New Front Doors

This was actually our very first project ever!!! Our first job. And yes…it was a burglary! We have a copy of this client’s check framed and hanging on a wall in our office as is the tradition for a business celebrating and displaying the first dollar they ever made. The check is dated February 6th, 1989.

So sad to profit off the misfortune of others. It really is. It’s hard to celebrate the benefit your business receives when it’s gained at the unfortunate loss of others. When the origin involves crime or tragedy.
We’ve no profound words to offer beyond that.

As with both of these projects, we were able to replace the damaged doors with replica doors because both door models were still offered by mainstream manufacturers. We can always have custom versions of a discontinued door model manufactured locally, although insurance companies will sometimes (frequently) balk at the prospect of paying the premium expense. if asked, we can sometimes help serve as an intermediary with insurance companies.

We are hesitant to say that burglaries in Portland are a serious problem, but they are. Whether it’s a broken window or a broken door, we become involved in a goodly amount of them. So like the police, we know a thing or two about the subject. We could perhaps write a book on burglaries as it relates to how they gain entry and what victims and the local constabularies have to say and report upon the subject. But given the depressing nature of the subject, we wouldn’t likely sell many books. So as of this point in time, there are no book signing dates scheduled.