New Front Doors

A modest bungalow in N.E. Portland.

Time for an upgrade of that all-important first impression and a home’s center piece that opens to all subsequent impressions.

A classic mortise-case lock. Probably over a hundred years old…some of these are like the Clydesdales of locks.

Our client’s pick for her new front door, which we hung into her original door jamb assembly, which can greatly minimize the impact to the original trim & especially the lath & plaster walls.

And the new lock she chose.

As is often the case in the Willamette Valley, the date chosen for the door-install met us with some precipitation. Not a big problem for those of us who have learned to navigate the unpredictable predictability of working on exterior envelopes twelve months of the year.

We’ve become masters of the quick lean-to or the tarp strategically draped when a porch, carport or garage is not available or sufficient. As you can see, we also provided & installed a new wood screen door on this 42″ wide door opening.

Bruce kerf’s the original door jamb for the new silicone compression weatherstripping system on the top & sides of the opening.
On the bottom of the door, we routed in a Pemko Pile weatherstripping product number A372P. www.pemko.com.

This “pile” weatherstripping works particularly well for use with an original or a new oak threshold such as are so common on this era of home. But you do need a porch or storm door to protect the threshold area from wind-driven moisture, as this home has.

The new door represents another example of the huge resurgence in popularity of the craftsman-style doors in the northwest in the first decade of this new century. The diminished amount of glass in this door style still brought lite into the entryway while at the same time provided a a greater sense of security.