Other Exterior Doors

Time to upgrade an early 20th century back facing sitting room.

Our client wanted the original doors, sidelights & three transom sash upgraded to insulated glass.

As would be expected, the original sash were 1 3/8″ thick, as were most of the sash built in this era.

1 3/8″ does not lend itself well to facilitating double-pane glass, so it was deemed necessary to replace all (7) sash with the related jambs.

This was obviously time to also upgrade the hardware.

Please note the use of a Cremone-bolt on the inactive door. And yes, the active-door (primary) was changed to the Right-Hand-Swing door panel.

The jambs were replaced to facilitate the thicker 1 3/4″ thick doors, sidelights & transom sash, which we had custom made to replicate the original.

Sometimes, the rabbeted portion of the jambs can be routed out to facilitate the thicker doors.

But with the quantity of jambs here, and the issue of lead-paint containment, we chose complete replacement instead.