Thursday, April 19, 2012

Going Crazy With Doors

I need two doors for this project.  An entry door to the bathroom, and a door to the closet that also serves as under-the-stairway storage.  Both are rough-trimmed for 36 inches.  So, I have been searching for a couple of free doors.

Early into this project, I found an almost-new door listed in a small town that was, well, a long ways away.  I drove there, but to no avail- she forgot to set it out before leaving for work.  I eventually received the door, though. You can read about it in the Sometimes You Hit Gold...Sometimes You Hit Your Finger post. It was 36 inches wide, and almost new, but it was a six panel door and the other doors in our house are stained, slab doors.

A few days later I found 3 doors at another giveaway.  They were stained brown, and also 36" wide!  (see the same post for this story)

I realized, though, that to hang the doors, I would need all the hardware, including knobs, latches, strikers, and hinges.  I would also need door jambs, or enough lumber to make them.  Finally, I would need casing trim!  And I wasn't finding much casing trim. 

But guess what popped up on Craigslist the other day?  2 stained slab doors, pre-hung, including the trim!  The door knobs are even polished brass, round handles, which means they will match every other interior door knob in the house! 

Unfortunately, they are only 32 inches wide.  So now I have a dilemma.  Do I use the smaller doors, or do I use the jambs, casing and hardware from the smaller doors, along with a couple of extra pieces of casing I did find somewhere, and make it all work?  (Hey, with wood filler and stain/paint, I can make it look nice and you would never notice!)  Decisions.....Decisions....

So until I decide, I guess I will have six doors sitting in my basement.  Oh yeah- the white six panel door?  I have it listed on Craigslist and a rehabber is interested.  I guess I will put that money towards some tile backer board.

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