double door Brownstone

Hello there, we would need to replace our entrance door for our brownstone. we understand that it could get pretty expensive and was wondering if there some contact you could share? the salvage original doors are too expensive for us unfortunately. thank you much Emmanuel

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We used woodwork JM and were very happy with his work. We went for new doors, which were an investment, but felt were worth the cost.

andriywww1990 | 3 years and 3 months ago

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when we get calls from people who are only just in houses or who have a whole bunch of other things to do inside (bath, kitchen, etc) i find that most people are not financially ready to do doors for 3 or 4 years. that is the economic reality for 80% of my customers.

with something that moves (wood that moves and must expand and contract and swings on hinges) and something that you will be looking at and using every day, it would be better to wait (even 3 years) and do this right than try to find “work arounds”. we have seen all of the work arounds because we usually end up taking them apart and redoing them when people realize they (or the previous owner) made a mistake. i am NOT lying when i say this: i was called to a house in the west 80’s three years ago (about an issue with a window) and on the way out of the house i told the owner “the doors will need restoration”. she said “i am going to let my (generalist) contractor do them”. i told her “he won’t do the job i would do”. to which she replied, “its already budgeted in the larger project”. She ju st called me before Christmas and asked me to come do the doors. she would have been better off removing the doors from the larger job and waiting the 3 years.

We have a call right now from someone who is not ready to proceed. his door is posing a security risk. i am going on site to quote the job but will also be performing temporary repairs to stabilize the doors until he is ready; if you are not ready there might be temporary work-arounds but on something you have to live with for 50 years, there is only one way to do the job.

i am not trying to sell you on doing this job with me. i do not need the work and literally turned away a job in Larchmont yesterday simply because I do not want to drive there. i am trying to give you good advice based on what i have seen people waste money on and based on what i see prudent and careful people do to resolve these issues. and i have seen all of it.

Doors by and stevecym are one in the same.

stevecym | 3 years and 3 months ago

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Rebuilding the old doors costs less than having custom made doors built.

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