LPC-Approved Door Maker?
Does anyone know what manufacturers and makes are approved by Landmarks for brownstone entry doors? We are only considering replacing our ugly door if we can purchase doors that are energy efficient—double panes and low e glass…… Thanks.
Does anyone know what manufacturers and makes are approved by Landmarks for brownstone entry doors? We are only considering replacing our ugly door if we can purchase doors that are energy efficient—double panes and low e glass……
Thanks.
So can the LC force you to change a decrepit door if you don’t want to because you don’t have a spare 10 grand?
I should clarify: the Commission will approve non-custom doors for the back of the house, and possibly for beneath the stoop, but not for the front door, which is one of the most important features of any house.
The Commission will not approve a non-custom door.
They are fussy that way.
I think the original poster was asking if they could get ‘non-custom’ doors – like Anderson or such – that meet LPC approval. And, you know, NOT spend $10K….
The shop fabricating the doors should provide you with shop drawings for submittal to LPC (including a door section, elevation, and moulding profiles). I find that it helps when it is on my titleblock. Also attached should be: a photo of the existing conditions, a photo of the adjacent property (on either side), and the color sample.
You, as the home owner, should be able to submit the aforementioned items and receive a permit rather quickly.
tinarina is correct. the words “custon-designed and built” have to enter the vocabularies of homeowners in Historic Districts.
If you want new doors you will need to copy the design of one of your neighbor’s original doors assuming your houses are similar. The Commission doesn’t care if you use insulated or low-E glass as long as it is not tinted or reflective.
And with a custom door you can get all the energy efficient things that you want…
There aren’t approved door makers per se. You have to submit shop drawings for what you want to put in and get LPC approval. In my experience replacement doors are custom-made, not from a particular manufacturer.
We used Heights Woodworking, which I recommend with reservations–a lot of folks have had bad experiences with them.
The Landmarks Commission approves certain door makers?
Since when? I think it has to do more with the style of your house than with any particular door maker.
I have a feeling you and the landmarks commission may be speaking differnet languages.