzd, greens look nice with red brick. I'd avoid the typical Christmas green and lean toward a different tone of green. The second one suggested above is very pretty.. As is Behr's Amazon Jungle which is a favorite of mine with red brick:
The first and 5th are more the typical. The last is too cool. Just giving you the idea of all the green that work well.
I wish you luck!
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6 years agoMelissa Gallagher
6 years agoBlack Forest green
Essex green
Benjamin Moore and a Farrow and Ball green
Porter Edun
6 years agoBlack Forest Green PM-12 - Benjamin Moore
is the first color.
BM Regent green is also pretty
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6 years agoPorter Edun
6 years agoWhen looking at your windows on the front of the house trying to get a door with glass that one might feel more comfortable with and give some privacy is difficult.
Being as it is Colonial and the windows are not a typical Colonial look..........
https://configure.masonitecloud.com/anonymous/configDoor.spr?productLine=entry
The link above shows numerous doors that would look nice on your home. This has, "pear" glass so there is privacy. They also have chord and other types of privacy glass as well as a door with a panel at the bottom vs. all glass. You can configure your own door, color, select the type of glass you want, etc.
http://www.pella.com/doors/full-light-entry-doors/architect-series/
Standard obscure glass Pella
They have 3 different types of glass that obscure. This is the least textured.
I think your only option is an obscured glass that isn't super textured similar to above. I personally don't see decorative iron on the doors with your home.
You may have a Pella near you where you can go and see the different glass or they will come to you if you tell them what you want to see.
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Keep your existing doors, and add decorative door glass + a coat of fresh paint. You'll be amazed at the difference.kafeenbuzd
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