What is a ‘Racked’ Doorframe?
There is seemingly tons of home improvement industry jargon which often sounds like a completely foreign language – even to many Contractors! One of these types of items that I think is fun to say – though VERY not fun to deal with – is when someone refers to a doorframe as being ‘racked’. A […]
Best Way To Paint A New Steel Door
If you have ever installed a new steel door, you may have noticed that the manufacturer tends to make quite clear that the warranty on the door is only good if the door is properly painted within ‘X’ time after being installed. This is great, except for the fact that they do not teach how […]
What Is A Barn Door?
Sometimes there are solutions that exist for our home improvement dilemmas which may not be quite thought of right away. One of these such solutions is the idea of a barn door setup. Barn doors are one of these types of products that are typically custom made and are a super cool option for interior […]
What Is Muriatic Acid And Why Is It So Helpful?
Muriatic acid is a type of acid that is very useful for many different tasks. It is a strong and powerful liquid, often found in hardware stores, and is used for cleaning and on construction jobs, and even for balancing pH in pools. Although it’s very helpful, it needs to be handled with care because […]
Help! My Door Will NOT Close…Or Will It?…
One of the more challenging items around the home that if you have been around long enough, you have surely had to navigate through at one point or another, is a door that just will not seem to close. Even more perplexing are situations where the door seems to not close and then all of […]
Stopping the Paint from Peeling Along the Edge of a Freshly Painted Door
Recently, I received a call from a Client regarding a concern of theirs that a door we had painted kept having the paint along its edges lift up each time one of our techs had gone to correct it. This was a frustrating endeavor because each side involved had thought the door had dried thoroughly […]
What is a Pocket Door?
Recently we were working on a project where someone did what I believe that they thought was a good idea at the time, but then the real world functionality of their creative ambition kicked in and a more practical solution was called upon to be enacted. The center of this predicament was a pocket door […]
The Differences Between a Wood, Steel, or Fiberglass Entry Door
We are VERY fortunate in that we are called upon to replace A LOT of entry doors every year. The spectrum across the different types of doors we replace varies greatly. Sometimes we are called to replace an old wooden entry door that has served its useful purpose over the decades and now is the […]
When Should You Replace Your Front Door??
Whether it is your front door, or any other exterior-facing entry door of your home, there is typically a “useful” life component attached to any type of question as to how long one of these should last, before needing to be replaced. There are a variety of factors that play into when it makes […]
The Wonderful World of Exterior Door Finishes ?
One of the more interesting things I learned to appreciate when venturing into the Home Improvement industry, way back in 1995, was how much pride people took in the appearance of their exterior doors – particularly their front ones! I learned REALLY quickly of just how important a feature these were to the majority of the […]
