Refinishing Wood door My latest customer found Shapira Builders on Yelp. My client invited me to look at his front door, he wanted me to refinish it. I found a door that hes been long time neglected. To maintain the health of wood stained door I recommend, once a year to apply some kind of protective oil. I do not recommend polyurethane. Polyurethane drys and cracks. I use oils such as, Linseed oil or Tung oil. As I looked at the door, I...
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Recently I met a general contractor in the Phoenix area, he asked me to help him with doors. The contractor and I met, he told me he is doing a total renovation to a house that had a bad water flood damage. In the house there is an opening of eight feet wide by eight feet tall (floor to ceiling). He said he is going to reduce the height to seven feet and asked me to come up with a plan for Installing four French doors. The opening is...
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Replacing out swing Dutch door with in swing French door Replacing back Dutch door with ten light French door. My client who lives in the historic district of Phoenix found my business on Angie’s List, he asked me to replace his back door. His Dutch door (The door is split in half so you can open only the half upper section or the the whole door.) The Dutch door was an out swing. My client wanted a new French door to swing open into the...
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Replacing a swing door with Barn Door. My new clients found me on Angie’s List They wanted to replace the door that open into the laundry room from the hallway. The door was taking space and getting in the way. They wanted me to install a barn door that slides along the wall. A pocket door was not an option because of few reasons. They asked me to mach the new door to the old one and they wanted the new door to be solid core. The...
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Turning an archway into double doors entryway My new client Julie found my on Angie’s List She asked me to visit with her at her house for consultation She had a large archway leading into her husband study She wanted me to install double doors for privacy. The archway allowed me to match the doors size in her house, the are all eight feet tall. I had to crate a beam above the doors to square the opening. The idea was to...
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Custom made console for pickup trucks It has been a long time since I wanted to have a console in my pickup truck. I wanted it to fit between the driver seat and the passenger seat. As a contractor, and the owner of Shapira Builders, I carry few items in my truck such as, Writing pad, brochures, pencils, tape measure and more… In the past I used all kind of different containers I bought at Office Max. This console I designed and made...
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