Replacing old French doors with new ones

Posted by on September 24, 2014 in My personal work, Portfolio | 16 comments

Replacing old French doors with new ones
Before and after

Before and after

Replacing old French doors with new ones

 

An Angie’s List member asked me if I could replace his double French doors in the back of his house without replacing the original jamb and trim.

The house is located in the historic district of Phoenix AZ.

Any work on those historic houses have to be approved by the city.
Installing new doors have to mach the original doors.

The original doors were installed with no weather stripping and door bottom sweeps.
Also the there was no T’ Astragal, or proper flush bolts.

Flush Bolt and T' Astragal

T’ Astragal and flush bolt

 

The T’ astragal is a piece of wood with a T shape profile that get attached to the edge of one door, and flush bolts are attache to it. One at the bottom and one at the top when you have double doors.
The flush bolts secure one door in place.

The new doors needed to be cut down and planed to fit just right the existing door jamb.

I installed new wood door stops along the jamb and installed Q-Lon weather striping.
I also installed door bottom sweeps, and I did some modification on the existing oak threshold.

Everything came out just right.
The home owner is going to paint the doors.

To find out about French doors on this site, click on the links below

http://shapirabuilders.com/interior-french-doors-custom-ork/

http://shapirabuilders.com/dressing-archway-stained-french-doors/

http://shapirabuilders.com/replacing-patio-doors-french-doors/

 

Shapira Builders always gives free estimates.

Shapira Builders Would like t0 encourage you to become an Angie’s List Member

 

Dov Shapira, owner of Shapira Builders

Dov Shapira, owner of Shapira Builders

 

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16 Comments

  1. Joanna Sormunen September 26, 2014 at 3:04 am

    The new doors look absolutely beautiful! Great job, Dov!

  2. Debbie Jean McMullen September 26, 2014 at 2:45 am

    Its crazy how much just changing the doors made the entire house look newer – just in that little picture! Great job!

  3. Victoria Heckstall September 26, 2014 at 2:18 am

    I love the new ones. They are awesome.

  4. Daniele Holmberg September 26, 2014 at 2:05 am

    I love your doors Dov Shapira! You do such a fabulous job. I had never heard of these terms before. Thank you for the explanation:)

  5. Dov Shapira September 25, 2014 at 11:35 pm

    Thank you very much

  6. Dov Shapira September 25, 2014 at 11:35 pm

    Thank you very much

  7. Dov Shapira September 25, 2014 at 11:34 pm

    Thank you very much

  8. Dov Shapira September 25, 2014 at 11:34 pm

    Thank you very much

  9. Dov Shapira September 25, 2014 at 11:33 pm

    Thank you very much

  10. Dov Shapira September 25, 2014 at 11:33 pm

    Thank you very much

  11. Terri Ramsey Beavers September 25, 2014 at 11:20 pm

    I love the new look. It's amazing how spruced up it looks.

  12. Lucero De La Tierra September 25, 2014 at 6:22 pm

    The new doors look really nice! Beautiful jobs replacing the old doors.

  13. Tom Holmberg September 25, 2014 at 4:12 pm

    Nice work with replacing the doors Dov, this is definitely an enhancement to the house. Thanks for the explanation of T’ Astragal and flush bolts.

  14. Tiffany Hathorn September 25, 2014 at 2:23 pm

    The brown doors are definitely an improvement on what they had before. I also learned something new. Didn't know that there was a specific name for that type of door.

  15. Cyndie Norell September 25, 2014 at 1:42 pm

    I like that the city keeps the integrity of the historical factors in these homes. The French doors are very pretty.

  16. Jessica Cali September 25, 2014 at 1:42 pm

    These look great! I love how French Doors look, but I've always been afraid that they wouldn't seal properly & would let in too much cold or heat!