Pocket Doors Pocket doors are a good idea for saving space. A pocket door consist of pocket, door and hardware. A standard pocket AKA Ladder pocket, is contracted with wood. You can buy a pre-assembled pocket at your local store. The door may be any interior door. Interior door means, 1 3/8″ thick, hollow core, solid core or even a door with glass. The hardware is the most important part. Most standard homes have cheap hardware and the...

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Here is my latest job I completed this pasted weekend. Replacing patio sliding doors with double French doors, low-E and mini blinds between the glasses. In order to remove the frame of the sliding doors, you have to cut the stucco with a four inch diamond blade. I cut it two inches away from the exposed frame and remove the stucco and the Styrofoam. Now the flange is exposed, I remove the nails or screws and frame can be pulled out. Installing...

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♦ Security doors ♦ Security doors are made of steel to prevent burglary. They come in different qualities and large variety of design. Usually they are “powder coated” painted. Powder coating is a unique technique, it can take abuse, (the drums inside washer drier are also powder coated) Some security doors have no screen, some have nylon screen or perforated sheet metal. If the dead bolt is a common residential hardware it...

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