We were up until 10pm working on the backdoor last night. But it was well worth it, it's finally in. We still need to do some trim work and weather stripping, but it's in, it works, and it locks. Yippy!
The old door from the outside
The old door from the inside. Notice the lack of a door knob, the old carpet acting as a draft shield, and overall shabbiness.
We found the solid wood exterior door at the Re-store run by Habitat for Humanity. We had to cut it to size because of the unique shape of the door opening and slanting ceiling. The door didn't come with any holes for a doorknob or deadbolt, so we had to drill them in also. We did all the recessing and hinge work with a 1/2 inch chisel and hammer.
Check out that work!
The door is hung and mama is happy, now onto installing the knobs.
The finished door from the outside. Yes, re-doing the deck and railings are on the list to do!
The door can be painted to match the house when we get to that project.
Yes, we're not only dorks that take pictures of doors, but proud to be doing our work ourselves and saving a bundle on labor costs. Plus we get to learn as we go.
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