Creating a wall pocket for a pocket door, using Johnson hardware.   Building a pocket takes some thinking and calculation The space between the bottom of the and the finished floor had to be three quarter of an inch. When the door is wide open it has to be flush with the jamb. When door is shut, you want the door to hit the jamb evenly. When the door is shut, part of the door (About one inch) is in the pocket so never see the end of the door...

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  The staining procedure     You will need:  Oil based stain, natural bristle three inch brush, rags, paint thinner, latex gloves, Good ventilation, saw horses and Patience    You can stain the doors standing up or laid down on saw horses.  When the doors are standing up, you can do both sides the same day.     When the doors are laid on saw horses you get much better vision and better control.  When the door laid flat the stain will not rush...

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  Enlarged kitchen refrigerator recess My client and my friend Richard M. had planed to buy a new refrigerator. The one that he and his wife liked was a bit larger than the existing one in their kitchen. The task was to make the wall (made with wood studs and drywall) on the right side thinner by half an inch and to make the cabinet above the fridge smaller by two inches. Meanings, make the cabinet less high. The job: 1. I removed the half an...

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Angie’s List member posted a review on Shapira Builders 2/04/ 2014 Below is the review in my customer own words:     Replaced an old door and hardware with a new door and new hardware; install new inside/outside door trim — adjust security screen door as it was out of alignment. Member Comments: Mr. Shapiro does excellent work in a timely manner.  When I called, I received back an immediate response.  This is very important to me as...

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Installation of Anderson Doors for J.C. Barrett Contracting    My long time friend John Barrett of  J.C. Barrett Contracting Hires me from time to time to install doors.    This time on January 2014, Mr. Barrett hired me to install Anderson Doors. The doors were installed as a replacement of windows.    These Anderson doors are constructed with clear hard pine and aluminum clad on the exterior side.  The dark color of the aluminum is not paint...

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  This is a new report from Angie’s List member on Shapira Builders. January sixth 2014     Me and my helper replaced twenty interior doors at a home in the Cave Creek town, Arizona. The Job: Removing all the hollow core interior doors and hanging 20 new solid core, Shaker stile doors on the existing jambs. Fitting a door on existing jamb means, cutting the length of the door, planing the width, boring for the door handle and touting for...

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