Restoration resources carries hundreds of old period doors circa 1850 1940 including interior pocket and entrance doors in many traditional styles wood types and sizes generally ranging in price from 50 to 500.
Restoring old french doors.
Our antique doors have been sourced by our reclamation specialists who find artifacts from the turn of the century and the pre war eras.
If the door isn t exposed to the weather you may.
The habitat restore carries new and gently used doors made of wood vinyl fiberglass doors and dual pane and windows all of which are in great condition.
The most common repair that needs to be done on antique doors is usually patching old hinge gains and latch holes with a wood dutchman.
And to see it back in use warms the carpenters soul.
Love working on old wooden doors.
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How to restore old doors.
The amount of effort you need to put into restoring an old door depends largely on whether or not it s an exterior door.
Repairing an antique door.
Restoring a antique door and fitting.
The stripper chemicals from the dipping process can dissolve the putty holding in the panes of glass and in handling the window it can be dropped easily enough.
Our current inventory of antique interior doors includes entry doors cabinet doors commercial doors closet doors standard doors french doors and pocket doors.
Interior and exterior doors we offer interior and exterior doors in styles such as dutch solid hollow paneled slab french and sliding.
French doors are an investment that is well worth the work of refinishing if you find a set in need of care.
Finished exterior french doors are a good selling point in real estate transactions.
A high performance oil based varnish to highlight the wood s rich color and grain.
Dee who has worked on many this old house television projects attacked the splotchy surface with sandpaper and scrapers until the old pine door was as fresh and as fragrant as the day it was built.
An antique door is a unique problem because it s a small enough job that it seems fairly easy but important enough that you don t want to mess up since doors are so highly visible.