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March 4, 2009
Front Door Saddle
I'm about to install a new stone saddle for the front door of our traditional Brownstone. Which is the better way to install it?
I can either make the stone saddle a rectangle, and slide it under the wood door frame by cutting the bottom of wood door frame slightly so that the saddle fits snuggly under it. Or I can cut the saddle to fit around the existing wooden door frame.
And experience with either way?
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If you cut the door/frame to fit that means you'll have to cut all future doors, or frame replacement, to fit too (unless you get custom sized doors, which are expensive).
If the door and frame are fine and standard I'd measure and cut the saddle to fit, not the other way around.
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Posted by: christopher at March 4, 2009 9:35 AM
Slide it under as the old one is. If the trim is changed later the saddle will not need to be.
Posted by: SenatorStreet at March 4, 2009 10:45 AM
My mason notched the new stone saddle to fit around the casing, just as the original marble saddle was.
Posted by: jfss at March 4, 2009 7:01 PM
slide it under....it will look way better, and that is the way a saddle is designed to work..otherwise the woodwork will leech water over time and rot
Posted by: eman1234 at March 4, 2009 7:10 PM
Thanks all for taking the time to post comments.
christopher - The doors are custom, and the frame (really the trim/casing) is original so it's unlikely either will need to be changed for a long time.
eman1234 - great point about the woodwork leaching water and rotting.
I'm going to put it under the wood frame.
Posted by: HappyDaddy at March 4, 2009 11:38 PM
Who do you guys recommend to for door and saddle work- is it a combo of a carpenter and mason, or are there companies that specialize in this area?
Posted by: Park Place at March 5, 2009 11:47 AM
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