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August 30, 2007
shoddy door work
I've recently gone into contract on a 3-family brownstone and am looking to do some minor renovations. One annoying issue is that the previous owner replaced every door, and the original knobs must have been at different heights than the doorway settings. What they did to get around this was to create new holes in the doors about 2 inches higher and moved the knobs there to match the height of the frame, then plugged in the old holes in the doors. (I wish I was kidding about this.) What's worse is that one of the doors is actually not even wide enough to reach all the way to the wall! (it's about 1/4" short)
Any recommendations on where to get decent replacement doors? I plan on staying in the home for a while, so I'd like the doors to be of good quality.
Thanks!
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They may have flipped the door. I have seen this done when lazy people want to change the direction that the door opens without moving the hinges.
Heights Woodworking makes the most authentic looking reroduction doors that I've ever seen. They are expensive but they are beautiful. You can get reproduced hardware at Restoration or Crown City Hardware or at the Salvage Fair.
Posted by: guest at August 30, 2007 5:42 PM
You can try these doors from Canada. They are available at many local lumber yards in all types of woods and panel arrangements. It will cost you a fraction of a custom woodworker, particularly if you are going to replace all doors.
Posted by: cm at August 30, 2007 7:20 PM
try exclusive doors brooklyn
718-246-2200
if you have 1/4" short i think it could be fix with playing hinges.
if you have pictures send it to me let me see and tell you can fix or not.
make sure sen hinges pictures with door
pearlexx@hotmail.com
Posted by: cestimator at August 30, 2007 7:48 PM
Eddie's salvage at Grand and Greene has lots of doors appropriate for historic homes. Just bring your measurements
Posted by: guest at August 31, 2007 1:06 PM
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